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July 5, 2024 at 12:54 AM

Ukraine's army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to strategic town

Ukraine’s military says it has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region which has been reduced to rubble under a monthslong Russian assault
July 5, 2024 at 12:54 AM
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, Russian soldiers fire from their 152-mm «Giatsint-B» howitzer from their position at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
July 4, 2024 at 2:38 AM

Russian missiles and drones strike eastern Ukraine's Dnipro in an attack that kills 5

Authorities say a Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed five civilians and injured 47 others
July 4, 2024 at 2:38 AM
In this photo released by the Dnipro Regional Administration, Ukrainian flag waves as smoke rises after Russia's missile attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Dnipro Regional Administration via AP)
July 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM

Hungary's leader in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy, in first visit since war began

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion
July 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM
In this photo issued by the Hungarian PM's Press Office Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hold a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Zoltan Fischer/Hungarian PM's Press Office/MTI via AP)
July 1, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Ukraine's convicts offered release at a high price: Joining the fight against Russia

Ukraine is expanding its military recruiting to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion
July 1, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Prisoners stand behind the fence in the barrack's yard in a prison, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Friday, June 21, 2024. Ukraine is expanding its military recruiting to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
July 1, 2024 at 2:22 AM

7 killed, dozens wounded after missiles hit town in southern Ukraine, officials say

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia dropped more than 800 glide bombs in Ukraine in the past week alone and appealed to Western countries to further relax targeting restrictions inside Russia
July 1, 2024 at 2:22 AM
A view of Nova Poshta delivery vehicles damaged after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 30, 2024. One person was killed and several were injured. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
June 29, 2024 at 7:18 PM

Russian officials report 5 dead in a drone strike as a Russian attack hits apartments

Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine have killed at least 11 people while rescuers in the city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian strike ripped through a nine-story residential building leaving one dead
June 29, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Police officers of the White Angels unit help an elderly woman walk into a van during an evacuation to safe areas, in Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
June 29, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

Ten Ukrainians held prisoner for years by Russia have been released with the Vatican's mediation
June 29, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Nariman Dzhelyal, deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, center, in Kyiv airport, Ukraine, Saturday, June 29, 2024. Ten Ukrainians who had been held prisoners for years, were released from Russian captivity on Friday with a mediation of Vatican, said Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Among the freed was Deputy Head of the Mejlis Nariman Dzhelyal. Mejlis is a representative body of Crimean Tatars that was relocated to Kyiv after Russia seized Crimea.(AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
June 27, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Ukraine's president urges EU leaders to make good on their arms promises

Ukraine’s president is calling on European Union leaders to make good on promises to provide military equipment to his war-ravaged country
June 27, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 27, 2024. European Union leaders are expected on Thursday to discuss the next EU top jobs, as well as the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, security and defence and EU competitiveness. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
June 27, 2024 at 3:18 AM

Zelenskyy scolds officials who shirk their duties in the country's war effort

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi have visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground and air assaults in recent months
June 27, 2024 at 3:18 AM
FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Wednesday, June 26, 2024 he is getting tough on officials he suspects are shirking their duties in the war with Russia that is now in its third year.Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground and air assaults in recent months. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
June 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM

Ukraine and Moldova set to launch EU membership talks

The European Union has launched membership talks with Ukraine a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to deter the country from moving closer to the West, part of a chain of events that set the two neighbors on the path to war
June 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
FILE - People holding European Union and Moldovan flags fill the Great National Assembly Square in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the end of a rally called by President Maia Sandu, aiming to show the country's support for European Union accession. Ukraine is set to officially launch membership talks with the European Union later on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Moldova will also set its accession process in motion, as the EU hosts two intergovernmental conferences in Luxembourg. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja, File)
June 24, 2024 at 7:10 AM

Ukraine’s top EU negotiator says country won’t seek ‘discount’ on entry commitments

Ukraine’s lead negotiator to join the European Union says the war-torn country is on an “irreversible” course of Western integration after the EU agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week
June 24, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine's deputy prime minister, poses for a picture during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 23, 2024. Ukraine’s top official for Europe, Stefanishyna, says the war-torn country is on an “irreversible” course of Western integration after the European Union agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
June 23, 2024 at 8:54 PM

Ukrainian drones, missiles kill 4 in Russia and Crimea, after Kharkiv bombing kills 3

Russian authorities say six people died and over 150 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks while the second day of Russia's aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person
June 23, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Municipal worker carry a dead body killed after an apartment building was hit by Russian air bomb in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 22, 2024. At least three people were killed in a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
June 23, 2024 at 8:22 AM

As U.S.-supplied weapons show impact inside Russia, Ukrainian soldiers hope for deeper strikes

Ukraine is having some success in halting Russia’s new push along the northeast front weeks after the decision allowing the country to use U.S.-supplied weapons for limited strikes in Russian territory
June 23, 2024 at 8:22 AM
FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Sgt. Ian Ketterling, gunner for Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, prepares the crane for loading the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) on to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Queensland, Australia, on July 26, 2023. Ukraine is having some success in halting Russia's new push along the northeast front weeks after the decision allowing the country to use U.S.-supplied weapons for limited strikes in Russian territory. But commanders say their hands are tied without the ability to use long-range guided missiles, such as ATACMS. (Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson/U.S. Army via AP)
June 22, 2024 at 5:42 PM

