Russia-Ukraine war

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Russian Strike Kills Father, 3 Young Kids in Ukraine

Mother, 35 weeks pregnant, survived

(Newser) - A Russian drone smashed into a home in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing a father and his three small children, officials said Wednesday. The family's pregnant mother was wounded but survived. The strike completely destroyed the brick house and set it on fire, trapping the family under...

Ukrainian Athlete Isn't Bowing to IOC's Threat
Ukrainian Athlete Wears
Helmet Despite IOC Warning
2026 Olympics
Feb 11, 2026 11:35 AM CST

Ukrainian Athlete Wears Helmet Despite IOC Warning

Heraskevych continues to wear memorial helmet ahead of Thursday's competition

(Newser) - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is daring Olympic officials to make good on their threat: bench him over his helmet, which features the faces of athletes killed since Russia invaded. After being told by the IOC on Monday that he could be disqualified from the Milan Cortina Games if he...

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet
IOC Bans Ukrainian
Athlete's Tribute Helmet
2026 Olympics
Feb 10, 2026 8:46 AM CST

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet

Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to pay tribute to fellow Ukrainians felled by Russia war

(Newser) - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych won't be allowed to slide in 2026 wearing a helmet that shows the faces of compatriot athletes killed in the war with Russia, the International Olympic Committee has told Ukraine's Olympic delegation. In a letter shared with CBS News , the IOC said it...

Ukraine's Abandoned Dogs Are Turning Wild
War in Ukraine Exposes
Natural Selection in Dogs
NEW STUDY
Feb 9, 2026 9:35 AM CST

War in Ukraine Exposes Natural Selection in Dogs

Lighter, leaner dogs more likely to survive on the frontline, where wild traits are appearing

(Newser) - War hasn't only affected Ukraine's people, but also their pets. A recent study in the Evolutionary Applications finds that since Russia's invasion, many former pet dogs near the frontline, surrendered or left behind, have started to resemble wild canids like wolves or coyotes. Researchers collected data on...

Zelensky: Ukraine, Russia Have June Deadline From US

Ukrainian leader says trilateral talks among US, Ukraine, Russia may take place in Miami next

(Newser) - The US has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced nuclear power plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline isn't met, the Trump administration...

Musk Helps Ukraine Hit Russia in Its 'Achilles' Heel'

SpaceX's Starlink cuts off satellite internet access to Russia on the war's battlefields

(Newser) - Russian soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine are suddenly finding their Starlink connections dark, and Moscow's pro-war bloggers say it's no glitch. At Ukraine's request, Elon Musk's SpaceX has tightened control of its satellite internet service, blocking unregistered terminals inside Ukraine and cutting off what...

Russian General Gunned Down in Moscow

Deputy chief of Russian military intelligence Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was critically injured

(Newser) - A senior figure in Russia's military has been gunned down in his own stairwell. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy head of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, was shot several times in his apartment building in northwest Moscow on Friday and was hospitalized in critical condition, according...

Ukraine, Russia Swap Prisoners as Talks Adjourn
Ukraine, Russia
Swap 314 Prisoners
Feb 5, 2026 6:30 PM CST

Ukraine, Russia Swap 314 Prisoners

Peace talks in Abu Dhabi adjourn without major progress

(Newser) - One of the few areas in which Moscow and Kyiv can still cut a deal has produced a result. Ukraine and Russia carried out their first prisoner swap in four months, with each sending the other 157 captives after two days of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, US special envoy...

As Russia Moved Closer, She Dug Up Husband's Grave

War widow moves spouse's remains to Kyiv as Russian forces near their hometown of Slovyansk

(Newser) - A Ukrainian woman just did something most spouses will never face: She dug up her husband's grave and moved it out of fear the Russians might soon control the soil he was buried in. In a piece for the BBC , correspondent Sarah Rainsford follows Natalia, whose husband, Vitaly, was...

Ukraine and Russia Return to the Negotiating Table

2-days talks are being held in Abu Dhabi

(Newser) - Peace talks are back on in the UAE, even as the war they're meant to resolve grinds on. US, Ukrainian, and Russian delegations began a new round of negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the second trilateral meeting in as many months aimed at ending Russia's full-scale invasion,...

Russia Rains Down Missiles, Drones on Shivering Ukraine

Record number of ballistic missiles target Ukraine's power grid amid frigid winter

(Newser) - Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles of various types at Ukraine in a major attack overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Ukraine's air force says it intercepted just 38 of those missiles, per the BBC . The bombardment of at least five regions of Ukraine...

Strike Kills Mineworkers Going Home After Shifts

US, Russian negotiators discuss Ukraine in Florida

(Newser) - A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers after their shifts and killed 15 people, Ukrainian emergency services said Sunday. The attack injured another seven people and sparked a fire, according to the emergency services, per the AP . DTEK, Ukraine's largest private...

Trump: I Asked Putin Not to Strike Kyiv During 'Extraordinary Cold'

President says Russian leader agreed

(Newser) - President Trump said Thursday that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and that Putin had agreed, but there was no confirmation of that from Russia. The call for a pause in attacks...

Casualties in Ukraine War Approach Staggering Milestone

Analysts say number of killed, wounded, or missing is almost 2M

(Newser) - A new analysis suggests the human cost of the war in Ukraine is approaching a staggering milestone. A forthcoming report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that by this spring, Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded, or missing will near 2 million. The think tank puts Russian...

Zelensky, Russia Suggest Progress in 3-Way Meeting

Still, attacks on Ukraine continue, with strike damaging a maternity ward

(Newser) - The first in-person talks involving Russian, Ukrainian, and American representatives wrapped up Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian state media signaling that negotiators made tangible progress. "Provided there is readiness to move forward—and Ukraine is ready—further meetings will take place," Zelensky posted, adding that...

Putin Holds Marathon Talks With Trump Envoys

Kremlin says 'territorial issue' in Ukraine still needs to be resolved

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with President Trump's envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue needs to be resolved to reach a peace deal. The Kremlin meeting, which lasted past 3am Friday, came hours after Ukraine's President Volodymyr...

In Davos, Trump Unveils His 'Board of Peace'

He says it will be 'something very, very unique for the world'

(Newser) - President Trump used the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to unveil a proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza, bringing leaders from more than a dozen countries onstage Thursday, though many top American allies aren't participating in the board. Speaking at a ceremony to sign the board's...

Putin: I'll Join Trump's Board of Peace—on One Condition

Moscow links potential $1B in Gaza aid to the US unfreezing Russian assets

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to put money into President Trump's new Gaza reconstruction effort—if Washington first hands back Russian funds that are locked down. In a Kremlin meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, Putin said Moscow could channel $1 billion into...

Woman Accused of Luring Recruits to Russia's Front Lines

Foreign students, laborers allege deception, threats at the hands of Polina Azarnykh, per BBC probe

(Newser) - A construction worker's passport going up in flames has become a symbol of one woman's apparent mission to funnel foreign men into Russia's war in Ukraine and leave them stuck there. Per a BBC investigation, "Omar," a 26-year-old Syrian who spoke under a pseudonym, says...

The Obstacle to Peace in Ukraine? Not Putin, Trump Says

Kremlin backs the view that Zelensky is the hurdle, which reportedly runs counter to US intel agencies

(Newser) - Blame for the stalled Ukraine peace talks, President Trump says, lies in Kyiv—not Moscow. In an Oval Office interview with Reuters , Trump asserted that Vladimir Putin is "ready to make a deal" to end Russia's nearly four-year invasion, and that it is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who...

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