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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and then Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrive for a meeting with the military brass in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 13, 2024, 3:01 am
Amid intensified Russian assault on Ukraine, Putin removes defense minister Shoigu
In surprise shakeup, Andrey Belousov is tapped as new minister while Shoigu becomes Security Council secretary; thousands of Ukrainians evacuated from Kharkiv as 9 villages taken
By AFP
A Ukrainian soldier watches a Grad multiple launch rocket system firing near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 13, 2023. (Libkos/AP)
August 14, 2023, 2:33 pm
Ukraine says it ousted Russian forces from front line territory near Bakhmut
Amid slow progress in counteroffensive, deputy defense minister acknowledges forces have been diverted due to Russian pressure in Kharkiv region
By Stanislav DOSHCHITSYN
An Iranian Shahed-129 drone is displayed at a rally in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2016. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
May 28, 2023, 12:22 pm
1 killed as Iranian-made drones swarm Ukrainian capital ahead of Kyiv Day
Officials say barrage likely intended to ruin celebrations; Ukraine claims to down 52 of 54 UAVs fired by Russia across country in ‘massive attack;’ shelling kills 2 in Kharkiv
By susie blann and Elise Morton
Ukrainian firefighters douse flames in a burning house following Russian shelling in the city of Kherson, on January 29, 2023. (Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
January 30, 2023, 4:18 am
Russian shelling in Kherson leaves at least three civilians dead
Strikes hit hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank, and residential buildings, says regional administration
By AFP
Rescuers clear debris of homes destroyed by a missile attack in the outskirts of Kyiv, on December 29, 2022, following a Russian missile strike on Ukraine. (Genya Savilov/AFP)
December 30, 2022, 8:59 pm
Ukraine says it repelled attack of Iran-made drones from Russia
Kyiv says its forces shot down all 16 kamikaze craft, with no casualties
By Robbie COREY-BOULET and Cecile Feuillatre
Police experts examine remains of a downed missile which fell on vehicles parked at a multi-story residential building in Kyiv on December 29, 2022, during Russian missiles strike to Ukraine (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
December 29, 2022, 11:08 am
Ukraine says Russia fired ‘massive’ barrage of over 120 missiles
3 wounded in capital Kyiv, including 14-year-old girl; most of Lviv without power; Ukraine military says attack included air- and sea-based cruise missiles
By AFP
A Chabad man lights a menorah in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first night of Hanukkah, December 18, 2022 (courtesy Kharkiv Choral Synagogue)
December 28, 2022, 2:41 am
Hanukkah brings light to darkened Kharkiv amid winter at war
Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskowitz take festivities underground and into military hospitals, where they find a wounded Israeli and city residents looking for a reason to smile
By Lazar Berman
Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz lights the first Hanukkah candle in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 18, 2022. (Vyacheslav Madiyevskyi / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images via JTA)
December 22, 2022, 8:25 am
2 Lego menorahs, candle lighting under war: Hanukkah celebrated around the world
From Ukraine to Taiwan, from Sao Paulo to Denver, menorahs light up Jewish communities as they celebrate the Festival of Lights
By Jackie Hajdenberg
This photograph taken with a long exposure shows car lights near the Maidan Square during a power outage in the city of Kyiv, on December 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Sameer Al-DOUMY/AFP)
December 17, 2022, 10:48 pm
Ukraine races to restore power after Russian strikes plunge cities into darkness
Energy provider imposes blackouts, warns recovery will take longer than usual due to extent of damage; Putin holds court with top military brass
By Dmytro Gorshkov
People take cover in the subway station being used as a bomb shelter during a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 16, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
December 16, 2022, 12:45 pm
Explosions rock Ukraine as Russia launches another massive missile barrage
Two killed after residential building struck in Zelensky’s hometown, children among injured; electricity, water supply interrupted in Kyiv and Kharkiv
By HANNA ARHIROVA and Jamey Keaten
A woman receives medicine boxes from a volunteer at a heating tent at a a government-built help station, in Kherson, Ukraine, December 3, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
December 4, 2022, 3:10 pm
More than 500 Ukrainian localities remain without power as temperatures plummet
Kharkiv region worst hit with 112 villages cut off, says minister, after weeks of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure; more attacks expected as freezing winter sets in
By AFP
A photograph shows Kyiv late on October 11, 2022, during a rolling blackout of parts of districts of the Ukrainian capital following rocket attacks on critical infrastructures in the evening, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Eugene KOTENKO / AFP)
October 18, 2022, 2:45 pm
Zelensky: Russian strikes destroyed around 30% of Ukraine’s power stations in a week
Ukrainian president says repeated targeting of energy infrastructure is a form of terror attack; some hospitals running on backup generators
By Emmanuel PEUCHOT
Artillery craters are seen in the field from an aerial view in the recently liberated area of Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 30, 2022. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
October 1, 2022, 4:51 pm
20 killed in Russian shelling of Ukrainian civilian convoy, Kyiv says
Second strike in two days to hit humanitarian convoy; Russia in retreat from most of Kharkiv region
By Jon Gambrell and Adam Schreck
A Ukrainian serviceman uses a metal detector to inspect a mass grave in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 which contains Ukrainian soldiers who were killed during the fighting against Russians near the beginning of the war. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
September 16, 2022, 2:24 am
440 bodies: Ukraine says mass grave uncovered in city recaptured from Russians
Remains reportedly discovered in pit in northeastern city of Izium, near Kharkiv, after Russians retreat; deputy interior minister says torture chambers found in area
By VASILISA STEPANENKO
A Ukrainian soldier stands on a tank on the road in the freed territory of the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov)
September 13, 2022, 5:43 pm
Urging surrender, Kyiv tells fleeing Russian troops they’re used as ‘cannon fodder’
Moscow claims it’s launching ‘massive strikes’ as Ukraine’s counteroffensive deals major blows, but no uptick in attacks reported
By Elena Becatoros and HANNA ARHIROVA
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