Kyiv says its forces have killed or wounded more than 1,000 Russian soldiers in a series of pinpoint attacks. Russia has confirmed only one of three waves of strikes. KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has claimed a string of successful artillery attacks on Russian barracks in the first days of the year, asserting that it hit …
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Also, Kim Jong-un presents a possible successor. Workers removed debris yesterday from the destroyed building where Russian soldiers had been staying.Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters Russia blames its dead soldiers Russia said yesterday that their soldiers’ unauthorized use of cellphones in the Donetsk region was the “main reason” that Ukraine was able to launch a deadly attack on …
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The Russian leader has dropped the pretense that life goes on as normal despite the war, evident in the Kremlin’s quick acknowledgment of mass casualties inflicted by Ukraine last weekend. In footage released by the Kremlin on New Year’s Eve, President Vladimir V. Putin is seen chatting with soldiers, exhorting them: “We can’t give up …
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Ten months into the war, Ukraine has turned the tide in ground combat, but its cities are still facing relentless waves of missiles and exploding drones. KYIV, Ukraine — Fed up with huddling for safety in their corridors and bathrooms during Russia’s aerial attacks, residents of one neighborhood in Kyiv took a different approach in …
Hours before Russian troops began withdrawing from the suburban town, a Russian soldier left a trail of blood and devastated lives in a last paroxysm of violence. BUCHA, Ukraine — On one of the last nights of the Russian occupation of Bucha, a lone Russian soldier, drunk or high, went out looking for wine. He …
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Explosions hit the capital, Kyiv, and other cities on the final day of a year shaped by Russia’s invasion. Flanked by soldiers, Vladimir V. Putin called the invasion a “sacred duty” of Russians. KYIV, Ukraine — Russia rained missiles and exploding drones on Ukraine’s capital and other cities on Saturday in a deadly New Year’s …
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In nightly addresses to his people and passionate speeches to foreign leaders, the Ukrainian president has delivered a story line to rally his country, and its allies, to Ukraine’s cause. KYIV, Ukraine — The history of most wars is written by the victor after the fact. But Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has created his own …
With Leadership and Speaking Skills, Zelensky Shapes Narrative of the War Read More »
In nightly addresses to his people and passionate speeches to foreign leaders, the Ukrainian president has delivered a story line to rally his country, and its allies, to Ukraine’s cause. KYIV, Ukraine — The history of most wars is written by the victor after the fact. But Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has created his own …
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As the war in Ukraine grinds on, some officials have become convinced that Iran and Russia are building a new alliance of convenience. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has launched a broad effort to halt Iran’s ability to produce and deliver drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, an endeavor that has …
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Recapturing Kreminna, in eastern Ukraine, would be a step further in Ukraine’s campaign to retake major cities that Russia seized after it invaded. Combat raged around the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, as Ukrainian forces edged closer to reclaiming that small but strategically important city, while the Russians battled to defend some …
Ukraine and Russia Battle for a Gateway City in the East Read More »
In a wide-ranging interview on the state of the war, Kyrylo Budanov also spoke about Russia-Iran relations and Moscow’s obsession with taking the city of Bakhmut. KYIV, Ukraine — The director of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said on Friday that Russia was trying to convince Ukraine to divert soldiers from the combat zone in the …
Threat of Invasion From Belarus Low, Says Ukraine Spy Chief Read More »
President Volodymyr Zelensky described military assistance for Ukraine as an investment in global security and democracy in the face of Russian aggression. WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine delivered an emotional wartime appeal to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday night, telling Americans that “your money is not charity” and vowing that his …
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American officials believe that with Russia bolstering defenses and learning lessons, Ukraine will find it more challenging to retake land. WASHINGTON — As the war in Ukraine soon enters its second year, Ukrainian troops will find it much more challenging to reclaim territory from Russian forces who are focused on defending their remaining land gains …
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WASHINGTON — After months of debate, the Biden administration said on Wednesday that it was sending its most advanced ground-based air defense system, the Patriot, to Ukraine, responding to Kyiv’s urgent request to help defend against an onslaught of Russian missile and drone attacks. The Patriot system is part of a $1.8 billion aid package …
