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Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed, fresh fighting between army and rebelsMali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist...
Russia captured east Ukraine village near Bakhmut: SeparatistsThe village of Bakhmutske in "the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," ...
Kremlin says Minsk deals failure led to Russia's Ukraine offensivePresident Vladimir Putin this week bemoaned the failure to implement the Minsk agreements - ceasefire and constitutional reform deals betwe...
Russia frees 215 Ukrainians held after Mariupol battle, Ukraine saysEarlier in the day, Saudi Arabia said Russia had released 10 foreign prisoners of war captured in Ukraine following mediation by Saudi Crow...
Russia unfurls plan to formally annex swathes of UkraineAfter nearly seven months of war, including a critical battlefield defeat in northeastern Ukraine, Putin is pondering his next steps in a c...
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling of POW prison in separatist regionRussia said that Ukraine used U.S.-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in the attack on the prison in Olenivka, in the Russian-contro...
Russians try to block city, cement gains in eastern UkraineSerhiy Haidai, governor of Luhansk province, said on Facebook that Russian and separatist fighters tried to blockade the city of Lysychansk...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy again asks for peace talksRussian-backed separatists have controlled part of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine since 2014, and Russian forces have been battling t...
Russia declares partial ceasefire in two cities to open humanitarian corridors for civiliansHumanitarian corridors will be opened for residents of Ukraine's Mariupol, Volnovakha
Key Ukrainian cities Russia is trying to takeHere are five cities Russsian forces are targeting.
Ukraine's military is badly outgunned by Russia despite the West's supportBack in December, the commander of Ukraine's military intelligence service, Gen. Kyrylo O. Budanov, outlined a scenario in which a Russian ...
Many Russians feel a deep unease over going to warMany Russians Feel a Deep Unease Over Going to War
What will Russia's recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions mean?For the first time, Russia is saying it does not regard the Donbass as part of Ukraine. That could pave the way for Moscow to send military...
The outlook is grim, Western officials say on Russia-UkraineRussian military units are poised for an invasion of Ukraine and there has been an uptick in supposed provocations in Russian-backed separa...
Russian region declares emergency over Ukraine refugees"Given the trend of increasing numbers of people arriving, we consider it appropriate to introduce a state of emergency," the Rostov region...
Ukraine says Russia massing troops on border, US warns MoscowKiev has been locked in a conflict with Russian-backed separatists since 2014, and this week Ukrainian officials reported Russian troop mov...
Putin's trump card in Ukraine: Winter is comingGeysar Gurbanov, a Rotary International World Peace Fellow currently at Harvard, recently explained the leverage that Putin has over Ukrain...
Russia faces deepening isolation from international community: White HouseEarnest said the sanctions regime that has been put in place against Russia is one that has been carefully coordinated across the global co...
Russia providing heavy weapons to Ukrainian rebels: Pentagon"We believe that Russia continues to provide them with heavy weapons and other military equipment, financing as well," Pentagon said.
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Barack Obama calls for immediate ceasefire in UkraineHe said the airliner was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists.