The lightning assaults are part of a larger campaign using drones and missiles to degrade Russian forces and demoralize the public.
Author: Carlotta Gall and Oleksandr Chubko
Cross-Border Skirmishes Heighten Anxiety for Ukrainian Villagers
Even as new attacks have brought the war into Russia, the Russians have responded with force, raising the threat for the few civilians left in towns along the border.
In Bucha, a Final Rampage Served as a Coda to a Month of Atrocities
Hours before Russian troops began withdrawing from the suburban town, a Russian soldier left a trail of blood and devastated lives in a last paroxysm of violence.
As Ukraine Bears Down, Life Worsens in Occupied Areas
Those fleeing speak of the growing dangers of bombardment and of Russian forces commandeering homes and sheltering among civilians.
Three Women of Bucha: Their Deaths and Lives
New reporting illuminates the fortitude of three women — a former public servant, an animal lover, a grandmother — who were victims of Russian brutality.