Moscow has targeted Ukrainian power facilities and other key infrastructure in a bid to weaken the country’s resolve and force it to negotiate on Russian terms.
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Russia foreign minister says Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s comments reflected persistent unfounded claims by the Kremlin that Ukraine and its Western allies were responsible for the 10-month war.
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Russian mercenary group acquires North Korean missiles for use in Ukraine war
The Wagner group’s troops also include 40,000 convicts taken from Russian prisons.
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Schumer urges show of support for Ukraine with spending bill
The Senate is inching closer to passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill.
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Zelensky thanks ‘every American,’ sees ‘turning point’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a thunderous ovation from legislators during an address at the U.S. Capitol, declaring that Ukraine ‘will never surrender.’
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Putin visits Belarus as his forces torment Ukraine from the air
Moscow has been targeting Ukraine’s power grid since October as part of a strategy to try to leave the country without heat and light during the bitterly cold winter.
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Hanukkah begins in Ukraine as battles rage
Dozens gathered in Maidan Independence Square in the capital, Kyiv, at sundown for the lighting of the first candle of what local Jewish leaders say is Europe’s tallest menorah.
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Facing blackouts and Iranian-made drones, Ukrainian Jews urge Israel to help
Israeli leaders have declined to provide weapons or defense systems to Ukraine and refused to join Western economic sanctions for fear of jeopardizing its security relationship with Russia.
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Key Ukrainian city’s rapid fall leaves unanswered questions
Among the questions: whether Ukrainian collaborators aided the Russian invasion.
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Ukraine air defenses counter Russian barrage, but missiles hit energy targets
President Vladimir Putin openly admits Russia’s efforts to destroy civilian infrastructure, which could be a war crime because they have no military purpose.