Russia captures key town in eastern Ukraine after two years of grinding battle

Russia captures key town in eastern Ukraine after two years of grinding battle

Vuhledar,a town Ukrainian forces fought tooth and nail to keep,is the latest urban settlement to fall to the Russians as the war stretches deep into its third year.

  • byMaxim Rodionov

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Between a war and an election,Zelensky watches Trump waffle on

Between a war and an election,Zelensky watches Trump waffle on

It was an awkward moment in Trump Tower,the two side by side,Zelensky in a difficult position.

  • byJonathan Swan,Simon J. Levien,Constant Méheut andDavid E. Sanger
Trump claims Ukraine is ‘absolutely obliterated’

Trump claims Ukraine is ‘absolutely obliterated’

The former US president says Ukraine should have made concessions to Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia’s 2022 attack.

  • byJonathan J. Cooper
‘We have proof’:Zelensky says Russia plans to attack nuclear sites

‘We have proof’:Zelensky says Russia plans to attack nuclear sites

The Ukrainian president said Moscow was committing an international crime and had to “be forced” into peace.

  • byEdward Wong andFarnaz Fassihi
Drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal

Drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal

NASA satellites picked up intense heat sources emanating from an area of Russia about 14 square kilometres.

  • byLucy Papachristou andLidia Kelly
J.D. Vance describes Trump plan to end Ukraine war. It sounds a lot like Putin’s

J.D. Vance describes Trump plan to end Ukraine war. It sounds a lot like Putin’s

The plan focuses on Russia keeping the territory it has captured and forcing Ukraine to become neutral. Sounds familiar?

  • byJulian E. Barnes
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Drones target Russian regions,including Moscow,authorities say

Drones target Russian regions,including Moscow,authorities say

More than 140 drones were intercepted in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2½-year war.

  • byThe Associated Press
‘Let Ukraine strike back’:Birmingham urges West to help after Russian strike claims at least 50 lives

‘Let Ukraine strike back’:Birmingham urges West to help after Russian strike claims at least 50 lives

Now a Russian air attack on Lviv on Wednesday has killed three people,injured more than 30 and destroyed historic buildings in the heart of the city.

  • byRob Harris
Brutal butcher or brilliant general? Meet Ukraine’s top soldier taking the war to Russia

Brutal butcher or brilliant general? Meet Ukraine’s top soldier taking the war to Russia

The 59-year-old’s daring invasion of Russia’s Kursk region has put him in the spotlight.

  • byRoland Oliphant
Zelensky fires air force commander after F-16 crash that killed pilot

Zelensky fires air force commander after F-16 crash that killed pilot

An MP on the Ukraine parliament defence committee earlier claimed the F-16 was downed by a Patriot air-defence system.

  • byIllia Novikov andHanna Arhirova
‘We’ll reopen embassy’:Birmingham makes pledge on visit to Kyiv

‘We’ll reopen embassy’:Birmingham makes pledge on visit to Kyiv

Australia remains an international outlier as it refuses to reopen its embassy in Kyiv more than two-and-a-half years after Russian troops invaded.

  • byRob Harris