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The spending bill unveiled Tuesday includes billions more for the country than President Biden had requested. WASHINGTON — The giant annual spending bill unveiled by Congress on Tuesday contains more than $44 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine, renewing the U.S. commitment to the country’s defense as Russia’s invasion grinds toward a second year. The …
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As the 10-month mark of the war nears, the leaders of Ukraine and Russia handed out medals and pledged not to back down. The scenes captured the intractability of a war that began nearly 10 months ago between two antagonists presenting very different versions of the conflict. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, wearing a plain …
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KYIV, Ukraine — Explosions rang out before dawn on Monday in Kyiv and in other Ukrainian cities as officials said that Russia had launched another drone attack targeting power plants and other key infrastructure. The Ukrainian Air Force said that it had shot down 20 of 35 drones that Russia had launched, though those that …
Drone Attacks Target Kyiv and Two Other Ukrainian Regions Read More »
A cascade of military failures started with Vladimir Putin. Nearly 10 months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has suffered great losses. Its military has faltered against a foe that, before the war, appeared much weaker. A team of Times journalists published an account this weekend of how Russia so badly mismanaged its invasion, based …
Russian soldiers go into battle with little food, few bullets and instructions grabbed from Wikipedia for weapons they barely know how to use. Russian soldiers go into battle with little food, few bullets and instructions grabbed from Wikipedia for weapons they barely know how to use. They plod through Ukraine with old maps like this …
How Putin’s War in Ukraine Became a Catastrophe for Russia Read More »
Russian soldiers go into battle with little food, few bullets and instructions grabbed from Wikipedia for weapons they barely know how to use. Russian soldiers go into battle with little food, few bullets and instructions grabbed from Wikipedia for weapons they barely know how to use. They plod through Ukraine with old maps like this …
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BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Wind howled through leafless trees and through the windows of the blown-out apartment building as the surveillance team marched up flights of stairs covered with broken glass. The cold numbed their fingers as they set up their equipment: a laptop-size thermal imaging sight, its tripod and a Starlink satellite dish and battery. …
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In a region where China and the United States fight for influence, observers await results from the vote to choose the island nation’s prime minister — and to see if the outcome will be respected. It was a clash between two former coup leaders, set against the backdrop of a remote and palm-fringed vacation destination …
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JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER — Thirty years ago, the Chinese government initiated a secret plan for its space program, including a key goal of building a space station by 2020. At the time, the country was 11 years from sending its first astronaut into space, and its space efforts were going through a rough patch: …
China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars Read More »
The missiles, returned to Russia in the 1990s under an agreement aimed at assuring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, have shown up in rubble. KYIV, Ukraine — Shortly after a large wave of Russian missiles slammed into targets across the country in October, Ukraine’s intelligence officials noticed something strange in the rubble. It was the …
Russia Is Using Old Ukrainian Missiles Against Ukraine, General Says Read More »
The attack on Melitopol signals the importance of longer-range weapons in Ukraine’s campaign to recapture land in the south. Russian drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa plunged more than 1.5 million people in the region into darkness on over the weekend, while 220 miles to the east, the Ukrainians struck the …
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The attack on Melitopol signals the importance of longer-range weapons in Ukraine’s campaign to recapture land in the south. Russian drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa plunged more than 1.5 million people in the region into darkness on over the weekend, while 220 miles to the east, the Ukrainians struck the …
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The attack on Melitopol signals the importance of longer-range weapons in Ukraine’s campaign to recapture land in the south. Russian drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa plunged more than 1.5 million people in the region into darkness on over the weekend, while 220 miles to the east, the Ukrainians struck the …
