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6 minutes ago

Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in

Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets
6 minutes ago
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry press service on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, a Russian soldier fires a Rapira anti-tank gun, in the border area of Kursk region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
4 hours ago

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.
4 hours ago
VIDEO: Ukraine continues cross-border operations
August 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM

Ukrainian soldiers add metal netting to US tanks to protect against Russian drones

As the vast use of drones has become a feature of the Ukrainian-Russian war, soldiers said they have found a new way to keep precious vehicles protected on battlefields.
August 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM
A U.S.-made Bradley armored vehicle is seen being fitted with a metal addition in this photo supplied by Ukraine’s Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front, which blurred the background to hide the location.
August 16, 2024 at 5:19 AM

Ukraine claims its incursion has pushed 21 miles into Russia

The country's security service released a video showing what it says is the capture of more than 100 Russian soldiers. President Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine took control of the town Sudzha.
August 16, 2024 at 5:19 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine claims its incursion has pushed 21 miles into Russia
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
Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Aug. 14, 2024.
August 15, 2024 at 7:58 PM

Ukrainian drone attack damages 2 hangars, satellite images show

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s troops have taken full control of Sudzha
August 15, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Ukrainian serviceman ride atop a trophy tank after returning from Russia near the Russian-Ukrainian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
August 15, 2024 at 2:11 AM

Ukraine conducts major attacks on Russian airfields

More than 200,000 Russian civilians have been ordered to evacuate their homes. Russia promises an "all-out offensive" in retaliation as thousands of Ukrainian troops cross the border.
August 15, 2024 at 2:11 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine conducts major attacks on Russian airfields
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
Ukrainian servicemen drive an armoured military vehicle past destroyed border crossing point with Russia, in the Sumy region, on August 14, 2024.
August 14, 2024 at 9:13 PM

Civilians evacuated after Ukraine surprise attack inside Russia’s Kursk region

Russian forces have vowed an “all-out offensive” as Ukrainian forces continue to advance, consolidate and maintain control over towns they have seized.
August 14, 2024 at 9:13 PM
VIDEO: Civilians evacuated after Ukraine surprise attack inside Russia’s Kursk region
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
VIDEO: Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine offensive continues
August 14, 2024 at 12:33 AM

Ukraine trying to push deeper into Russia, as advance appears slowed

Russia’s Defense Ministry and pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported Tuesday that Ukrainian forces again launched multiple attempts to break through defensive lines.
August 14, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM

Ukraine forces advance deeper into Russia’s Kursk region

General Robert Abrams joins ABC News to talk the significance of Ukrainian forces occupying Russian territory.
August 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine forces advance deeper into Russia’s Kursk region
August 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Ukrainian forces occupy some Russian territory

Retired U.S. Gen. Robert Abrams breaks down Ukraine’s push into Russia and how it might help with potential negotiations.
August 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian forces occupy some Russian territory
August 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Ukraine expands offensive inside Russia

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a military offensive is underway 18 miles inside of Russia.
August 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine expands offensive inside Russia
August 13, 2024 at 6:54 AM

Russians urged to flee Ukraine's cross-border attack as Kremlin scrambles to respond

Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers, or 386 square miles, of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region
August 13, 2024 at 6:54 AM
People evacuated from a fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Kursk region sit next to tents at a temporary residence center in Kursk, Russia, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo)
August 13, 2024 at 6:24 AM

Ukrainian troops gain ground after surprise incursion into Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is rushing troops to counter the largest occupation of Russian territory since World War II.
August 13, 2024 at 6:24 AM
VIDEO: Ukrainian troops gain ground after surprised incursion into Russia
August 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM

Ukraine captures 28 settlements in incursion as Russian residents ordered to evacuate

Ukrainian troops have captured 28 settlements in Russia's Kursk region, as thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate, Russian officials said.
August 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM
A Ukrainian servicemen poses for a picture near a military vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2024.
August 12, 2024 at 10:13 AM

Zelenskyy acknowledges push into Russia to put 'pressure on the aggressor'

The Ukrainian military was progressing in its campaign "to push the war out into the aggressor's territory," President Zelenskyy said late Saturday in his daily address.
August 12, 2024 at 10:13 AM
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, a Russian Army tank covered with camouflage net takes a position in an area of the Kursk region of Russia.
August 12, 2024 at 1:02 AM

