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May 11, 2024 at 12:46 AM

Russia launches a new ground assault in Ukraine's north

Russian troops with armored vehicles and artillery attempted to break through defense lines in the Kharkiv region. In response, Ukraine's Defense Ministry mobilized reserve units in the area.
May 11, 2024 at 12:46 AM
VIDEO: Russia launches a new ground assault in Ukraine's north
May 10, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Russia may soon begin summer offensive attack in Ukraine

Russian forces have launched a new push into the Kharkiv region in Northeastern Ukraine as the Biden administration announces a desperately needed $400 million aid package for Ukraine.
May 10, 2024 at 7:10 PM
VIDEO: Russia may soon begin summer offensive attack in Ukraine
May 8, 2024 at 8:06 PM

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 6 regions

Russia had previously targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure on March 22, March 29, April 11 and April 27.
May 8, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Russia had previously targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure on March 22, March 29, April 11 and April 27.
May 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in sweeping assault in 6 regions

Russia launched at least 21 attack drones, including Iranian-made Shahed drones, along with about 55 missiles, Ukrainian military officials said.
May 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Ukrainian servicemen use a searchlight as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 8, 2024.
May 8, 2024 at 6:05 AM

Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war

Grief, anger, humor, defiance and fear are some of the emotions Ukrainians are grappling with as they face a third year of war
May 8, 2024 at 6:05 AM
People look at boards displaying photographs of Ukrainian soldiers who have suffered amputations and severe injures during the war, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
May 7, 2024 at 7:19 PM

Russian agents detained for plotting Zelenskyy assassination, Ukraine says

Two colonels in Ukraine's State Protection Service were recruited by the Russian FSB and were detained as part of a group planning to assassinate President Zelenskyy.
May 7, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary General of NATO  (not pictured) attend a joint press conference in Kyiv, on April 29, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg (L) speaks as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens on during a joint press conference in Kyiv, on April 29, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images)
May 6, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war

The Ukrainian Olympic Committee says two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko has died on the front line in the war in Ukraine
May 6, 2024 at 8:14 PM
FILE - Oleksandr Pielieshenko, of Ukraine, celebrates after a lift in the men's 85kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 12, 2016. The Ukrainian Olympic Committee says two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko has died on the front line in the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
May 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops

Russia has launched a barrage of drones on eastern Ukraine and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting as Ukraine marks its third Easter at war
May 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
May 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list

Russian state media say Moscow has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, citing the interior ministry's database
May 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspects the fortification lines in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
May 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM

Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith

An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season
May 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Supervisor Olena Trykoz works at the under construction new Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in, Lypivka, near Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. 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 physical refuge from horrors outside. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
May 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Family returns to Kharkiv after fleeing when Russia invaded

When Yana and her son were outside Kharkiv in April 2022, their five-story Soviet-era building was hit by Russian Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles.
May 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Roman, 11, is seen in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in April 2024 in a photo supplied by his family.
May 2, 2024 at 11:10 PM

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa for the third time in a week, injuring 14

A senior Ukrainian military official says the situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped forces
May 2, 2024 at 11:10 PM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
May 2, 2024 at 8:30 AM

Drone footage shows devastation in Chasiv Yar, a Ukrainian city Russia is assaulting

Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine
May 2, 2024 at 8:30 AM
This photo taken from a drone video provided by Ukraine Patrol Police, shows devastation in Chasiv Yar, an eastern Ukrainian city Russia is assaulting, Ukraine, Monday, April 29, 2024. The footage shows the community of Chasiv Yar - which is set amid green fields and woodland - reduced to a skeletal ghost town with few residents left. The apocalyptic scene is reminiscent of the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, which Ukraine yielded after months of bombardment and huge losses for the Kremlin’s forces. (Ukraine Patrol Police via AP)
May 1, 2024 at 11:50 AM

98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane

A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane
May 1, 2024 at 11:50 AM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian National Police of Donetsk region, 98-year-old Lidia Lomikovska sits in a shelter after she escaped Russian-occupied territory in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Apil. 26, 2024. Lomikovska left the frontline town of Ocheretyne last week by walking almost 10 km (6 miles) alone, after Russian troops entered it and fighting intensified. (Ukrainian National Police of Donetsk region via AP)
April 30, 2024 at 3:02 AM

NATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia

NATO's secretary general says the alliance's member countries have failed to deliver in time what they promised to Ukraine
April 30, 2024 at 3:02 AM
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv Ukraine, Monday, April 29, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
April 29, 2024 at 10:46 PM

Ukraine-born congresswoman voted against aid for Kyiv

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz is the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress
April 29, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., speaks during a Northern Hamilton County GOP Meeting, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Sheridan, Ind. Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress who emerged as a natural voice for Ukraine, recently voted against sending $61 billion of aid to the country. Her reversal aligns with other hard-right Republicans in the House. Thanks to a year off from campaigning, Spartz's district in central Indiana is vulnerable in the upcoming primary election where the U.S.-Mexico border is of top concern. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
April 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM

