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2 hours ago

Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign

Officials say Russian missiles, bombs and drones have battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks
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In this photo provided by Kharkiv Regional Administration, an apartment building is seen damaged by a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Kharkiv Regional Administration via AP)
November 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM

How Trump’s reelection could impact war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with President-elect Donald Trump, as the former seeks to shore up long-term American military and financial support in its war with Russia.
November 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM
VIDEO: How Trump’s reelection could impact war in Ukraine
November 5, 2024 at 6:12 PM

10,000 North Korean troops now in Russia's Kursk region, Pentagon says

NATO confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops had been deployed to fight alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region.
November 5, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
November 2, 2024 at 7:43 PM

Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield
November 2, 2024 at 7:43 PM
In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian snipers fire towards Ukrainian forces from an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
November 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM

8,000 North Korean soldiers to enter Ukraine in days: Pentagon

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell talks about what the escalation of troops by North Korea and Russia could mean in Ukraine, as well as in Asia.
November 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM
VIDEO: 6,000 North Korean soldiers to enter Ukraine in days: Pentagon
October 31, 2024 at 3:38 PM

Ukraine-born congresswoman on supporting Trump: He’s ‘very tough’ on Russia

Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., says “peace can only be achieved through strength,” and former President Donald Trump is “the toughest in actions.”
October 31, 2024 at 3:38 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine-born congresswoman on supporting Trump: He’s ‘very tough’ on Russia
October 30, 2024 at 11:35 PM

29 injured, 1 child killed in Russian strike on residential building in Ukraine

Russia struck a nine-story building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with a guided aerial bomb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
October 30, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Rescuers work at the site where an apartment building was hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oct. 31, 2024.
October 30, 2024 at 1:25 PM

North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine may welcome rare tour

The thousands of young soldiers North Korea has sent to Russia, reportedly to help fight against Ukraine, include many elite special forces, but that hasn’t stopped speculation they’ll be slaughtered because they have no combat experience, no familiari...
October 30, 2024 at 1:25 PM
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets soldiers who took part in a training in North Korea, on March 13, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
October 30, 2024 at 12:54 AM

Russia strikes Ukraine's 2 biggest cities in its latest barrage, officials say

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties
October 30, 2024 at 12:54 AM
A Ukrainian officer of the 92nd separate assault brigade inspects ammunition in a shelter on the frontline near Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
October 28, 2024 at 6:01 PM

NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russian war on Ukraine

NATO confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops had been deployed to fight alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region.
October 28, 2024 at 6:01 PM
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers a statement, after a meeting with a high level South Korean delegation including top intelligence and military officials as well as senior diplomats briefed NATO diplomats, at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.
October 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM

NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russian war on Ukraine

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the latest deployment in the Kursk region, the area within Russia where Ukraine has been waging an assault.
October 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
VIDEO: NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russian war on Ukraine
October 28, 2024 at 7:50 AM

Trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election

The decisions of the next U.S. president will determine the trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia’s invasion
October 28, 2024 at 7:50 AM
FILE - A building burns after a Russian strike in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Ivkov, File)
October 27, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says

A local official says Russian forces have thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion from Ukraine into southwestern Russia
October 27, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Ukrainian servicemen prepare 122mm artillery cannon before firing towards Russian positions in Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Ivkov)
October 27, 2024 at 4:30 AM

Ukraine's Zelenskyy claims N. Korean troops will be deployed by Russia in coming days

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend
October 27, 2024 at 4:30 AM
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, Ukrainian soldiers are seen inside a M109 self-propelled howitzer on the frontline on their position in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
October 26, 2024 at 6:14 PM

Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teens and injure dozens

A Russian drone strike has killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours
October 26, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Emergency service vehicles are seen through the smoke from a fire caused by the attack of Russian drones that killed a teenager in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
October 26, 2024 at 5:12 AM

The human cost of the ongoing war in Ukraine

It’s been nearly 1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the lives caught in the middle now that North Korea intends to send their troops into battle.
October 26, 2024 at 5:12 AM
The human cost of the ongoing war in Ukraine
October 24, 2024 at 2:05 PM

US says North Korean troops are in Russia to aid in fight against Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the U.S. has evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia.
October 24, 2024 at 2:05 PM
VIDEO: US says North Korean troops are in Russia to aid in fight against Ukraine
October 23, 2024 at 3:46 PM

