After weeks of setbacks on the battlefield, Russia struck civilian targets in Ukraine. But Vladimir Putin’s missiles may not accomplish much.
Tag: Kyiv (Ukraine)
With Attacks on Ukraine, Putin Gives Hard-Liners What They Wanted
A sharp shift toward deadly strikes signaled that domestic pressure over Russia’s flailing war effort had escalated to the point where Vladimir Putin felt a decisive show of force was necessary.
Russian Strikes Batter Kyiv and Send Residents Dashing for Cover
The fighting in Ukraine had felt far from the capital in recent months, but the barrage of missiles brought many residents back to the fear and uncertainty of the early days of Russia’s invasion.
In Kyiv, the strikes shattered what had become a relative sense of calm.
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s capital on Monday came after months in which the fighting had shifted to other parts of the country.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Gets Power Restored After Shelling
The leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency said getting the plant reconnected to outside power was a “temporary relief in a still untenable situation.”
Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties Among 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winners
While the invasion added greater urgency to their work, the group has been tracking disappearances and war crimes for years.
More Vital Than Ever, Ukraine’s Trains Bind a Land Fractured by War
With the skies and ports closed, Ukraine’s railroads have been crucial to efforts to flee, to return, to keep the country going or to simply reclaim some semblance of normal life.
War Brings Ukraine’s Women New Roles and New Dangers
Women have become an all-important force in the fight. But even as they mobilize, they are increasingly bearing the worst of the conflict.
Defiant Under Russian Strikes, Ukrainians Celebrate a Nation ‘Reborn’
At least 22 people were killed in a missile strike on a rail station in eastern Ukraine, officials said. Celebrating the country’s Independence Day, Ukrainian leaders urged resolve.