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NATO’s secretary general warned on Friday that Russia’s war in Ukraine could expand into a wider war with the Atlantic alliance. The official, Jens Stoltenberg, repeatedly cautioned in media interviews this week against underestimating the situation in Ukraine and emphasized the wider threat President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could pose to Europe. “If things …
NATO Chief Warns of ‘Full Blown War’ with Russia Read More »
Vladimir Putin appeared to acknowledge that subduing Russia’s neighbor was taking longer than expected, but said there was no need for another draft now. As his war in Ukraine dragged into its 10th month, President Vladimir V. Putin warned Russians on Wednesday that the battle would be protracted, but tried to allay the worst fears …
Putin Warns Russians of Protracted Ukraine War, But Says He Won’t Call Up Troops Read More »
The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been under bombardment for months, with Russian forces maintaining pressure even as Ukraine has made advances in other parts of the Donetsk region.Tyler Hicks/The New York Times BAKHMUT, Ukraine — In the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, there is no such thing as silence. Days are measured …
Sounds of War Mark Time in Bakhmut, in Eastern Ukraine Read More »
Weapons investigators in Kyiv found that at least one Russian Kh-101 cruise missile used in widespread attacks there on Nov. 23 had been made no earlier than October. Some of the cruise missiles that Russia launched at Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure in late November were manufactured months after the West imposed sanctions intended to deprive Moscow …
Despite Sanctions, Russian Cruise Missiles Were Made Recently Read More »
Weapons investigators in Kyiv found that at least one Russian Kh-101 cruise missile used in widespread attacks there on Nov. 23 had been made no earlier than October. Some of the cruise missiles that Russia launched at Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure in late November were manufactured months after the West imposed sanctions intended to deprive Moscow …
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A Ukrainian official urged civilians to leave the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, across from the city of Kherson, warning of the “possible intensification of hostilities” there. KYIV, Ukraine — Less than a month after driving Russian forces from the city of Kherson on the west bank of the Dnipro River, the Ukrainian authorities …
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KHERSON, Ukraine — On the night of March 15, Illia Karamalikov received an unexpected phone call. As a nightclub owner and member of Kherson’s city council, he had been running a volunteer neighborhood watch in this southern Ukrainian city that had just been invaded by thousands of Russian troops. The soldiers had taken Kherson with …
He Returned a Dazed Soldier to the Russians. Ukraine Calls It Treason. Read More »
The Kremlin reaffirmed a stance that both Washington and Kyiv find unacceptable, and U.S. officials said Mr. Biden’s position had not changed. WASHINGTON — A day after President Biden said he would be willing to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia about a possible peace agreement in Ukraine, the Kremlin offered a frosty …
U.S. Sees Little Prospect for Ukraine Talks With Putin After Biden Offer Read More »
Even as Ukrainian workers race to restore basic services like electricity, heat and water, new Russian airstrikes send them back to the starting line. KYIV, Ukraine — Russian shellfire crashed into the power grid of the newly liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson, officials said Thursday, cutting electricity to desperate residents and illustrating the challenge confronting …
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After months of repeated Russian strikes, Ukraine’s capital can no longer take electricity, water, heat, cell service or internet for granted. And the hum of generators is everywhere. KYIV, Ukraine — Elevators across Ukraine’s capital are stocked with emergency supplies in case the power fails. Banks have sent messages to customers to assure them their …
After days of gunfights in early November, Haitian police officers emerged triumphant: They had finally liberated the nation’s biggest port from the gangs that had taken it over for two months. But when members of Haiti’s SWAT team returned to the shantytown that surrounds the port just days later, they still did not feel safe …
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An air-launched AGM-88B missile, built to destroy enemy radars, apparently missed its target and hit an apartment building in Kramatorsk in September. An American-made missile fired by Ukrainian forces wounded three civilians in eastern Ukraine in September, according to residents and debris recovered from the scene, marking a rare instance where U.S.-supplied weapons were linked …
A US-Made Missile Went Astray in Ukraine, Injuring Civilians Read More »
Lebanese herders say that Israel crosses an ill-defined frontier to abduct and interrogate them. Israel accuses the herders of espionage on behalf of Hezbollah. SHEBAA, Lebanon — It was nearing the end of Hassan Zahra’s workday, herding goats on a mountaintop along Lebanon’s southeastern border, when he was ambushed by a group of Israeli soldiers, …
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