Author: RFE/RL’s Ukrainian and Russian services

Shelling of Kharkiv kills 5 as Ukraine again hits Russia’s Belgorod KYIV – A massive wave of Russian missiles targeting Kyiv was largely repelled by the air-defense systems of the Ukrainian capital early on March 21, but several people were wounded by the falling debris while extensive damage was reported in parts of the capital....

The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said that Kyiv is aiming to conduct a counteroffensive in 2024, even as the outmanned and outgunned military has faced criticism for a perceived lack of progress during its drive against invading Russian troops over the past six months. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, named Ukraine’s ground commander on February 11, said...

As Ukrainian forces withdraw from two more villages in east Russian troops shelled the Pokrovsky and Bakhmut districts of the Donetsk region causing multiple injuries among the civilian population, the Prosecutor-General’s Office reported on the evening of February 28. The shelling struck a village in the Pokrovsky district and the cities of Kurakhove and Chasiv...

As Macron notes ‘broad consensus to do more and quicker’ for Kyiv President Vladimir Putin gave his state of the nation address to Russians on February 29, outlining his view on how the war against Ukraine is progressing and Russia’s relations with the West, which he threatened with “tragic” consequences if it sent troops into...

Denies losing bridgehead on Dnipro left bank Ukraine’s military has acknowledged it struck a training ground in occupied Kher­son where Russian troops were preparing for an assault on Ukraine’s bridgehead at Krynka on the left bank of the Dnipro River, the second time this week a strike has killed scores of Russian personnel. At the...

Ukraine and Russia on February 15 both reported missile and drone strikes that caused deaths and injuries among civilians and caused material damage. Ukraine declared an all-out air-raid alert for the second time on February 15 after MiG-31 Russian warplanes were detected after having taken off from military airfields inside Russia. Oleh Synyehubov, the governor...

Ukraine said at least 56 combat clashes with Russian forces took place on the first day of the year after a “record number” of drone and missile attacks struck Ukrainian cities over 24 hours, while Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to intensify attacks in the days ahead. The Ukrainian military’s General Staff on January 1...

Ukraine targeted an air base and surrounding areas inside Russia on December 17 with what one regional official called “mass drone strikes” while both sides’ forces reportedly exchanged gunfire outside the village of Terebreno – also inside Russia and a short distance to the border. A Russian Telegram channel critical of the Kremlin and the...

Two Ukrainians who collaborated with Russian authorities have been killed – one in a shooting in a village southwest of Moscow and the other in a car bombing in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Luhansk region. Ukrainian law enforcement sources told RFE/RL on December 6 that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) “liquidated” former Ukrainian...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pivoted to postwar reconstruction after his return to Europe from North America, as Ukrainian intelligence claimed a major blow against Russia’s navy in annexed Crimea. Russian officials also said a Ukrainian drone struck near Russian intelligence offices in the northern city of Kursk as Moscow’s full-scale invasion reached the 19-month mark. In...

The United States on July 19 announced a $1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine that includes advanced antiaircraft missile systems and other equipment after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of launching a “deliberate” attack on grain infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa. The aid package is part of U.S. efforts to...