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Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals

Nov. 28, 2023 12:38 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said Tuesday as the country's war with Russia stretched into its 22nd month. Marianna Budanova is...

A Dutch museum has sent Crimean treasures to Kyiv after a legal tug-of-war between Russia, Ukraine

Nov. 27, 2023 10:53 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Historical treasures that were stored for years at an Amsterdam museum during an ownership dispute sparked by Russia's annexation of Crimea have been safely transported to Ukraine, the museum announced Monday. Their transport ends a nearly decade-long...

Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv

Nov. 26, 2023 15:28 PM EST

Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones, Russian authorities said Sunday, just a day after Ukrainian officials reported that Russia had launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022. Russian air defenses brought down at...

Ukraine's military says Russia launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion

Nov. 25, 2023 15:40 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said. In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against...

Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack

Nov. 23, 2023 09:06 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian attack using cluster munitions killed three people Thursday in a suburb of Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson, a Ukrainian official said, bringing the number of civilians to die in a day of war to at least six. Five people were wounded in what...

Germany's defense minister unveils more help for Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion

Nov. 21, 2023 16:58 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius vowed Tuesday to keep supporting Ukraine’s efforts to win its war against Russia, pledging further military aid worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion). The new support is to include further Iris-T SLM anti-aircraft...

US Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv to show steadfast support for Ukraine

Nov. 20, 2023 15:11 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict. ...

Russian drones target Kyiv as UK Defense Ministry says little chance of front-line change

Nov. 19, 2023 19:57 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones targeted Kyiv on Sunday as the British Defense Ministry said there were “few immediate prospects” for major change along the Ukrainian front line as the war enters its second winter. Russia launched 20 Iranian-made Shahed drones overnight,...

Ukraine's troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds

Nov. 18, 2023 17:32 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops worked to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnieper River, the military said Saturday, a day after Ukraine claimed to have secured multiple bridgeheads on that side of the river that divides the country's partially occupied Kherson...

Ukrainian marines claim multiple bridgeheads across a key Russian strategic barrier

Nov. 17, 2023 11:53 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military said Friday its troops had secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region — a small but potentially significant strategic advance in the midst of a war largely at a standstill. The Marine...