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Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building which was hit by a Russian jet drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 25, 2026. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)
September 25, 2026, 6:14 pm
Israeli teen killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv apartment building
Family said to request body of 14-year-old Daniel Umansky be flown to Israel for burial, after deadly blast kills four others and injures at least 20 people in Ukrainian capital
By Lazar Berman and Reuters
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaking with the media as she arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026. (Petros Karadjias/AP)
April 24, 2026, 7:58 pm
EU approves 20th sanctions package against Russia and $105 billion loan to Ukraine
Russia vows to retaliate after sanctions imposed on ​oil and gas, the linchpin of Russia’s economy; loan to Ukraine comes just before the war-torn state was set to run out of money
By Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebrations of the "Defender of the Fatherland Day" in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
February 24, 2026, 4:56 pm
Four years after invading Ukraine, Russia is isolated and broken – but not done
Despite a shattered economy, severe labor shortages and a failed pivot to Asia, Putin refuses to yield, dragging the entire region deeper into a bloody war of attrition
By Ksenia Svetlova
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, November 17, 2025. (Sarah Meyssonnier, Pool Photo via AP)
November 21, 2025, 7:48 pm
Zelensky acknowledges difficult choice as US peace plan offers concessions to Russia
As Trump presses for a response to his 28-point framework, Ukraine confronts prospect of having to cede territory, reduce its army and put off NATO aspirations
By AP
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a ceremony on Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, August 24, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick//The Canadian Press via AP)
August 24, 2025, 4:04 pm
Russia says Ukraine struck nuclear power plant as Kyiv marks its Independence Day
No injuries reported in alleged drone strike in western Russia; UN nuclear watchdog director says ‘every nuclear facility must be protected at all times’
By AP and ToI Staff
(L-R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz listen as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025 (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 19, 2025, 6:05 am
Putin and Zelensky set for peace summit after Trump talks
US president tells Ukraine’s leader America would help assure his country’s security in a peace deal, as European leaders join the two at the White House for talks
By AFP and Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
August 9, 2025, 2:08 am
Trump says he’ll meet Putin in Alaska on August 15
US leader says deal to end war in Ukraine could involve land swaps
By AFP
Ukrainian (L) and Russian (R) delegations attending a meeting at the Turkish presidential office Dolmabahce, in Istanbul, May 16, 2025. (Handout / UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
June 2, 2025, 6:05 am
Russia and Ukraine head to Istanbul for fresh peace talks, but remain far apart
Two sides will present respective documents outlining ideas for peace terms at second round of talks; US will be involved along with representatives from UK, France and Germany
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Tom Balmforth
In this image taken from video by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory, June 1, 2025. (Source in the Ukrainian Security Service via AP)
June 2, 2025, 12:17 am
Ukraine drones target Russian air bases in covert strike likened to Israeli pager op
Kyiv says its secret services were able to attack strategic bomber aircraft at Russian air bases by hiding explosive-laden drones inside roofs of wooden sheds
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this photo released by Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office telegram channel, an emergency employee works at a damaged bridge after the crash of a freight train in Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, June 1, 2025. (Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office telegram channel via AP)
June 1, 2025, 7:22 pm
Kyiv says over 40 military aircraft destroyed in drone attack deep inside Russia
Ahead of Istanbul talks, Ukrainian UAVs said to hit bombers at several airfields, as Russia carries out largest drone assault against Ukraine since launching full-scale invasion in 2022
By Agencies
In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 18, 2025, Russian soldiers launch a Supercam intelligence unmanned aerial vehicle towards Ukrainian positions in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
April 19, 2025, 7:08 pm
Putin declares temporary unilateral Easter truce in war against Ukraine
Kremlin says ceasefire to continue until midnight after Christian holiday; Zelensky says Russian leader trying ‘to play with human lives,’ notes Iranian attack drones still active
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)
March 18, 2025, 11:45 pm
Trump, Putin agree to immediate pause on Russian strikes of Ukrainian infrastructure
After hour-long phone call, White House describes move as first step in a ‘movement to peace,’ but its unclear if Ukraine is on board with the agreement
By AAMER MADHANI, Vladimir Isachenikov and Zeke Miller
US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci, File)
February 12, 2025, 11:35 pm
Upending US policy on Ukraine, Trump says he and Putin agreed to start talks to end war
US president says he and Russian leader agreed in a phone call to work closely to wrap up conflict, potentially meet in person; Hegseth says Ukraine NATO membership ‘unrealistic’
By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller
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February 11, 2025, 9:23 am
Odessa’s Jewish University struck by missile attack
On a Friday night, Chabad Odessa’s Jewish University, a cornerstone institution for the Jewish community in Ukraine, was struck by a missile attack.
Russian Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military's radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka Patriot park, outside Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2018. (AP Photo, File)
December 17, 2024, 11:53 am
Russia’s top WMD general killed by bomb in Moscow in apparent Ukrainian operation
Ukrainian source says Igor Kirillov, head of ‘Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection’ forces, killed in special op after he allegedly deployed chemical weapons on battlefield
By Agencies
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