3 dead in bombing of Kharkiv; Russia targets Ukrainian energy facilities

Ukraine's president says at least three people have died in a Russian bombing attack on the second city of Kharkiv
June 22, 2024 at 5:42 PM
FILE - A drone is seen in the sky seconds before it fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 17, 2022. Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an overnight attack on June 22, 2024, officials in Kyiv said Saturday, damaging energy facilities in Ukraine's southeast and west and injuring at least two workers. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
June 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM

2 years after pushing back Russia, Kharkiv faces barrage of attacks

Two years after Ukraine pushed back Russian forces, Kharkiv is facing a barrage of attacks.
June 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM
VIDEO: 2 years after pushing Russia back, Kharkiv faces barrage of attacks
June 21, 2024 at 6:32 AM

Ukraine’s emergency blackouts return after Russia pounds infrastructure

Ukraine is experiencing rolling blackouts as Russia intensified strikes targeting energy infrastructure over the past three months
June 21, 2024 at 6:32 AM
A barman speaks with clients at a coffee shop during power cuts in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 7, 2024. Ukraine, including Kyiv, is struggling to cope with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks took out half the country’s power generation capacity. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
June 20, 2024 at 5:03 PM

Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid Russian isolation over Ukraine

Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.
June 20, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam's President To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam June 20, 2024.
June 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Russia obliterates front-line Ukraine towns by retrofitting bombs

Russia is intensifying its use of cheap glide bombs to lay waste to cities in eastern Ukraine
June 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This image taken from a video released by the Ukrainian Tsunami Assault Regiment, Liut Brigade, shows the northeastern frontline town of Vovchansk, Ukraine, during heavy bombardment by Russian forces May 28, 2024. (Tsunami Assault Regiment, Liut Brigade photo via AP)
June 20, 2024 at 2:22 PM

NATO member Romania to send a Patriot missile system to neighboring Ukraine

NATO member Romania’s top defense body says the country will donate a Patriot missile system to neighboring Ukraine to help Kyiv in its war against Russia as Moscow’s forces continue to bombard civilian areas and energy infrastructure
June 20, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis exits a voting cabin during European and local elections in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Voters across the European Union are going to the polls on the final day of voting for the European parliamentary elections to choose their representatives for the next five-year term. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
June 16, 2024 at 1:53 AM

Vice President Harris among other world leaders at peace summit for Ukraine

Meeting in Switzerland, Vice President Kamala Harris met with President Zelenskyy and announced another $1.5 billion in aid to Ukraine.
June 16, 2024 at 1:53 AM
VIDEO: Vice President Harris among other world leaders at peace summit for Ukraine
June 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Harris, Zelenskyy join world leaders to discuss peace plan in Ukraine

Vice President Harris announced another $1.5 billion from USAID for Ukrainian infrastructure and humanitarian needs.
June 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
US Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15, 2024.
June 15, 2024 at 9:24 AM

Newly blinded Ukrainian commander helps others losing eyesight

Col. Oleh Avtomeenko was wounded while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region, on the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion in late February 2022.
June 15, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Col. Oleh Avtomeenko at the training centre in Lviv, Ukraine, in March 2024.
June 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM

G7 leaders strike deal on using Russian assets to back $50B loan to Ukraine

President Joe Biden and key allies have agreed to use interest from frozen Russian assets to back a $50 billion loan for Ukraine's war efforts and economic reconstruction.
June 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
VIDEO: G7 leaders strike deal on using Russian assets to back $50B loan to Ukraine
June 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM

Zelenskyy addresses G7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the G7 summit in Italy with U.S. President Joe Biden to announce a bilateral security agreement to strengthen defense against Russia.
June 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
VIDEO: Zelenskyy addresses G7 summit
June 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM

Biden signs security agreement with Ukraine at G7 summit

President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a security agreement to bolster Ukraine’s defenses for 10 years.
June 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
VIDEO: Biden signs security agreement with Ukraine at G7 summit
June 14, 2024 at 11:04 AM

Biden, Zelenskyy sign new 10-year security agreement

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a press conference Thursday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy.
June 14, 2024 at 11:04 AM
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands, during a press conference, on the day of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Fasano, Italy, June 13, 2024.
June 13, 2024 at 8:34 PM

President Biden strengthens Ukraine's defense with bilateral security agreement

In a round robin, ABC News correspondents Selena Wang, Mick Mulroy, and Patrick Reevell discuss the impacts of this historical agreement.
June 13, 2024 at 8:34 PM
VIDEO: President Biden strengthens Ukraine's defense with bilateral security agreement
June 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM

Ukraine-Russia war at top of agenda at G7 Summit

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang is in Bari, Italy, with the latest on the G7 summit.
June 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine-Russia war at top of agenda at G7 Summit
June 13, 2024 at 2:20 PM

G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine $50 billion using frozen Russian assets

