Joanna Kakissis

Ukrainian soldiers trained by the U.S. in Germany speak to NPR about using Western tactics — and weapons — in the latest counteroffensive to push out Russian forces.

A Russian missile has killed a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.

A Russian missile silences a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.

Saudi Arabia hosted talks with dozens of nations over the weekend as Ukrainian leaders push for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.

Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports have intensified since Moscow suspended participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets.

Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.

As Ukraine claims a strategic victory in a long, grinding counteroffensive, its troops say they need more long-range weapons to fight increasingly entrenched Russian troops.

U.S. officials have condemned Russia for pulling out of a deal that lets Ukraine export grain to dozens of countries. The situation is especially concerning for countries that are food insecure.

Ukraine says it wants to keep exporting grain from its ports in the Black Sea, saying it needs partners to keep those exports flowing. in the port city of Odesa, the U.S. offered additional help.

Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end.

A young award-winning novelist who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture has met a tragic end.

On a wooded river island, a Ukrainian family guards the legacy of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks, whose history and traditions are making a comeback during the war.

On a wooded river island, a Ukrainian family guards the legacy of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks, whose history and traditions are being remembered because of Russia's war on Ukraine.

Soldiers spent months making clandestine trips across Ukraine's Dnipro River to plan the counteroffensive. Instead of facing off against Russian forces, this unit found itself fighting floodwaters.

A young rescue worker who helped evacuate thousands from his hometown — a city now synonymous with the war's longest and bloodiest battle — grieves its loss but refuses to leave the frontline.

Workers fleeing the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine describe arrests and torture at the hands of Russian forces they say have turned the plant into a military base.

Four soldiers in Ukraine's south have spent months making clandestine trips across the river dividing Ukrainian and Russian forces, preparing for a counteroffensive to reclaim occupied land.

Russia launched its biggest drone strike since the war began. Ukrainian officials say it mostly targeting the capital Kyiv. Ukraine's top commander hints a long-awaited counteroffensive is imminent.

Pentagon officials met today with other nations supporting the war, and Kyiv says it's steadfast in pushing Russia out of the country altogether.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a rare and brief trip to Hiroshima, Japan this weekend to re-energize support for the war from key Western allies.