The territory occupied by Russian forces so far in the three-month-old invasion deserves “a worthy place in our Russian family,” a Kremlin official who toured the region said.
Tag: Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Around Kharkiv, Ukrainians Emerge to Find Lives in Ruin
After sheltering underground since February, residents of the beseiged city have finally been able to to assess the damage the Russians left behind. The discoveries have been grisly.
Your Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Growing Outbreak
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Ukrainians Fight Russian Troops Up Close Along the Eastern Front
In some villages along the front, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face off at close quarters, sometimes within eyesight of one another.
Russian Pullback Seen Near Kharkiv, Despite Victory Day Push for Gains
Advances by Ukrainian forces in the northeast appeared to have forced Russians to move back toward the border, blowing up bridges behind them and contradicting the Kremlin narrative.
Turning Tables on Russia With West’s Arms, Ukraine Goes on Offense
Ukrainian forces are seeking to drive back Russian invaders from two key cities in northeast Ukraine and achieve a breakthrough in what has become a grinding battle.
Putin’s Forces Battle in East Ukraine to Feed His Hunger for a Victory
The fighting has intensified ahead of Russia’s May 9 Victory Day holiday commemorating the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany.
In Ukraine War, a Long Journey Begins in Prosecuting Rape
U.N. officials and human rights investigators are rushing more resources to authorities in Ukraine to help prosecute sex crimes.
In a Ukrainian School, 12 People Await the War’s End, or Their Own
In the basement of a battered school in Kharkiv, a dozen residents have taken shelter. In a neighborhood not far away, life has returned to some sense of normalcy. But they choose to stay.
Civilians Flee Eastern Ukraine as Signs Point to Stepped-Up Russian Attack
Alarmed by reports of atrocities near Kyiv, many residents of Ukraine’s east, now suffering the brunt of Russian force, are getting out while they can.