2 Ukrainians were stabbed in Germany. Prosecutors are examining a possible political motive

The public prosecutor general's office in Munich has taken over the investigation into the stabbing deaths of two Ukrainian men in southern Germany because of a possible political motivation for the crime
April 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Flowers and a small Ukrainian flag are laid at a shopping center in Murnau, Germany, Sunday, April 28, 2024. Police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death in southern Germany and a Russian man was arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings. German news agency dpa reported Sunday that the two Ukrainians, who were 23 and 36 years old and lived in the southern German county of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, were killed on the premises of a shopping center in the village of Murnau in Upper Bavaria. (Constanze Wilz/dpa via AP)
April 29, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Ukraine's army chief reports tactical retreat in the east

Ukraine’s army chief says his troops have been forced to retreat from three villages in the country's embattled east
April 29, 2024 at 1:10 AM
A young man walks past to partially destroyed building in Russian attacks in Borodyanka, north of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 27, 2024. Borodyanka was occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of their full-scale invasion in 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM

German police arrest a Russian man in connection with the fatal stabbings of 2 Ukrainian men

German police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death and a Russian man has been arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings
April 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Flowers and a small Ukrainian flag are laid at a shopping center in Murnau, Germany, Sunday, April 28, 2024. Police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death in southern Germany and a Russian man was arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings. German news agency dpa reported Sunday that the two Ukrainians, who were 23 and 36 years old and lived in the southern German county of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, were killed on the premises of a shopping center in the village of Murnau in Upper Bavaria. (Constanze Wilz/dpa via AP)
April 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM

Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector

Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities
April 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Police offices walk in front of a crater after a Russian rocket attack on mental hospital №3 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Yakiv Liashenko)
April 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM

Defense officials meet with allies following aid package to Ukraine

The $6 billion aid package is the largest ever sent to Ukraine.
April 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM
VIDEO: Defense officials meet with allies following aid package to Ukraine
April 26, 2024 at 7:58 PM

Pentagon announces new $6 billion military aid package for Ukraine

The Pentagon has announced new $6 billion military aid package for Ukraine
April 26, 2024 at 7:58 PM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C. Q. Brown, Jr (R) answer questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon April 26, 2024 in Arlington.
April 26, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Ukraine pushes to get military-age men home. Neighboring countries say they'll help

Ukraine’s foreign minister has doubled down on the government’s move to bolster the pool of fighting forces by cutting off consular services to conscription-age men outside the country
April 26, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, leads his Latvia counterpart Baiba Braze after placing flowers at a memorial wall of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war at Saint Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 26, 2024. Braze visited Kyiv on her first foreign trip to discuss aid for Ukraine, including a plan to build drones. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 25, 2024 at 2:41 PM

Trump held his tongue on Ukraine aid. McConnell says it may have made the difference.

The Senate Republican leader told ABC News he'll keep fighting GOP isolationism.
April 25, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a press conference as the U.S. Senate begins consideration of a $95 billion Ukraine-Israel aid package, on Capitol Hill, April 23, 2024.
April 25, 2024 at 11:34 AM

US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine to use against Russia: Officials

The U.S. secretly gave Ukraine ATACMS, long range missiles that can reach deep into Russian-held areas, and U.S. officials say Ukraine used them over the last week
April 25, 2024 at 11:34 AM
The U.S. secretly gave Ukraine ATACMS, long range missiles that can reach deep into Russian-held areas, and U.S. officials say Ukraine used them over the last week
April 25, 2024 at 10:45 AM

US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine to use against Russia: Officials

The U.S. secretly gave Ukraine ATACMS, long range missiles that can reach deep into Russian-held areas, and U.S. officials say Ukraine used them over the last week
April 25, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) are prepared for loading on to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at Williamson Airfield in Queensland, Australia, July 26, 2023.
April 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM

Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: What's next?

The Senate on Tuesday passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
April 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell praises support for Ukraine as the Senate is on track to pass $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2024.
April 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within 'hours'

President Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within "a few hours" due to the passage of a long-stalled foreign aid package.
April 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM
President Joe Biden speaks after signing the foreign aid bill at the White House, April 24, 2024, in Washington.
April 21, 2024 at 8:11 PM

House approves $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The House of Representatives on Saturday passed foreign aid bills that included billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
April 21, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters just after lawmakers pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage, at the Capitol, April 19, 2024.
April 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM

Leaders overseas react to US foreign aid package

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted out his thanks after U.S. legislators approved more American weaponry for Israel. Meanwhile, Israel launches new strikes in Southern Gaza.
April 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM
VIDEO: Leaders overseas react to US foreign aid package
April 21, 2024 at 1:44 PM

House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports from Capitol Hill, where legislators passed the $95 billion package of aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. allies on Saturday.
April 21, 2024 at 1:44 PM
VIDEO: House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
April 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM

