Russia-Ukraine war

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A Ukrainian Town That Has Held Out This Long Has Fallen

Retreat from Vuhledar being called a strategic gain for Putin

(Newser) - An eastern Ukrainian town that has managed to stay out of Russian hands for more than two years has fallen. Ukraine's military said on Wednesday that it was pulling troops from the hilltop town of Vuhledar due to the "risk of the encirclement of the city" and to...

Russia Is Throwing Serious Cash at Its Defense Budget

Vladimir Putin vows all goals in Ukraine 'will be achieved'

(Newser) - Russia will boost defense spending by 25% to record levels in 2025 with President Vladimir Putin vowing "all goals set" in the country's war with Ukraine "will be achieved." A draft budget posted on the parliament's website notes defense and security spending will account for...

At UN, Russia and China Warn About Ukraine

Sergey Lavrov brings up nuclear risk, while Wang Yi pushes against expanding the war

(Newser) - Russia's top diplomat warned Saturday against "trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power," delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere—including inside the United Nations itself. In his address, per the AP...

Trump, Zelensky Meet to Discuss Ending War

Key is pressuring Putin, Ukrainian leader says

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. "We both want to see this end, and we both want to see a fair deal made," Trump told Fox News, referring to...

These NATO Nations Want to Shore Up Against Russia

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland seek EU funding to build massive border defense network

(Newser) - NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, distribution lines, and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus, Estonia's officials said Saturday. The three Baltic countries initially announced the plan for a "Baltic Defense Line"...

As Tensions Rise, Trump, Zelensky to Meet

Trump has spoken out against US support for Ukraine

(Newser) - Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Friday as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, the AP reports. Trump said Zelensky asked for the meeting. The visit is set for about 9:45am Eastern Time at...

Zelensky Making Pitch to Biden in Person

At White House, he'll reportedly push for unrestricted use of weapons provided by the West

(Newser) - President Biden will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Thursday in what could be the Ukrainian president's "final chance to convince a receptive American president of his country's war aims," CNN reports. Laying out his plan for victory amid increasing war weariness from allies,...

Putin Says Russia Might Loosen Its Nuclear Doctrine

Announcement is seen as a threat against the West

(Newser) - In what multiple news outlets are painting as an apparent threat to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced proposed changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine. He highlighted one in particular, NBC News reports: "It is proposed that aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear...

Warlord Says Musk Pulled the Plug on His Cybertruck

'That's not manly,' Ramzan Kadyrov posts

(Newser) - A Chechen warlord was pleased with the battlefield performance of his Tesla Cybertruck, which he had outfitted with an aftermarket machine gun turret, and bragged on it last month. Ramzan Kadyrov said the reason the vehicle had to be towed off the front lines wasn't mechanical failure; he wrote...

Toll of Russia-Ukraine War Will Have Long-Lasting Impacts

The WSJ believes 1M have been killed or injured

(Newser) - Putting a figure on the precise number of dead and wounded in Russia's 2.5-year war on Ukraine is no easy task, but the Wall Street Journal believes it has now hit the 1 million mark. It arrived there using a "confidential" Ukrainian estimate from earlier in 2024...

Doctors Without Borders Is Done in Russia

Moscow has yanked the medical aid group's status as an NGO

(Newser) - Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday it has closed its operations in Russia after 32 years, citing a Justice Ministry letter that said the medical aid group had been removed from a register of foreign nongovernmental organizations. The aid group, also known by its French name Médecins Sans Frontières...

Ukraine Pushes for Strikes Deeper Into Russian Territory

Allies including US have limited use of long-range weapons

(Newser) - Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between US and British leaders a day earlier produced no visible shift in policy on the use of long-range weapons. "Russian terror begins at weapons depots, airfields, and military...

Russian Soldiers Documentary Triggers Uproar at Film Festival

Amid protests, Toronto festival cancels screenings, citing threats to public safety

(Newser) - The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) said Wednesday that it would not cancel screenings of a film about Russian soldiers in Ukraine, panned by some as Russian propaganda. But a day later brought an "unprecedented" change. The film festival, which wraps up Sunday, has done exactly what it said...

Putin: Missile Deal Would Put West, Russia at War

Russian president warns Western bloc ahead of US-UK summit

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin on Thursday night threatened war between Russia and NATO if the West ends up providing missiles to Ukraine that are used to strike targets inside Russia. "This will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are fighting Russia," the Russian president said in...

'I Looked at the Window and Saw a Ball of Fire'

Woman dies after Ukraine launches what's said to be largest drone strike on Moscow since war began

(Newser) - Ukraine has reportedly launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital since war erupted between the countries two and a half years ago. Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that 144 Ukrainian drones were shot down around the country amid a wave of overnight attacks. "Half were in...

'One of Ukraine's Most Recognizable Faces' Resigns

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stepped down; meanwhile, Russian strike kills 7 in Lviv

(Newser) - Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Kuleba, 43, didn't give a reason for stepping down. His resignation will be discussed by lawmakers at their next session, parliamentary Speaker Ruslan...

Ukraine Hit by One of Deadliest Strikes of War

More than 50 were killed when Russian missiles hit military academy, hospital

(Newser) - In one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began, two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital in Ukraine on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said. The missiles tore into the heart of the Poltava Military Institute...

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On the First Day of School, Russia Strikes

Explosions rock Kyiv after launch of drones, missiles

(Newser) - Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said Monday, as children were returning to school across Ukraine. Some pupils found classes canceled because of damage from the attack. Several series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital, the AP reports. Debris from intercepted...

Zelensky Fires Military Chief: 'We Need to Protect People'

Ukrainian president sacks commander of nation's air force after F-16 crash

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the commander of the country's air force on Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential...

F-16 Just Delivered by US Crashes During Russian Attack

Star Ukrainian pilot who had lobbied for fighter jets' delivery in Washington is killed

(Newser) - An F-16 helping to fight off a Russian missile attack crashed, killing a celebrated Ukrainian pilot, weeks after the US delivered a half-dozen of the fighter jets. Oleksiy Mes was among the first Ukrainian pilots trained to fly an F-16, the Wall Street Journal reports, and had visited the US...

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