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In a significant blow to Ukraine, Russia claims control of strategic villages in Donetsk and Kharkov. Celebratory footage shows Russian troops raising flags in Yantarnoye and Shevchenko. Locals ...

RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees.

Ukraine has launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, according to the Kremlin. The attack looks to be an effort to seize new territory after Ukrainian troops swept across the border in ...

Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the ... A Russian military blog claimed that a special forces detachment had raised the Russian flag on the western outskirts of Kurakhove.

A top adviser to the Ukrainian president reported "good news" from the front. LONDON -- Ukrainian forces on Sunday launched a new offensive inside Russia's western Kursk border region, going on ...

Russia says its forces beat back Ukrainian attacks War bloggers say Russian troops under pressure Ukraine has held on to slice of Kursk region for five months Zelenskiy aide said Russia 'is ...

Ukraine became a full-fledged member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on January 1 – a key development for accountability and human rights in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, while the Ukrainian military said it struck a command post during its counterattack ...