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Ukraine shakes up its military leadership
Thursday, February 08, 2024
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy fired his top general in the biggest military leadership change since start of war in 2022. The two men had reportedly been feuding for months.
Hungary ends opposition to giving Ukraine aid, freeing up $54 billion from the EU
Thursday, February 01, 2024
Hungary was the single country blocking Ukraine aid in the 27-member European Union. Today, the country dropped its objection and the EU finally approved a $54 billion aid package.
Tensions between Ukraine's president and a top general have boiled over
Thursday, February 01, 2024
There is growing tension between Ukraine's president and his military chief of staff. If that general loses his job, Ukrainian society could be divided at a crucial time.
How Ukrainian commercial ships are evading Russia's blockade
Saturday, December 30, 2023
The once-sleepy river ports on the Danube River have become a main route for Ukraine's food exports — and regular targets for Russian missiles.
Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on the Western calendar this year
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Ukraine has shifted Christmas from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, further distancing itself from Russian tradition.
Ukrainians worry over wavering U.S. and EU support as Christmas approaches
Monday, December 18, 2023
As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate Christmas according to the Western calendar for the first time, they fear the support of their biggest allies – the U.S. and the European Union – is wavering.
Ukraine has $52 billion EU aid package veoted by Hungary
Friday, December 15, 2023
At a summit this week, EU leaders voted to begin membership negotiations with Ukraine. But Hungary's leader Viktor Organ vetoed a $52 billion aid package.
EU summit begins with future funding for Ukraine in doubt
Thursday, December 14, 2023
A two-day European Union summit begins with future aid for Ukraine in doubt.
Ukraine approaches another winter of war with U.S funding stuck in Congress
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little gain on the battlefield. Some EU members and some members of Congress are questioning whether aid to Ukraine should continue.
Despite being freed from Russian occupation, Kherson is attacked regularly
Friday, November 10, 2023
A year after Ukrainian soldiers freed it from occupation, the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has learned to live with deadly and near-constant attacks from Russian forces.
The rift appears to widen between Ukraine's president and his top generals
Monday, November 06, 2023
Twenty-two months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dissension and fatigue are evident among Kyiv's most senior officials. The war has reached a stalemate.
For some Kharkiv schoolkids, class moved to safety underground in a subway station
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
In Ukraine's second-largest city, near the Russian border, grade-schoolers attend classes in a subway station that doubles as a bomb shelter.
Some Ukrainians fear that war in the Middle East would distract from their plight
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Ukrainians worry that a regional war in the Middle East will distract their country's allies, embolden Russia and prolong Russia's war on Ukraine.
A bitter truth of the war in Ukraine is that Russia's invading troops have allies
Friday, October 20, 2023
After a powerful Russian missile kills a fifth of a Ukrainian village's population, survivors grapple with revelations that pro-Russian neighbors may have helped coordinate the attack.
How much progress has Ukraine's government made against corruption?
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
As Ukraine tries to expel Russian forces from its territory, it's fighting a second war — on corruption — as it seeks to join the European Union and NATO and keep U.S. funds flowing.
Ukrainian troops have made limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land
Tuesday, October 03, 2023
As winter approaches, Ukraine's military takes stock of the limited gains of its counteroffensive. As the war goes on, support for Ukraine seems to waver — especially among Republicans in Congress.
EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv as bipartisan U.S. support for Ukraine wavers
Monday, October 02, 2023
As bipartisan support in the U.S. wanes, Ukraine hosts foreign ministers from the European Union, which continues to view Russia's war on Ukraine as an existential threat.
In Ukraine's Odesa, a Soviet-era writer remains a powerful figure
Saturday, September 16, 2023
A century ago, author Isaac Babel immortalized the Jewish community in one of Ukraine's principal cities. He's still remembered fondly today.
Meet the Ukrainian soldiers removing the explosives Russia buried under the frontline
Thursday, September 14, 2023
In Ukraine, possibly the world's most mined country, a team of sappers races to clear explosives left by Russians along the southeastern frontline to help Ukrainian troops take back occupied land.
A Ukrainian rescue worker's memories are on pause as he evacuates people
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
After a classmate was killed in his hometown of Bakhmut — the longest and bloodiest battle in Russia's war on Ukraine — a rescue worker volunteered to evacuate people from the front lines.