Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin says Mariupol steel plant attack ‘cancelled’; Ukraine demands cease-fire
Moscow has “so far” turned down Kyiv’s bid to exchange Russian prisoners for the evacuation of citizens in Mariupol, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky ready to swap prisoners for civilians trapped in Mariupol
For days now, Ukraine has rebuffed Russian deadlines to surrender in the southern port city.
Justice Dept. says Mississippi allowed unsafe state prison conditions
A two-year investigation found a lack of mental health services and uncontrolled violence contributed to a spate of homicides and suicides inside the state prison.
On the battlefield with Russia, Afghanistan’s loss is Ukraine’s gain
In total, the United States has agreed to provide 16 Mi-17s to Ukraine. All were undergoing U.S.-contracted maintenance outside of Afghanistan in August when the Taliban took over the country and seized billions of dollars in Western-supplied military equipment, said Capt. Mike Kafka, a Pentagon spokesman.
Russia announces ICBM test as Ukraine clings to key port city
Russia and the West traded threats and diplomatic slights Wednesday, as the Kremlin continued pummeling a broad swath of the country’s east.
West sends Ukraine heavy weapons amid fighting in Donbas
The United States said it has expanded the scope of weapons for Ukraine as the battlefield changes.
Russia begins ‘battle for Donbas,’ gives Mariupol holdouts new deadline to surrender
Luhansk's regional governor said Kreminna is “under the control” of Russian forces. The Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol came under attack, officials said.
Russia vows new push for eastern Ukraine
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin had entered a new stage of the invasion, but U.S. officials cautioned that Moscow may have yet to unleash its full military might on Ukraine’s east.
Kidnapper’s U.S. conviction a rare case of justice for ISIS victims
Officials in the U.S. and other countries are often reluctant to bring these cases, but experts say the swift conviction at trial of an ISIS kidnapper shows their fears are misplaced.
Russia learns from failure to take Kyiv as new offensive begins, U.S. says
The Kremlin is looking to rectify air support and supply problems that plagued its assault on Ukraine's capital, Western defense strategists said.
Border numbers jump in March, with striking increase in Ukrainians
U.S. immigration officials detained more than 5,000 migrants from Ukraine at the nation’s land, sea and air borders in March, with a significant increase in those seeking refuge at the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukraine
A barrage of missile strikes across the country also hit the city of Lviv in western Ukraine.
Can technology bring Vladimir Putin to justice?
The technology behind cryptocurrency and NFTs is being marshalled to bolster evidence of war crimes in Ukraine.
Mariupol in final siege; Ukrainian forces ‘will fight till the end’
The battle for control over eastern and southern cities like Mariupol is the latest stage in a war now in its eighth week. Russia is trying to solidify its grip on an area that provides important access points to the Black Sea and beyond.
Attacks rock Ukrainian cities, as Mariupol nears full Russian control
The latest barrage of attacks demonstrates that Russia is still capable of wreaking destruction well beyond where its forces are situated or have recently left.
U.S., allies plan for long-term isolation of Russia
The Biden administration and its European allies have begun planning for a different world, in which they no longer try to coexist and cooperate with Russia, but actively seek to isolate and weaken it.
Explosions reported near Kyiv and Lviv; Mariupol’s fate in balance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said his country’s military has lost an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 troops since the Feb. 24 invasion.
Russia threatens more attacks on Kyiv, Ukrainian forces make last stand in Mariupol
Ukraine's president noted the irony of Moscow refocusing attacks on his country's east, where many Russian speakers live.
U.S. confirms Ukraine missiles sank warship, as Russia steps up attacks
Russia warned that it would step up strikes on Ukraine’s capital in retaliation for what it claimed were attempted Ukrainian assaults on Russian border towns.
Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine
The formal diplomatic note from Moscow, a copy of which was reviewed by The Washington Post, came as President Biden approved a dramatic expansion in the scope of weapons being provided to the government in Kyiv.