Ukraine acknowledges military operation inside Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the push into Russia is to put "pressure on the aggressor." The Kremlin says dozens of Russians have been wounded in the past several days.
August 12, 2024 at 1:02 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine acknowledges military operation inside Russia
August 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM

2 killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv region, including 4-year-old boy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indirectly acknowledged ongoing military actions in Russia's Kursk border region to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.”
August 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Residents of the apartment building damaged after shelling by the Ukrainian side leave an area in Kursk, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo)
August 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM

Ukrainian troops pushing deeper into Russia

ABC's Patrick Reevell reports on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commenting for the first time on the incursion, praising Ukraine’s army.
August 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM
VIDEO: Ukrainian troops pushing deeper into Russia
August 10, 2024 at 7:26 PM

Russia tightens security in region of Ukraine incursion, fighting persists

Russia has announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk
August 10, 2024 at 7:26 PM
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, a Russian Army tank takes a position at an area of Kursk region of Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Ukraine continues major incursion into Russia, with reports of advances

A Ukrainian adviser to the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Thursday said one goal was to alter Russia’s perception of the war.
August 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
This photo released by the acting Governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov telegram channel , shows a damaged house after shelling by the Ukrainian side in the city of Sudzha, Kursk region that borders Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.
August 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM

Ukraine stuns Russia in cross-border assault

The operation this week represented Ukraine's largest incursion into Russia since the start of the war. Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor gives his analysis.
August 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine stuns Russia in cross-border assault
August 9, 2024 at 4:46 PM

14 dead in strike on Ukrainian shopping mall in wake of incursion into Russia

The death toll continued to rise after Ukrainian officials reported Friday that a Russian plane-launched missile struck a shopping mall in the town of Kostiantynivka.
August 9, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Firefighters and rescue workers attend the site of destruction after an attack on a shopping mall where 10 killed, another 35 were wounded in the settlement of Kostyantynivka, Ukraine on Aug. 9, 2024.
August 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM

Putin vows retaliation after Ukraine launches major offensive inside Russia

After nearly two and a half years, Ukraine surprised many by taking the battle inside the Russian border region of Kursk.
August 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM
VIDEO: Putin vows retaliation after Ukraine launches major offensive inside Russia
August 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM

Ukraine launches surprise assault inside Russia

ABC News’ James Longman has the latest as Ukraine continues its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
August 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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August 8, 2024 at 1:43 AM

Ukraine launches attack into Russia, marking biggest incursion since war began

Ukraine has launched a major attack with Ukrainian troops into Russia, in what appears to be the most serious incursion into the country since Moscow's invasion began.
August 8, 2024 at 1:43 AM
A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces runs on the street at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Aug. 6, 2024.
August 8, 2024 at 1:08 AM

Ukraine launches large-scale ground assault into Russia

The regular Ukrainian military has launched a large-scale assault inside Russia for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August 8, 2024 at 1:08 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine launches large-scale ground assault into Russia
August 7, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Ukraine launches major attack inside Russia

In the largest incursion since the start of the war more than two years ago, Ukraine has taken control of a number of villages in the border area of Russia’s Kursk region.
August 7, 2024 at 7:16 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine launches major attack inside Russia
August 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Ukraine intensifies long-range strikes, sinking Russian submarine, striking airfield

Ukrainian military officials say they have sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours
August 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
FILE - A Russian military landing ship sails not far from Kerch, Crimea, Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
August 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Ukraine wins its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, in women's team saber fencing

Ukraine has won its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory over South Korea in the women’s team saber fencing final
August 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
South Korea's Jeon Hayoung, left, competes with Ukraine's Alina Komashchuk in the women's team sabre final match during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
August 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM

Ukraine's desperate need for soldiers

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the ground in Ukraine where there is dwindling manpower on the frontlines two and a half years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
August 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine's desperate need for soldiers
August 1, 2024 at 10:32 AM

Ukraine's desperate need for soldiers spurs exodus of young men

Since 2022, Ukraine has barred most military-age men from leaving the country. As a result, the number seeking to cross the border illegally has soared
August 1, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Ukrainian servicemen of the Shkval special battalion, 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade, ex-convicts, take part in military exercises at an unspecified location in the Donetsk region, July 26, 2024.
July 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM

