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Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills 27, Russian-backed authorities say

Officials in the city of Donetsk said the shells landed in a busy shopping area and blamed the strikes on Ukraine’s military.

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Breaking protection pledge, Russian regions reinstate animal kill shelters

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Russian air passengers face peril as planes show strain of sanctions

6 days ago

Lev Rubinstein, Russian poet who drew power from simplicity, dies at 76

7 days ago

Two Russian fathers backed army conscription. Only one son came home.

2 weeks ago

Belgorod, in western Russia, hit hard as Ukraine retaliates for airstrikes

2 weeks ago

In Kyiv, U.K. prime minister warns Russia that aid for Ukraine won’t falter

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U.S. failed to track $1 billion in Ukraine military aid, watchdog says

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A Ukrainian lioness concussed in a missile attack needs a new home

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Opinions

A MAGA-created nightmare is unfolding for Ukraine

Opinion by Josh Rogin

How the West’s waffling undermines Ukraine’s war effort

Opinion by Lee Hockstader

How the best chance to win the Ukraine war was lost

Opinion by Yaroslav Trofimov

Russia’s deadly new salvos challenge Congress to respond

Opinion by the Editorial Board

To get Republican support for Ukraine, make Putin pay up, too

Opinion by Josh Rogin

Gaza and Ukraine are very different wars, but they teach similar lessons

Opinion by Max Boot

A compromise on the border would be good for Biden (and for Ukraine)

Opinion by Marc A. Thiessen

Sacrificing migrant rights for Ukraine aid would be terrible policy

Opinion by Antonio De Loera-Brust

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Understanding the conflict

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How your holiday diamond may be funding Russia’s war

About one-third of world’s diamonds come from Russia, earning the Kremlin at least a billion dollars a year as it wages war in Ukraine.

By Emily Rauhala and Beatriz RíosDecember 21

How Ukrainian membership could change the European Union

By Emily Rauhala and Beatriz RíosDecember 15

A look at the amount of U.S. spending powering Ukraine’s defense

By Ruby Mellen and Artur GalochaUpdated October 1

Who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines? What we know one year later.

By Niha MasihUpdated September 25

How Russia learned from mistakes to slow Ukraine’s counteroffensive

By Adam TaylorSeptember 8

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U.S. citizen arrested on drug charges in Russia

Updated January 9

She’s 16. The war in Ukraine wrecked her city — and her childhood.

January 7

Russian strike kills 11, including children, Ukraine says

Updated January 6

European Union keeps a wary eye on China as it plans tech spending

January 6

Russia fires missiles supplied by North Korea into Ukraine, says U.S. intelligence

Updated January 4

Ukraine marines recount deadly mission to free towns east of Dnieper River

January 4

Ukraine, Russia exchange nearly 500 prisoners of war

Updated January 3

Russia unleashes missile barrage at Ukraine as holiday airstrikes persist

Updated January 2

In Kharkiv, ambulance crews await shelling — and a new year of war

January 1

Russia blames Ukraine for deadly strikes in city near border

Updated December 31

Russia is working to subvert French support for Ukraine, documents show

December 30

Russia shatters Ukraine holiday season with massive missile barrage

Updated December 29

Ahead of New Year holiday, Russia sentences more people to prison

December 29

Ukraine gets modest U.S. weapons package, until Congress can agree to more

December 28

Russia’s military wives emerge as wild card to Putin’s triumphal mood

December 28

With funds running out, U.S. sends more weapons to Ukraine

December 27

Ukraine’s top commander calls for mobilizing more soldiers

Updated December 26

Ukraine attacks Russian landing ship in Crimean port

Updated December 26

Missing Russian dissident Navalny located in penal colony in Siberia

Updated December 26

Soldiers cook up Christmas tradition on the front line in Ukraine

December 25

The Discord Leaks: War in Ukraine

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Updated Tuesday, December 12

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