Category: 1. Ukraine

As the war enters its 817th day, these are the main developments.

Here is the situation on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Fighting

• Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenskyy said his country’s troops are achieving “tangible” results against Russian…

‘First stage’ of exercises involves Iskander and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and is seen as a warning to Ukraine’s Western allies.

Russia has begun the first stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, involving Iskander and Kinzhal missiles,…

Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to what Moscow deems threats from western officials about increased involvement in the conflict.

Vladimir Putin ordered the drills…

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF…

Fierce fighting was raging on Saturday for control of several Ukrainian villages near the country’s eastern border with Russia.

Further north the Russian military sought to press home its attacks in the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, the…

Russia’s May 9 parade marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and has become the country’s most important public holiday.

In a speech in Moscow’s Red Square before thousands of soldiers, President Vladimir Putin…

The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted over two years.

But just weeks after Russia’s 2022 invasion, both sides came close to a settlement that could have ended the war and saved thousands of lives.

Today, On Point: The story behind those secret,…

LYPIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided…