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EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter

Sep. 19, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the promise of 160 million euros ($180 million) in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter. Von der Leyen told reporters that 100 million euros ($112...

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

Sep. 19, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv's city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country's energy system. The massive blackened hulk juxtaposed...

Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow

Sep. 18, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. At least 13 people were injured, Russia's Health Ministry added. ...

Man who appeared intent on killing Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president

Sep. 16, 2024 20:16 PM EDT

KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. ...

The Latest: Man held after apparent Trump assassination attempt was filmed by AP in Kyiv in 2022

Sep. 16, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

Gunshots were reported in Donald Trump's vicinity Sunday afternoon. The former president is safe. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing....

2 people die in Ukraine's Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks

Sep. 15, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian air force said Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three missiles...

NATO military committee chair, others back Ukraine's use of long range weapons to hit Russia

Sep. 14, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The head of NATO's military committee said Saturday that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage — reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies — even as the Biden administration balks at allowing Kyiv to do so...

US historian leads charity run in Kyiv to highlight the plight of Ukrainian POWs

Sep. 14, 2024 07:57 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. historian and author Timothy Snyder on Saturday led a charity run in Kyiv to raise awareness of the conditions under which Ukrainian prisoners of war are held in Russia as the conflict approaches a third winter. The race came following a recent escalation...

Why Ukraine wants to use Western long-range missiles inside Russia

Sep. 13, 2024 10:12 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is pushing for permission from its Western partners to use the long-range missiles they have provided to strike targets deep inside Russia, as Ukrainian forces struggle to hold back Russian advances in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv officials argue the weapons...

Ukraine's chief rabbi mourns his adopted son who was killed in battle

Sep. 12, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others gathered Thursday in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Azman, who was killed in battle, in a funeral service underlining unity among Ukraine's diverse communities in the fight against Russia's invasion. ...