A mass grave of Ukrainian soldiers and unknown buried civilians was found in the forest of recently recaptured city of Izium.
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Putin’s options get narrower after Ukraine scores battlefield rout
Humiliated by lightning Ukrainian gains on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces narrowing options as he seeks to turn the tide in his struggling nearly seven-month-old invasion. Criticism in Russia of the sudden retreat in the northeast Kharkiv region over the last week has spread from nationalist bloggers to mainstream political figures. But its […]
Ukraine’s Zelensky visits recaptured strategic city
Russian forces left the war-scarred city of Izium last week as Kyiv’s soldiers pressed a stunning advance that has reclaimed large swaths of territory in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region.
State Department says Russia spent $300 million to secretly influence world politics
The cable released Tuesday cites a new intelligence assessment of Russia’s global covert efforts to support policies and parties sympathetic to Moscow.
Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces
It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly 7-month war.
Ukraine pushes big counteroffensive as war marks 200 days
Facing the prospect of a large group of its forces becoming surrounded, Moscow pulled back its troops from Kharkiv in a dramatic shift in the state of play.
Russia announces pullback of troops in eastern Kharkiv region
Western defense officials and analysts say Ukrainian forces punched through Russian front lines south of the country’s second-largest city, taking thousands of square miles of territory and threatening to cut off Russian supply lines.
Russian-occupied reactor at increased safety risk, UN warns
Continued shelling around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has cut power cables and rendered layers of safety-backup systems ineffective.
Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, FBI over Russia investigation
A federal judge in Florida has rejected the former president’s claims that Clinton, the FBI and others concocted the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
Ukrainian forces retake Russian-held territory near Kharkiv
Ukrainian forces likely used “tactical surprise” to advance at least 12 miles into Russian-held territory in the Kharkiv region on Wednesday.