North Korean troops are already in Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the troop movement which the defense secretary calls a “very, very serious issue.”
October 23, 2024 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: North Korean troops are already in Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says
October 22, 2024 at 2:42 PM

North Korea sending troops to aid Russia: South Korean intelligence

ABC News' Britt Clennett reports on this potential threat and the response from the U.S.
October 22, 2024 at 2:42 PM
VIDEO: North Korea sending troops to aid Russia: South Korean intelligence
October 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM

Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine as Zelensky warns of 'clear' North Korea threat

Austin's visit is his third to the country during its war with Russia. ABC News' Britt Clennett reports.
October 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
VIDEO: Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine as Zelensky warns of 'clear' North Korea threat
October 21, 2024 at 2:18 PM

Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of 'clear' North Korea threat

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, early on Monday morning for his third visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022.
October 21, 2024 at 2:18 PM
This handout photograph from the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shaking hands during their meeting in Kyiv on Oct. 21, 2024
October 21, 2024 at 10:44 AM

New video appears to show North Korean soldiers in Russia

Geolocated video circulating online appears to show North Korean soldiers in Russia's far east, potentially to deploy to the war in Ukraine. ABC News' Ines de La Cuetara reports.
October 21, 2024 at 10:44 AM
VIDEO: New video appears to show North Korean soldiers in Russia
October 16, 2024 at 5:49 PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveils 'victory plan'

Zelenskyy told Ukraine's parliament in Kyiv the plan could finish the war against Russia next year.
October 16, 2024 at 5:49 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveils 'victory plan'
1 month ago

Inside a Ukrainian camp for children who've lost family in the Russia-Ukraine war

At Gen.Ukrainian, children who have lost family to Russia's war in Ukraine meet with psychologists and attend group classes.
1 month ago
The founder of the Gen.Ukrainian, Oksana Lebedeva, is seen in an undated image supplied by the organization.
1 month ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes in overnight attacks

Ukrainian officials said missiles struck an apartment building in Kharkiv where at least eight people were wounded.
1 month ago
Ukrainian officials said missiles struck an apartment building in Kharkiv where at least eight people were wounded.
1 month ago

Russia and Ukraine launch scores of attack drones in overnight strikes

Russia and Ukraine each launched more than 100 attack drones overnight, most of which were intercepted, the countries' militaries said.
1 month ago
Rescue workers operate at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine October 3, 2024.
1 month ago

Trump says he wants 'fair deal' between Ukraine and Russia

Former President Donald Trump touted a "very good relationship" with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he vowed to negotiate a "fair deal" for both Ukraine and Russia.
1 month ago
Former President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower in New York, Sept. 27, 2024.
1 month ago

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy holds meeting with Trump

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier in the week during the week to discuss its ongoing war with Russia.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy holds meeting with Trump
1 month ago

Harris, standing with Zelenskyy, indirectly jabs at Trump and Vance on Ukraine views

Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to continue support to Ukraine as she met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss his so-called "victory plan."
1 month ago
Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sept. 26, 2024, in the vice president's ceremonial office inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex.
1 month ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy courts US support, meets Harris in Washington

The vice president on Thursday pledged to continue support to Ukraine as she and the Ukrainian president discussed his so-called "victory plan" to bring an end to the war with Russia.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Ukraine's Zelenskyy courts US support, meets Harris in Washington
1 month ago

As Zelenskyy visits White House, Ukrainian push to use long-range weapons continues

Leaders of NATO countries have expressed frustration with the Biden administration, as Ukraine pushes the United States to allow long-range strikes within Russia.
1 month ago
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at an event concerning the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine at the United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.
1 month ago

Trump lashes out at Zelenskyy after Ukraine's leader questioned his plan to end war

Trump painted a picture of an "obliterated" Ukraine as its leader is in the U.S. to present what he calls his "victory plan" to Biden, Trump and Harris.
1 month ago
Trump painted a picture of an "obliterated" Ukraine as its leader is in the U.S. to present what he calls his "victory plan" to Biden, Trump and Harris.
1 month ago

The President and First Lady of Ukraine | Robin Roberts Reporting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska sit down with Robin Roberts to discuss the conflict with Russia, his upcoming presentation of his “Victory Plan,” and much more.
1 month ago
VIDEO: The President and First Lady of Ukraine | Robin Roberts Reporting
1 month ago

