HANNA ARHIROVA

From left, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Denis Pushilin, the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic and Leonid Pasechnik, leader of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic wave during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, at the Kremlin, Moscow, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

September 30, 2022, 4:56 pm

Putin annexes Ukrainian regions, vows to use ‘all means’ to protect territories

Russian leader signs treaties, ratcheting up conflict and deriding West, says residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are Russian citizens ‘forever’

By Jon Gambrell and HANNA ARHIROVA

Jews pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in the town of Uman, 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Ukraine, September 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

September 25, 2022, 11:51 pm

‘It doesn’t scare us’: Over 20,000 pilgrims flock to Ukraine’s Uman despite war

Hasidic worshipers journey to revered rabbi’s tomb for Rosh Hashanah, despite repeated warnings from Israel and Ukraine, no commercial flights

By HANNA ARHIROVA

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes part in a national flag-raising ceremony in the recently retaken city of Izium, Ukraine, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

September 14, 2022, 5:54 pm

Zelensky visits territory liberated in Kharkiv counteroffensive

Ukrainian president says that as forces recapture land, ‘life comes back’; Russian divisions abandon scores of tanks, weaponry and ammunition as they retreat eastward

By Elena Becatoros and HANNA ARHIROVA

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

A Ukrainian soldier passes by a Russian tank damaged in a battle in a just freed territory on the road to Balakleya in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 11, 2022. (AP Photo)

September 12, 2022, 1:16 pm

Ukraine claims to have reached Russian border as counteroffensive maintains momentum

‘In some areas of the front, our defenders reached the state border with the Russian Federation,’ Ukrainian governor says; army says 20 settlements liberated in one day

By Elena Becatoros and HANNA ARHIROVA

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, reacts after his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, September 9, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

September 10, 2022, 3:46 am

Ukraine claws back territory in Kharkiv region; nuclear plant in peril

Zelensky says control over some 30 settlements in area reclaimed from Russian troops

By HANNA ARHIROVA and YURAS KARMANAU

A Ukrainian soldier fires on the front line in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, September 3, 2022. (Kostiantyn Liberov/AP)

September 6, 2022, 8:55 pm

UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant caught in crossfire

International Atomic Energy Agency urges Russians and Ukrainians to agree on an end to shelling around Zaporizhzhia site to prevent further damage

By HANNA ARHIROVA

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in the distance, situated in the Russian-controlled area of Enerhodar, seen from Nikopol, on April 27, 2022. (Ed JONES / AFP)

September 6, 2022, 12:58 am

Ukraine says occupied nuclear plant knocked offline by Russian shelling

Incident fuels fears of possible disaster at at Zaporizhzhia, one of the largest atomic plants in the world; comes days after UN inspectors visited

By HANNA ARHIROVA

A man walks on a pedestrian crossing point near the Dnipro river and Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant on the other side in Nikopol, Ukraine, August 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

August 25, 2022, 9:54 pm

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant cut off from power grid due to fire damage

Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been occupied by Russia since March; incident raises fears of catastrophe in country still haunted by Chernobyl disaster

By Frank Jordans and HANNA ARHIROVA

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine, August 19, 2022. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)

August 22, 2022, 1:51 pm

Fresh shelling near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine despite US pleas

Regional governor says projectiles lobbed at town 10 kilometers away from Zaporizhzhya facilities, allegedly by Russia

By HANNA ARHIROVA

People walk past as Russian soldiers guard an office for Russian citizenship applications, in Melitopol, south Ukraine, July 14, 2022. (AP)

August 9, 2022, 12:25 pm

Ukrainian guerrilla resistance grows, claims successes in Russian-occupied areas

Fighters blow up bridges and trains, identify targets for regular forces, carry out assassinations and distribute flyers to make life ‘unbearable’ for occupiers

By YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA

Smoke rises in the air after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/ Nina Lyashonok)

July 17, 2022, 10:20 pm

Russia strikes industrial facilities in southern Ukraine, expands gains in the east

Fearing Ukrainian counterattacks, Moscow is pressuring its troops ‘to further intensify the actions of units in all operational areas’

By HANNA ARHIROVA and Cara Anna

Liza, a 4-year-old Ukrainian girl with Down syndrome who was killed in a Russian missile strike in Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, is seen in an undated photo. (Courtesy)

July 16, 2022, 12:50 am

4-year-old Ukrainian girl with Down syndrome killed in Russian strike in Vinnytsia

Liza, on the way to see a speech therapist with her mother, was among 23 killed in Thursday missile strike

By HANNA ARHIROVA

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center left, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center right, walk past a memorial for Heavenly Hundred, near Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

July 9, 2022, 4:48 am

‘The man is cool’: Ukrainians still admire Boris Johnson, regret his resignation

UK prime minister has been given the boot in Britain, but Ukraine admires his steadfast support for its war against Russia invaders

By DANICA KIRKA and HANNA ARHIROVA

The Metallurgical Combine Azovstal, damaged during fighting, is seen from the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo)

June 21, 2022, 9:30 pm

‘The impossible’: Ukraine’s secret, deadly rescue missions to Azovstal

A 20-year-old soldier calling himself ‘Buffalo’ recounts fulfilling ‘dream’ of flying helicopter, almost being abandoned during rescue operation in Mariupol

By John Leicester and HANNA ARHIROVA