Doctors and patients recall horror of Russian strike on Kyiv children's hospital

Patients and doctors from Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, describe the horror they felt during a Russian strike on the facility on July 8, 2024.
July 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
A view from the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, after a Russian strike on the site on July 8, 2024.
July 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM

Girl recounts attack on Ukraine children's hospital

Solomiya Fomeniuk, 16, recalls the missile strike on the Okhmatdyt pediatric hospital as both horror and a miraculous survival.
July 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Solomiya Fomeniuk, 16, recalls the missile strike on the Okhmatdyt pediatric hospital as both horror and a miraculous survival.
1 month ago

Trump says he had a 'very good phone call' with Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy reached out to Trump, according to a source close to the Ukrainian leader and Trump, who said the two had a "very good phone call."
1 month ago
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 25, 2019.
1 month ago

Trump’s VP pick Vance opposes US aid for Ukraine, intensifying fear for Kyiv's future

“I do not think that it is in America's interest to continue to fund an effectively never-ending war in Ukraine,” Vance said. "We’ve done more than our fair share.”
1 month ago
Former President Donald Trump pumps his fist alongside Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention, in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024.
1 month ago

Biden introduces Zelenskyy as Putin in gaffe during NATO summit meeting

President Joe Biden accidentally called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the name of his rival, President Vladimir Putin, when introducing him at the NATO summit.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Biden introduces Zelenskyy as Putin in gaffe during NATO summit meeting
1 month ago

China 'firmly' rejects NATO accusations that it's an 'enabler' of Russian war

NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
1 month ago
NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
1 month ago

Ukraine searches children's hospital ruins as NATO countries condemn Russian strike

More than 400 people were busy overnight on rescue operations at the Kyiv children’s hospital and elsewhere, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.
1 month ago
Emergency and rescue personnel operate and clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile strike in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
1 month ago

Children's hospital in Kyiv struck in Russian missile attacks

ABC News’ Ian Pannell has the latest on the Russian missiles hitting Ukraine, one day before President Joe Biden is set to host a NATO summit in Washington, D.C.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Russia launches missiles at Ukrainian cities
1 month ago

Children who fled Russian invasion find community in Ukrainian scouting group

At a Ukrainian scouting group's Spring Festival, children who fled Russia's invasion gather and gain a sense of community.
1 month ago
Kalyna Durbak, right, of the Ukrainian Scouting Organization Plast, instructing young scouts in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
2 months ago

2 years after pushing back Russia, Kharkiv faces barrage of attacks

Two years after Ukraine pushed back Russian forces, Kharkiv is facing a barrage of attacks.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 2 years after pushing Russia back, Kharkiv faces barrage of attacks
2 months ago

Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid Russian isolation over Ukraine

Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.
2 months ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam's President To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam June 20, 2024.
2 months ago

Vice President Harris among other world leaders at peace summit for Ukraine

Meeting in Switzerland, Vice President Kamala Harris met with President Zelenskyy and announced another $1.5 billion in aid to Ukraine.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Vice President Harris among other world leaders at peace summit for Ukraine
2 months ago

Harris, Zelenskyy join world leaders to discuss peace plan in Ukraine

Vice President Harris announced another $1.5 billion from USAID for Ukrainian infrastructure and humanitarian needs.
2 months ago
US Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15, 2024.
2 months ago

Newly blinded Ukrainian commander helps others losing eyesight

Col. Oleh Avtomeenko was wounded while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region, on the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion in late February 2022.
2 months ago
Col. Oleh Avtomeenko at the training centre in Lviv, Ukraine, in March 2024.
2 months ago

G7 leaders strike deal on using Russian assets to back $50B loan to Ukraine

President Joe Biden and key allies have agreed to use interest from frozen Russian assets to back a $50 billion loan for Ukraine's war efforts and economic reconstruction.
2 months ago
VIDEO: G7 leaders strike deal on using Russian assets to back $50B loan to Ukraine
2 months ago

Zelenskyy addresses G7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the G7 summit in Italy with U.S. President Joe Biden to announce a bilateral security agreement to strengthen defense against Russia.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Zelenskyy addresses G7 summit