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August 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
5 killed by Russian strike as Moscow continues its latest push in Ukraine's east
Five people have been killed by Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar as Moscow’s troops push ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region
August 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
August 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Kremlin says it has 'no worries' about Putin visit to Mongolia despite ICC warrant
The Kremlin says it has “no worries” about President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Mongolia, a country that is a member of the International Criminal Court, which last year issued a warrant for his arrest
August 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM
August 29, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Russia bans 92 more Americans from the country, including journalists
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced 92 additions to its list of Americans banned from entering the country
August 29, 2024 at 3:42 AM
August 28, 2024 at 10:12 AM
India's Prime Minister Modi steps into Ukraine-Russia peace vacuum
Ukraine scored victories on and off the battlefield last week, with Kyiv securing a long sought after visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
August 28, 2024 at 10:12 AM
August 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Ukraine weighs response after Russia launches massive attack
Multiple people were killed and injured in a second night of missile and drone attacks on infrastructure targets across the country from Lviv to Kharkiv.
August 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM
August 27, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Deadly Russian aerial attack targets Ukraine's critical infrastructure
The massive attack targeted power and water plants, killing at least seven people, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for allies to allow Ukraine to use western weapons inside Russia.
August 27, 2024 at 12:01 AM
August 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Russia launches nationwide attack across Ukraine
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy says Russia fired around 100 drones and more than 100 missiles, mainly targeting Ukraine’s already damaged power and water plants.
August 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
August 26, 2024 at 4:22 AM
5 dead in Ukrainian shelling at border region; Russian fire hits hotel with reporters
A British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk
August 26, 2024 at 4:22 AM
August 26, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Founder and CEO of Telegram arrested in France
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of popular messaging platform Telegram, was detained in connection with illegal activitiy on Telegram.
August 26, 2024 at 2:07 AM
August 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report
French broadcast media reports say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport
August 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM
August 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Ukraine and Russia exchanging over 100 prisoners of war
Plus, Hamas announces that it's sending a delegation to Egypt ahead of high-level cease-fire talks.
August 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM
August 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion
August 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
August 24, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria
Turkey's Defense Ministry says it has resumed joint military patrols with Russia in northern Syria after nearly a year's break
August 24, 2024 at 10:29 AM
August 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Inmates take hostage at Russian prison, reportedly claim support for Islamic State
Russian officials say that national guard snipers have killed four inmates who have staged a revolt in a prison in southern Russia, fatally stabbing four guards and briefly holding others as hostages
August 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM
August 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Concrete bunkers installed for protection amid Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia
A massive fire in Russia after an attack on a ferry by Ukraine resulted in multiple explosions and the sinking of the ferry. Russian officials are installing concrete bunkers for protection.
August 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM
August 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
Ukraine has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Wednesday, opening the possibility of more prosecutions of Russian officials for war crimes
August 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
August 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Drone attack sets fire at Russian military airfield
A large fire was burning at a Russian military airfield early on Thursday after it was targeted by drones overnight.
August 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
August 22, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Massive drone attacks exchanged between Moscow, Kyiv: Officials
A drone attack was launched on Moscow, Russian officials said, as Ukrainian officials said they also fought a prolonged drone assault.
August 22, 2024 at 12:58 AM
August 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack Moscow
Overnight, Ukraine launched at least 45 drones, with nearly a dozen aimed at the Russian capital, marking the biggest attempted strike on Moscow of the war. All were reportedly intercepted.
August 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM
August 21, 2024 at 9:59 PM
US concerned for Ukraine's Kursk assault as Russia prepares counterattack
The Ukrainians have not yet set up robust defenses, a U.S. official says.
August 21, 2024 at 9:59 PM
August 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Russians told to stop using dating sites in areas attacked by Ukraine
Russian authorities urged citizens in areas where Ukraine has been attacking to stop using video cameras, social media and dating sites.
August 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
August 21, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Moscow hit by drone attack
Moscow was targeted in what the mayor of the city called one of the biggest attempted drone attacks on the Russian capital of the war.
August 21, 2024 at 1:43 PM
August 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Pakistan rescues 2 Russians while 1 remains missing
A mountaineering official says after six days of being stranded on a remote peak in Pakistan’s northeast, two injured Russian climbers have been finally rescued, while another remains missing and is presumed dead
August 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
August 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Ukraine's assault on Russian soil intensifies
Ukrainian forces released new video showing the fierce battles in a small Russian town in the Kursk region. Ukraine appears close to cutting off many Russian troops trapped close to the Seym River.