The money would come from interest accrued on some $300 billion.
June 13, 2024 at 2:20 PM
A family photo during a welcome ceremony on day one of the 50th G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia on June 13, 2024 in Fasano, Italy.
June 12, 2024 at 7:54 PM

Biden, Zelenskyy to sign US-Ukraine security agreement at G7 summit

"We'll be sending Russia a signal of our resolve," an official said.
June 12, 2024 at 7:54 PM
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, June 7, 2024.
June 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM

US and Ukraine to sign a major security agreement at the G7: sources

The agreement will help Ukraine develop military capacity and production, sources said.
June 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM
VIDEO: US and Ukraine to sign major security agreement at the G7: Sources
June 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM

At G7, Biden to push $50B loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

The summit starts Thursday in Italy.
June 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
President Joe Biden walks off Marine One to board Air Force One, June 12, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is traveling to Italy for the G7 summit.
June 12, 2024 at 10:06 AM

Ukrainian military creates new Unmanned Systems Forces branch for drone warfare

Ukraine on Tuesday launched its Unmanned Systems Forces, a new branch of its military focused on drone warfare that officials said was the first of its kind.
June 12, 2024 at 10:06 AM
An uncrewed drone is seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday as the country's military launches its Unmanned Systems Forces, a new branch of its military focused on drone warfare.
1 month ago

Permission to win: Ukraine needs more from Biden than weapons to defeat Russia

Ukraine needs more from Biden than weapons to defeat Russia, according to experts.
1 month ago
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire 120mm mortar towards Russian position on the front line at undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 4, 2024.
1 month ago

Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow, Kremlin

President Biden tells David Muir U.S. weapons will not be used to strike Moscow or the Kremlin in response to Putin’s statement about authorization of American weapons inside Russia.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow or Kremlin
1 month ago

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Zelenskyy

The Pentagon says that the U.S. Defense secretary reiterated the U.S.'s unwavering support for Ukraine during a security summit in Singapore.
1 month ago
VIDEO: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Zelenskyy
1 month ago

Biden gives permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with US weapons

President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia near the area of Kharkiv using American-provided weapons, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Biden gives permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with US weapons
1 month ago

Biden signals policy shift on Russia-Ukraine war

President Joe Biden has given Ukrainian forces permission to strike inside Russia with American weapons. This only applies to the border region near Kharkiv, and not for long-range strikes.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Biden signals policy shift on Russia-Ukraine war
1 month ago

Ukraine given permission to use US weapons in Russia

President Biden gave the green light for Ukraine to launch American-supplied weapons into Russia, with President Vladimir Putin calling the move an escalation.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Ukraine given permission to use US weapons in Russia
1 month ago

Biden permits Ukraine to carry out limited strikes within Russia

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to utilize U.S.-provided munitions against military targets in only a limited area of Russia to avoid sparking a wider conflict with the West.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Biden permits Ukraine to carry out limited strikes within Russia
1 month ago

Russian missile strike hits shopping center in Kharkiv

The large shopping complex in Ukraine’s second-largest city may have had up to 200 people inside at the time of the strike.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Russian missile strike hits shopping center in Kharkiv
1 month ago

Ukrainian colonel presses for more US arms amid Russian offense: Reporter’s notebook

ABC News sat down with Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, commander of Ukraine’s 57th brigade, in a rare interview as his unit battles a Russian offensive near Kharkiv.
1 month ago
Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, of Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade, speaks with ABC News' Foreign Correspondent James Longman in a secret location near Kharkiv, Ukraine.
1 month ago

Austin says 'expectation' is Ukraine won't use US weapons outside its territory

Russia has made "tactical gains" in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, a military expert told ABC News.
1 month ago
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a joint press conference following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Pentagon, May 20, 2024, in Arlington, Va.
2 months ago

Deadly strike on beach resort outside Kharkiv

Six people were killed in the Russian attack. Plus, more villages are being evacuated.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Deadly strike on beach resort outside Kharkiv
2 months ago

‘It is time’ to help Ukraine hit bases in Russia: Victoria Nuland

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Victoria Nuland on “This Week.”
2 months ago
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Victoria Nuland
2 months ago

Ukraine’s second-largest city under bombardment by Russia

ABC News’ James Longman reports on the latest in Ukraine on “This Week.”
2 months ago
VIDEO: Ukraine’s second-largest city under bombardment by Russia
2 months ago

Fighting rages near Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city

ABC News’ James Longman reports from Kharkiv, where the latest Russian offensive threatens Ukraine’s second-largest city.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Fighting rages near Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city
2 months ago

Fighting in Ukraine rages near Kharkiv

Thousands have fled Ukraine's second-largest city as Ukrainian troops struggle to hold Russia at bay in the east.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Fighting in Ukraine rages near Kharkiv
2 months ago

Fighting rages near Ukraine's 2nd largest city

Vladimir Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone outside Kharkiv with no plans to take the city.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Fighting rages near Ukraine's 2nd largest city
2 months ago

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks out amid Russian assault

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells ABC News about the latest Russian offensive, "The situation is very serious. We cannot afford to lose Kharkiv."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks out amid Russian assault