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Ukrainians take photos in Kyiv of a crater left by one of scores of Russian missile strikes targeting the capital and other cities this week. (Photo by Elizabeth Servatynska / Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC" / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Ukraine Seeks Western Air Defense Systems Following Russian Missile Escalation
October 13, 2022 | 5:14pm EDT
Police examine damage in central Kyiv after Russia’s missile barrage on Monday. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov / AFP via Getty Images)
Russian Missiles Rain Down on Ukraine As Putin Retaliates For Crimea Bridge Explosion
October 10, 2022 | 3:51pm EDT
A building destroyed by Russian forces using Iranian-made drones in an attack on Bila Tserkva, near Kyiv on Wednesday. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP via Getty Images)
Iranian Drones Give Russian Forces in Ukraine a Battlefield Boost
October 6, 2022 | 6:39pm EDT
A Ukrainian national flag flies near a destroyed house near Izyum in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. (Photo by Juan Barreto / AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian Troops Make New Counteroffensive Gains, Retaking Some Territory Putin Wants to Annex
October 3, 2022 | 4:41pm EDT
Konstantin Ivashchenko, the pro-Russian ‘mayor’ of Mariupol in the Donetsk region, visits a heavily guarded polling station used in the five-day referendum on whether the region should join the Russian Federation. (Photo by Stringer / AFP via Getty Images)
Russia Poised to Annex Ukrainian Regions After Victory Claims in Controversial Referendums
September 28, 2022 | 8:32pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Saint Petersburg in July. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik /AFP via Getty Images)
Putin Declares Partial Mobilization in Russia, Endorses Ukraine Referendum Plans
September 21, 2022 | 2:40am EDT
A billboard in a town in the Kharkiv region that was held by Russian forces until recently recaptured by Ukraine reads, ‘We are with Russia, one nation.’ (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images)
Russian-Held Regions in Ukraine to Hold Referendums, As Kremlin Edges Towards Mobilization
September 20, 2022 | 5:21pm EDT
Head of the Chechen region Ramzan Kadyrov meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin nera Moscow in 2019. (Photo by Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images)
Russian Politicians Urge Kremlin to Change Military Strategy After Ukrainian Battlefield Gains
September 12, 2022 | 6:41pm EDT
A Ukrainian honor guard member ats a ceremony to mark National Flag Day, in Lviv last month. (Photo by Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian Forces Reportedly Make Important Gains in Surprise Northern Counteroffensive
September 8, 2022 | 5:49pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
Putin Responds to G7 Oil Price Cap Plan: Europe Will ‘Freeze’ This Winter Without Russian Energy
September 7, 2022 | 6:29pm EDT