Ukraine lets soldiers from towns occupied by the Russian military join the battle to reclaim them.
Tag: Mariupol (Ukraine)
Ukraine Goes Dark: NASA Images Drive Home a Nation’s Anguish
A satellite operated by NASA and NOAA bares how Russia’s drones and missiles knocked out the nation’s power.
Your Monday Briefing: Putin and Xi to Meet in Moscow
Also, Donald Trump says his arrest is imminent and UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse.
Putin Visits Mariupol After ICC Arrest Warrant
The trip was the Russian leader’s first to territory his forces captured since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and came shortly after an international court issued a warrant for his arrest for war crimes.
Defiant Putin Visits Mariupol, Second Stop in Tour of Occupied Ukraine
The surprise trip signals the Kremlin is trying to keep up business as usual, two days after an international court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president.
Ukraine Hits Russian Positions Deep Behind Enemy Lines
Nearly a dozen explosions rang out in the Russian-held Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, site of one of the best-known battles of the war.
Christmas in Ukraine: Flickering Lights, Patriotic Trees and Hope for Peace
One town is protecting a statue of St. Nick with sandbags, another is putting its Christmas tree underground and others are cranking up noisy generators to keep the holiday spirit alive.
Ukraine Selects Its Entry for Eurovision Song Contest
The electronic music duo Tvorchi won with the song “Heart of Steel,” which the singers said was inspired by the courage of Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol.
Using Adoptions, Russia Turns Ukrainian Children Into Spoils of War
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia. “I didn’t want to go,” one girl told The New York Times from a foster home near Moscow.
Ukrainian Soldiers Are Freed. Joy Ripples Across the Country.
After the largest prisoner exchange of the war, Ukrainians celebrated while anger coursed through the ranks of Russian mercenaries and military bloggers.