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

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on July 21, 2022 (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

July 25, 2022, 4:06 pm

Russian FM says Moscow’s goal is to topple Zelensky’s Ukrainian government

Sergey Lavrov tells Arab League envoys that Moscow plans to ‘liberate’ Ukrainians from ‘this absolutely unacceptable regime’

By susie blann

In this photo provided by the Odesa City Hall Press Office, firefighters put out a fire in a port after a Russian missiles attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, June 5, 2022. (Odesa City Hall Press Office via AP)

July 24, 2022, 3:44 pm

Russia insists its strike on Odesa port hit Ukraine military targets, not grain silo

Moscow says missiles aimed at warship and warehouse containing US-supplied anti-ship missiles; Ukraine’s Zelensky warns bombardment ‘destroyed the very possibility’ of dialogue

By susie blann

A woman walks in a park with her dog in Odesa, on July 20, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)

July 23, 2022, 2:07 pm

Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s Odesa port, hours after grain export deal agreed

Kyiv: Attack is ‘spit in the face’ of Turkey, UN for brokering deal to let shipping resume from port; 2 missiles hit site, 2 intercepted; 3 killed in barrage on central Ukraine

By susie blann

A paramedic assists an injured man in an ambulance after a Russian attack at Barabashovo market in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

July 22, 2022, 1:54 pm

School in east Ukraine hit by Russian strike, bodies found

Reported casualties follow Thursday barrage on densely populated area of Kharkiv that killed at least three and wounded 23

By susie blann

Firefighters put out a fire in a yard of a house in the town of Bakhmut following an airstrike on July 19, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Igor TKACHEV / AFP)

July 20, 2022, 3:53 am

Russian strikes pummel Ukraine as Putin wins Iranian support for offensive

US accuses Moscow of planning to annex areas of Ukraine under its control; missiles hit areas near Odesa, killing 5-year-old girl, Kyiv says, though Russia claims ammo depots hit

By susie blann

Firemen intervene after extinguishing a fire in a building after an air strike hit the courtyard of civilian residences in the center of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, July 19, 2022. (Miguel Medina/AFP)

July 19, 2022, 4:41 pm

Russian missile strike injures 6 in Odesa as Ukraine fights to hold on to east

Putin visits Iran for talks on proposition to allow Ukraine grain exports, as UK suggests Russians facing ‘acute’ problems in maintaining invasion’s advance

By susie blann

A man carries combat gear as he leaves Poland to fight in Ukraine, at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

March 15, 2022, 5:06 pm

Many of Ukraine’s foreign fighters have no guns or training, but are ready to help

Ex-IDF paratrooper says Ukrainian army officials ‘got overwhelmed’ by volunteers, especially those without military experience, but he feels an ‘absolute responsibility’ to sign up

By susie blann and Elaine Ganley