August 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
August 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about his confinement and freedom
Vladimir Kara-Murza had been sentenced to 25 years in prison on treason charges after speaking out about the war in Ukraine, but was freed in a prisoner swap.
August 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM
August 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Ukrainian troops move deeper into Russia
New images show the moment Ukrainian forces broke into Russia, launching the biggest surprise battle of this war.
August 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia; 3rd bridge attacked in Kursk region
Ukrainian special forces released new video, claiming it shows troops engaged in fierce gunbattles inside Russia. Ukraine claims troops have seized over 480 square miles to build a buffer zone.
August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
August 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Belarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine
Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would station almost a third of the country’s military along the frontier
August 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
August 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
WHO records 1,940 attacks on health care in Ukraine since war with Russia began
The WHO said Monday that Ukraine has seen 1,940 confirmed health care attacks since the war with Russia began, the most ever recorded in a humanitarian emergency.
August 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
August 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza adjusting to his newfound freedom
Kara-Murza was sentenced in Russian court to 25 years in prison for allegedly spreading false information about Russia's military, but was freed in a prisoner swap made by the Biden administration.
August 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
August 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Ukrainian forces strike 3rd key bridge in Russia, military bloggers say
Ukraine attacked the last remaining bridge over a key Russian river, effectively cutting off supplies to what's thought to be hundreds more Russian troops, analysts and Russian military bloggers said.
August 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Ukraine reportedly destroys 3rd key bridge, threatening to cut off Russian troops
The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
August 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Russian supply bridges destroyed by Ukraine amid Kursk incursion, Kyiv says
The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.
August 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
August 19, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Ukrainian forces strengthen their position inside Russia
Ukrainian forces blew up a second bridge inside Russia amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion that began nearly two weeks ago. ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports from Kyiv.
August 19, 2024 at 2:01 AM
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one
One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one
One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Ukrainian air force reports of destroying a 2nd bridge in Kursk region
Ukraine continues its incursion in Russia’s Kursk region as Ukrainian officials report destroying a second bridge critical for supplying Russian troops.
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
August 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM
President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops are strengthening positions in Russia
The suprise assault into Russia is nearly two weeks old. Ukrainian forces have posted images of a bridge they claim to have blown up cutting off several villages.
August 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM
August 17, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck
Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun
August 17, 2024 at 8:30 PM
August 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Ukraine forces advance further inside Russia
Ukranian forces cross further into Russian territory as Russia closes in on a key Ukranian city.
August 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM
August 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Ukraine says offensive is meant to push Russia into peace talks
An aide of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t permanently occupy territory it’s taken. However, as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russian territory, it’s losing ground in its own country.
August 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
August 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Ukraine continues cross-border operations
Ukranian military officials say that they are setting up an administrative office in the Kursk region of Russia to “maintain law and order” in the area.
August 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
August 16, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Ukraine says it now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including town of Sudzha
Ukraine now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including the town of Sudzha, since launching its incursion into the Kursk region last week, Ukrainian officials said.
August 16, 2024 at 1:01 AM
August 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Freed American Paul Whelan is wearing Biden’s flag pin every day, his lawyer says
“He’s doing as well as can be expected,” his attorney tells ABC News.
August 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
August 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
American-Russian ballerina heading to a Russian penal colony
Boyfriend of ballerina Ksenia Karelina speaks out after she is sentenced to 12 years in prison for allegedly organizing fundraisers for Ukraine's military and attending pro-Ukraine rallies.
August 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
August 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years
A former ballerina who lives in California, Ksenia Karelina, was arrested in January and charged with treason, according to Russian state media and the court.
August 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
August 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
2 regions in Russia under federal state of emergency
The surprise Ukrainian attack inside Russia is forcing the evacuations of 200,000 Russians as Ukrainian forces have now captured nearly 400 square miles of territory in the Kursk region.
August 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
August 15, 2024 at 1:39 PM
2 Americans sentenced to prison in Russia
A Russian court sentenced dual Russian-American citizen and former ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in prison for high treason while Josef Tater faces five years for hooliganism at a Moscow hotel.
August 15, 2024 at 1:39 PM
August 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Nearly 200,000 Russians being evacuated after massive Ukrainian attack
The overnight strikes marked the biggest combined attack on Russia's air force infrastructure since the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainian sources said.
August 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
August 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine offensive continues
Overnight, the governor of the border region of Belgorod called the situation “very difficult” following attacks by Ukrainian forces.
August 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM