The president of Ukraine and a top national security aide said the Russian offensive, anticipated for weeks, had finally begun after a Russian missile barrage that included the first deadly strike on the western city of Lviv.
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Russia Fires Missile Barrage at Ukrainian Cities and Military Targets
The strikes seemed aimed at hampering Ukraine’s war fighting capacity as the conflict shifts to eastern Donbas region, and at responding to the sinking of a Russian warship.
Girding for New Battle, Russia Warns U.S. on Advanced Weapons for Ukraine
The warnings were regarded as a sign that American military assistance to Ukraine was compounding problems for the Russians in their two-month-old invasion.
A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia
Encouraged by the United States, Slovakia “donated” a bulky but effective S-300, hoping to challenge Russian domination of the skies in the war next door.
Captured Ukrainian Oligarch Was Figure in Russian Election Meddling Investigation
Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian politician close to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, was also a client of Paul Manafort, the Republican political consultant and Trump campaign chairman.
Russians Planted Thousands of Land Mines During Retreat From Kyiv, Ukrainians Say
Departing Russian soldiers have laced large swaths of the country with buried mines and jury-rigged bombs, some hidden inside homes, to terrorize returning civilians.
Putin Calls Talks a ‘Dead End’ but Limits War Aim to Eastern Ukraine
It was the first time that President Vladimir Putin himself had defined a more limited military goal: taking control of the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine — not the whole country.
Zelensky Responds to Apparent Russian Threat of Chemical Weapons Use
A Ukrainian unit in Mariupol claimed Russian forces had used chemical weapons there. Their report could not be independently confirmed.
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened
Amid the current crisis, Fiona Hill and other former advisers are connecting President Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine to Jan. 6. And they’re ready to talk.
Why Calls for War Crimes Justice Over Ukraine Face Long Odds
If those in power act as if they are immune to the laws of war, it may be because they often are. But following through is not necessarily an empty exercise.