North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has ordered the building of a monument for its soldiers who were killed fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine, state media reported on Monday, confirming the North’s military role in the European conflict…
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Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region
Russia’s top military commander said on Saturday that Moscow’s forces had retaken the last village that Ukraine was holding in the Kursk region of western Russia, though Ukrainian officials denied that their brazen campaign in the area had finally come…
Russia Executes P.O.W.s Without Caring Who Watches, Ukraine Says
On a Monday morning last fall, Ukrainian drone pilots watched what had become a familiar scene unfold on a drone’s live feed: Russian soldiers pointed their guns at two Ukrainians, who seemingly surrendered. Then, the footage showed, the Russians shot…
Trump and Putin to Discuss Ukraine in Phone Call: What to Know
President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are expected to speak on Tuesday as Washington pushes for a cease-fire in Ukraine. Mr. Trump said the topics would include power plants and “dividing up” Ukrainian assets. The call will…
Trump’s Plan to Discuss Ukraine’s Power Plants With Putin Prompts Questions
The Kremlin said on Monday that work was underway to prepare the second phone call between President Vladimir V. Putin and President Trump but refused to disclose what would be on the agenda, as American officials continued to project some…
How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin last summer with its speed and audacity. Ukrainian soldiers at the front described a retreat that was organized in…
Ukraine Retreats From All but a Sliver of Land in Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from all but a sliver of land in Russia’s Kursk region, according to military analysts and soldiers, as their monthslong campaign to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end in the face…
Russia Says It Has Retaken Key Kursk Town From Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that the military had regained full control of the town of Sudzha, the main population center in the part of the Kursk region of Russia that Ukrainian troops had captured last summer. Ukrainian officials have…
Russia Presses Offensive in Kursk Amid Cease-Fire Talks With U.S.
Moscow is pressing its offensive to retake the full territory of Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine as negotiations between the White House and the Kremlin continue over a possible cease-fire in the three-year war. Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday…
As Russia Tries to Push Ukraine Out of Kursk, Here’s What to Know
Russian troops appear close to driving Ukraine from all the territory it seized in the Kursk region of Russia last year, a prospect that President Trump appeared to reference in a social media post on Friday. The Russian push in…