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Russia said its forces are advancing into Ukraine’s eastern industrial Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time in three years amid a deadlock in peace talks.
Ukrainian officials have rejected Russian accusations that Kyiv is stalling the exchange of prisoners of war and the repatriation of fallen soldiers’ bodies, calling on Moscow to stop “playing dirty games.”
Gunners in a Ukrainian artillery crew in the Sumy region that borders Russia say they are seeing daily infantry attacks by Russian forces -- but they're mainly on foot, not in armored vehicles. The unit is targeting Russian troops and supply lines as Moscow builds up for a summer offensive.
A day after a coordinated Ukrainian drone attack on long-range bombers deep inside Russian territory, military observers are calling it a major blow against Moscow. Ukrainian officials said the drones were smuggled into Russia on trucks and carried out strikes at close range, evading radar defenses.
Terry Virts, a retired US astronaut, has called for scaling back joint missions with Russia on the International Space Station, likening current cooperation to collaborating with Nazi Germany during World War II.
In Ukraine's war-torn Chernihiv region, a volunteer bus driver risks his life to deliver isolated villagers to safety, medicine, and supplies -- braving Russian drones to ensure that these embattled communities are not forgotten.
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Latvia and Lithuania to keep borders with Belarus open, warning that full closure could cut off escape routes for dissidents. She also highlights the plight of political prisoners and Minsk’s role in regional instability
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called on Latvia and Lithuania to keep their borders open with neighboring Belarus.
On Ukraine’s Sumy front, troops repel Russian attacks and strike into Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions. A Ukrainian artillery unit tells Current Time that North Korean fighters fighting for Russia are taking heavy losses.
Ukraine's top diplomat dismissed a Russian-declared cease-fire as a "farce," accusing Moscow's forces of committing hundreds of violations along the entire front line on the first day of the 72-hour truce on May 8.
Ukraine and Russia have conducted a prisoner exchange involving 410 soldiers -- 205 from each side -- the latest in a series of swaps resulting from their ongoing war.
Russian Irina Krynina traveled to Ukraine to find her POW partner. Once he was released in an exchange, he went home. But she stayed and now helps POWs from both sides return.
How a Russian woman moved to Ukraine to help POWs there contact and reunite with their families.
Ukraine's strategic town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region remains one of the most embattled places on the front line.
As Russia continues to attack in the Donetsk region, the area around the strategic Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk remains one of the most embattled places on the front line. Despite the life-threatening conditions, some residents are staying in the city, burying relatives in their backyards.
Russia's recent upgrade to ties with the Taliban have been followed by Indian overtures. China is already circling. “The great powers are starting to compete among themselves to recognize a terrorist organization,” says one Afghan analyst.
Ukrainian troops say they're doubtful about Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of a three-day cease-fire with Ukraine, which is due to start on May 8, a day before Moscow marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
Russian missiles and shells have struck the city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in recent days, killing at least three and wounding others. One octogenarian resident told RFE/RL's Current Time that she is determined to remain there, whatever the risks.
The city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region has been under attack from Russian artillery and guided bombs. As civilian casualties mount, one 84-year-old resident is rejecting calls to evacuate the city, and says she will stay in her home no matter the risks.
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