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And 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

FILE - Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023 (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

May 24, 2023, 7:16 pm

At least 20,000 Wagner fighters killed in Bakhmut, head of Russian militia says

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads private convict army, says Kyiv could push Russians out of Crimea, rejects Moscow’s claim that Putin’s forces did not kill civilians in Ukraine

By susie blann

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures during a meeting with President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

May 21, 2023, 11:58 am

Zelensky says Bakhmut is ‘not occupied,’ denying Russia’s claim to control key city

Earlier comments by Ukrainian president had been widely interpreted to mean he thought eastern locale had fallen, hours after a similar claim by Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin

By Zeke Miller, Elise Morton and susie blann

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Police Press Office, fragments of a Russian rocket which was shot down by Ukraine's air defence system are seen after the night rocket attack in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 18, 2023. (Ukrainian Police Press Office via AP)

May 18, 2023, 1:22 pm

Ukraine says it shot down 29 out of the 30 cruise missiles fired by Russia; 1 killed

2 others wounded by projectile that hit industrial building in the southern region of Odesa; loud blasts heard in Kyiv; Russian train derails after blast in occupied Crimea

By susie blann

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen in Kyiv on May 9, 2023 (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

May 11, 2023, 2:40 pm

Zelensky: Ukraine needs more time before launching counteroffensive

While renewed push against Russian invasion has been expected for weeks, Ukrainian president says starting operation now would cost too many lives

By susie blann

This photograph taken on May 8, 2023, shows a high-rise residential building damaged by remains of a shot down Russian drone in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

May 8, 2023, 3:30 pm

Ukraine says it shot down 35 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv as attacks kill 4

5 people injured in Ukrainian capital, 3 civilians killed elsewhere; 21 Russian cities cancel military parades for Victory Day citing ‘security concerns’ or ‘current situation’

By susie blann

Nina Nikiforovа, 80, cries next to the body of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

February 12, 2023, 2:52 pm

Russia continues Ukraine strikes amid reported struggle to launch eastern offensive

Kyiv says Moscow wishes to try and turn the tide of the conflict as invasion approaches the one-year mark, but is having trouble gaining foothold

By susie blann

Residents wait behind a police cordon to return to their homes after a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

February 10, 2023, 3:02 pm

Russia unleashes barrage of missiles and drones, hitting targets across Ukraine

Focusing assault on industrial east, Kyiv fears Moscow seeking to soften its defenses in preparation for renewed ground assault as invasion’s one-year anniversary looms

By susie blann

Rising smoke can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea, August 9, 2022. (UGC via AP)

August 10, 2022, 1:43 pm

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea; at least one killed

Moscow says blasts were munitions accident; Ukraine coy about cause, presidential adviser suggests perhaps long-range missiles, perhaps resistance fighters

By susie blann

A general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, August 7, 2022. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

August 8, 2022, 8:08 pm

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of endangering Europe’s biggest nuclear plant

Moscow blames Ukraine for shelling Russia-held Zaporizhzhia facility, Kyiv accuses Russia of storing weapons there; observers warn of grave health and environmental threats

By susie blann

A man takes a picture as the Glory bulk carrier makes its way from the port in Odesa, Ukraine, August 7, 2022. (AP/Nina Lyashonok)

August 7, 2022, 4:21 pm

Four more cargo ships set to depart Ukraine as Russia moves to defend southern front

Agriculture shipments okayed to set sail as part of ongoing UN-brokered deal, while war enters new phase with Ukrainian army trying to retake occupied cities in south

By susie blann

A destroyed barrack at a prison in Olenivka, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces, eastern Ukraine, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo)

July 30, 2022, 1:29 am

Kyiv, Moscow trade blame after 53 Ukrainian POWs killed in strike on prison

Dozens more soldiers who fought Russian invaders in Mariupol injured in attack in area controlled by pro-Russia separatists

By susie blann

Ukrainian artillery fire is directed toward Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

July 28, 2022, 12:43 pm

Russia renews assaults on Kyiv, Chernihiv regions amid Ukrainian counterattacks

Russian strikes come after pro-Kremlin separatists called on Moscow to ‘liberate Russian cities founded by the Russian people’; Ukraine counteroffensive gaining momentum, UK says

By susie blann

Screen capture from video purporting to show damage to the Antonivskyi Bridge from a Ukrainian missile strike, in the Kherson region of Ukraine, July 27, 2022. (Twitter)

July 27, 2022, 6:54 pm

Ukraine strikes key Russian supply bridge with US-supplied advanced rockets

Moscow-appointed official in Kherson says Antonivskyi Bridge still standing but vehicles can’t cross due to holes; Ukraine warns HIMARS system will continue to punish invaders

By susie blann

A woman walks among apartment buildings destroyed by Russian shelling on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, July 26, 2022. (Michael Shtekel/AP)

July 26, 2022, 3:12 pm

Port infrastructure said hit as Russia aims new airstrikes at Black Sea coast

Ukrainian military says private buildings also targeted; Moscow-appointed official in southern Kherson region claims Odesa, Mykolaiv regions will soon be ‘liberated’ by Russians

By susie blann