Ukraine-Russia War

Floodwaters from a collapsed dam are still rising in southern Ukraine. Hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes in a major emergency operation that has brought a dramatic new dimension to the war with Russia, now in its 16th month.

Russia says it thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it’s unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Russian Defense Ministry, in a rare early morning video Monday, said its forces pushed back a “large scale” Ukrainian assault on Sunday at five points in Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions Russia...

The reported drone attacks on Moscow follow three intense Russian missile and drone bombardments of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the span of 24 hours.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Johns Hopkins graduates to take advantage of the time and resources they have to pursue their passions and uphold democratic values, during a surprise commencement address to the Class of 2023.

International news agency Agence France-Presse says its Ukraine video coordinator has been killed Tuesday during a rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Ukraine took its first delivery of the Patriot missiles in late April. It has not specified how many of the systems it has, but they have been provided by the United States, Germany and the Netherlands.

Sue O’Connell spoke with Carol Saivetz, senior advisor at MIT’s Security Studies program, to update us on the latest happening in the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Netherlands for a surprise visit to the city that is home to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied any involvement in what Russia said was a Ukrainian assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin.

A New Hampshire 5th grader is doing his part to help kids his age a half a world away in Ukraine. Robby Glaude, who is from Litchfield, is making art with a very special purpose. “I heard that Ukraine was in trouble and I was thinking, ‘Oh, why not help?’ I mean there’s lots of construction paper and if...

Pope Francis says a secret peace “mission” in Russia’s war in Ukraine is under way, though he gave no details, and that the Vatican is willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war.

Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing 23 people, most of them when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in the center of the country, officials said.

Along with more than 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, Ukraine’s allies have sent “vast amounts of ammunition” and also trained and equipped more than nine new Ukrainian brigades.

A top Ukrainian official says more than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released in a major Easter exchange with Russia.

In trying to identify who was behind a major breach of classified U.S. documents, both federal agents and investigators not tied to any government had access to online clues that led to a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman with an interest in gaming, guns, and religion.

A recent lull in fighting in Bakhmut has been down to poor weather and exhaustion, Western officials said.

For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna, the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, for war crimes over the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine.

Two Ukrainian pilots are currently in the United States undergoing an assessment to determine how long it could take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, according to two congressional officials and a senior U.S. official.

A large group of people gathered in Boston on Sunday to show their continued support for those suffering in Ukraine for the past year, including Congressman Stephen Lynch and Mayor Michelle Wu. The Ukrainian Cultural Center of New England commemorated “365 days of defending freedom,” as this weekend marked a full year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, killing thousands of…