Biden administration pledges new glide bombs to Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy meeting

The U.S. also will announce more than $2 billion in additional military aid.
1 month ago
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted the first weapons separation test of an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) from an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant March 23.
1 month ago

Trump lashes out at Zelenskyy after Ukraine leader questioned claim he could end war

Trump painted a picture of an "obliterated" Ukraine as its leader is in the U.S. to present what he calls his "victory plan" to Biden, Trump and Harris.
1 month ago
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, on Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.
1 month ago

Zelenskyy to the UN: Russia wanting more land is ‘insane’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Zelenskyy to the UN: Russia wanting more land is ‘insane’
1 month ago

Wars in Middle East, Ukraine poised to dominate high-stakes UNGA: ANALYSIS

The U.S. is grappling with diplomatic frustrations on both fronts.
1 month ago
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Aramti, near the Lebanon-Israel border, Sept. 23, 2024.
1 month ago

Russia fires barrage at Ukraine as Zelenskyy pitches war-winning plan at UN

Russia launched a major missile and drone attack into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday coinciding with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the U.S.
1 month ago
In this handout provided by the National Police of Ukraine, a firefighter is pictured next to a damaged building after a Russian attack in the city of Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Sept. 24, 2024.
1 month ago

Biden reflects on leaving 2024 race, mixed foreign policy legacy in last UNGA address

President Joe Biden, reflecting on his decision to step aside, told world leaders: "Some things are more important than staying in power. It's your people."
1 month ago
President Joe Biden speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2024, in New York.
1 month ago

Zelenskyy appeals for support for Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska sit down with ABC News' Robin Roberts to discuss the “victory plan” he will present to President Joe Biden.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Zelenskyy appeals for support for Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’
1 month ago

Zelenskyy discusses 'Victory Plan' he will present to Biden: GMA exclusive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the "Victory Plan" he will present to President Joe Biden is aimed at strengthening Ukraine to force Russia to negotiate.
1 month ago
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Robin Roberts of ABC News in New York, Sept. 23, 2024.
1 month ago

Zelenskyy says Russia using Chinese satellites to photograph nuclear plants

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will present evidence that China is offering satellite assistance to Russia to possibly target nuclear plants.
1 month ago
The operating room destroyed by a Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in Ukraine, April 2, 2024.
1 month ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine's war with Russia is 'closer to the end': GMA exclusive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts he believes the end of the war with Russia is closer than people think.
1 month ago
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska speak with Robin Roberts of ABC News in New York City, Sept. 23, 2024.
2 months ago

Zelenskyy on finding a diplomatic way to stop the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the United Nations General Assembly hoping to gain further U.S. support for what he calls a "victory" plan.
2 months ago
VIDEO:  Zelenskyy on finding a diplomatic way to stop the war
2 months ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy seeks US support for 'victory plan' in war against Russia

The Ukrainian president told ABC News' Robin Roberts the plan isn't about negotiating with Russia, but "a bridge to a diplomatic way out, to stop the war."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Ukraine's Zelenskyy seeks US support for 'victory plan' in war against Russia
2 months ago

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to address UN General Assembly in New York

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday at the U.N. General Assembly to discuss his country's "victory plan."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to address UN General Assembly in New York
2 months ago

Suspect fixated on Ukraine, sources said. Here's what Trump has said about the war.

Investigators in the case are looking into whether Ryan Routh had grievances related to former President Donald Trump's position on Ukraine.
2 months ago
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at the podium to speak during a campaign rally at the Expo World Market Center in Las Vegas, Sept. 13, 2024.
2 months ago

Russia downs 30 'Ukrainian drones' in overnight attack, defense ministry says

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it defeated a fresh wave of Ukrainian drone attacks over the west of the country.
2 months ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 12, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS
2 months ago

Ukraine continues its push to use of long-range missiles inside Russia

Ukrainian officials are asking the U.S. and other allies to allow them to use these weapons despite Russian President Vladimir Putin warning against it.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Ukraine continues its push to use of long-range missiles inside Russia
2 months ago

Ukraine and Russia trade overnight drone attacks, military officials say

Dozens of Russian drones were launched overnight in an attack targeting regions throughout Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
2 months ago
People walk across a pedestrian bridge in city center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.