Ukraine

Ukraine has used precision weaponry to mount a huge counteroffensive against Russia over the past few weeks, In recent days, amid the Ukrainian advances, there have been mounting signs from Russian officials and their local proxies that Russian forces were under pressure. "I think they are preparing the audience that…

Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson arrive by ferry in the town of Oleshky, Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine Oct. 22, 2022.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine told all residents of the city of Kherson to leave “immediately” Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a…

A man gathers fallen tree branches for firewood on October 21, 2022 in Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine.Carl Court/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow’s…

Camden, a small town in the backwoods of southern Arkansas, is having an unusual brush with the outside world. It is a quiet place. At this time of year there are more Halloween dolls tied to its lampposts than there are people in the streets. It also has a reason…

KYIV, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A Russian air strike that hit a major thermal power station in the city of Burshtyn in western Ukraine on Wednesday has caused "quite serious" damage, the region's governor said on Thursday. "Unfortunately there is destruction, and it is quite serious," Svitlana Onyshchuk, Ivano-Frankivsk's governor,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When a missile struck a power station less than a mile from his apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv, Oleksander Maystrenko didn’t panic, run to a bomb shelter or consider evacuating, even though he lives close to what suddenly has become the Russian military’s main target…

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (pictured September 2020). - © AFP Mohd RASFAN Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was under fresh scrutiny Wednesday over his friendship with Vladimir Putin after being recorded describing a birthday present of vodka from the Russian leader and expressing concerns about arming Ukraine. Aides insisted…

A police officer fires at a flying drone following attacks in Kyiv on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion - Copyright AFP/File Behrouz MEHRI Emmanuel PEUCHOT Pro-Kremlin officials were pulling out of the key southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Wednesday, as Kyiv’s forces advanced on territory in Russian…

Data: EIA; Chart: Axios VisualsThough natural gas prices have fallen recently, this year's spike related to Russia's war on Ukraine will still mean higher household heating bills for Americans this winter. The big picture: The Energy Information Administration forecasts that households that use natural gas as their primary home heating…

KIVSHARIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Nine-year-old Artem Panchenko helps his grandmother stoke a smoky fire in a makeshift outdoor kitchen beside their nearly abandoned apartment block. The light is falling fast and they need to eat before the setting sun plunges their home into cold and darkness. Winter is coming. They…