House approves $95 billion foreign aid package

House passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with a measure to ban TikTok if its China-based owner didn't sell its stake within the year.
April 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM
VIDEO: House approves $95 billion foreign aid package
April 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM

For second time in a week, Russian strike in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens

For the second time in a week, a Russian strike has killed and wounded dozens of civilians, as missiles hit around key of Dnipro.
April 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Ukrainian rescuers work in the courtyard of a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Dnipro on April 19, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against Ukraine on April 19, 2024 killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
April 19, 2024 at 10:48 AM

Injured in a Russian strike, a 13-year-old Ukrainian girl runs to raise money

Yana Stepanenko, 13, ran 5K at the Boston marathon to show the courage and strength of Ukrainians and to raise money for a Ukrainian soldier.
April 19, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Yana Stepanenko, 13, who was injured in a Russian airstrike in 2022, is seen running using prosthetic legs in an undated image supplied by Unbroken Ukraine.
April 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Polish citizen accused of helping Russia in potential plot to assassinate Zelenskyy

A Polish man was arrested for allegedly spying for the Russian government as part of a potential assassination attempt against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
April 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine, Nov. 14, 2022.
April 17, 2024 at 12:18 AM

House Speaker Mike Johnson risks backlash for bill with aid to Ukraine, Israel

House Speaker Mike Johnson took a bold step to pass aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which had been stalled in a political fight in Washington for several months
April 17, 2024 at 12:18 AM
VIDEO: House Speaker Mike Johnson risks backlash for bill with aid to Ukraine, Israel
April 16, 2024 at 1:57 PM

Lawmakers scramble to pass aid for Israel and Ukraine

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to break up plans to bring four separate measures to the floor: one for Israel, one for Ukraine, one for Taiwan and a final bill with conservative measures.
April 16, 2024 at 1:57 PM
VIDEO: Lawmakers scramble to pass aid for Israel and Ukraine
1 month ago

Russia ramps up strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv's largest power plant last night and damaged other plants across the country.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Russia ramps up strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
1 month ago

Japan's Fumio Kishida stresses Ukraine aid, US world role in speech to Congress

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed Congress, praising U.S. leadership on the world stage as "indispensable" amid threats from Russia and China.
1 month ago
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, April 11, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

These volunteers rescue stray dogs in Ukraine and find homes for them in the US

The nonprofit Transform A Street Dog began its Kyiv-based rescue operations in 2018 and hasn't slowed down since, despite regularly facing danger after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
1 month ago
VIDEO: These volunteers rescue stray dogs in Ukraine and find homes for them in the US
1 month ago

Ukrainian power plants targeted by unprecedented Russian missile attacks

Ukraine is pleading with allies for more air defense.
1 month ago
Ukraine is pleading with allies for more air defense.
1 month ago

Inside Ukraine's wrecked power plants amid unprecedented Russian attacks

Russia has destroyed 80% of Ukraine's thermal power plants in recent attacks, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
1 month ago
A view shows the remains of what the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant officials call a Ukrainian drone that was shot down over the station, outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, in this still image from video taken April 7, 2024.
1 month ago

Blinken, UK's Cameron urge Congress to approve aid for Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is just the latest of numerous foreign government officials who have urged American lawmakers to act swiftly to approve the assistance.
1 month ago
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is just the latest of numerous foreign government officials who have urged American lawmakers to act swiftly to approve the assistance.
1 month ago

Ukrainian businesses seek suitable workers for job vacancies

As Ukraine aims to mobilize up to 500,000 troops in the third year of war against Russia, it needs six times more workers driving the economy to support the troops.
1 month ago
A small atelier in a Kyiv has had a job posting on its door for four months already, the owner told ABC News.
1 month ago

Witnessing the Israel-Hamas war from afar: Reporter's notebook

Western reporters have largely had to watch and hear the incomprehensible level of suffering from a distance.
1 month ago
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Oct. 23, 2023.
1 month ago

Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass

Francis, 87, had skipped a Good Friday ceremony so that he'd be able to attend the Sunday Mass, the Vatican press office said in a statement on Friday.
1 month ago
Pope Francis attends the Easter Mass, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 31, 2024.
1 month ago

Ukrainian Archbishop Gudziak to Americans: ‘We need your help’

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Church on “This Week.”
1 month ago
VIDEO: Ukrainian Archbishop Gudziak to Americans: ‘We need your help’
2 months ago

Russia launches massive air attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

The strikes were the biggest on Ukraine’s power grid since the start of the war.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Russia launches massive air attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
2 months ago

Russia launches massive air attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Russia unleashed a massive aerial attack on Friday in what Ukrainian officials said was most destructive assault on its energy infrastructure since the start of the war.
2 months ago
Smoke and fire erupt from a missile explosion on Ukraine's largest dam, the DniproHES, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 22, 2024, in this handout image.
2 months ago

Russia launches largest missile attack in months on Ukraine

ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports on the latest developments after attacks on energy plants across Ukraine.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Russia launches largest missile attack in months on Ukraine