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September 12, 2024 at 11:20 AM

2 Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska, NORAD says

Two Russian military aircraft were detected Wednesday operating in the international airspace off of Alaska, NORAD said.
September 12, 2024 at 11:20 AM
The Pentagon building stands in Washington, Sept. 26, 2011.
September 11, 2024 at 4:48 PM

Russia appears to have launched major counterattack against Ukraine in Kursk

Videos posted by pro-Russian military bloggers and geolocated by ABC News showed a large Russian armored column attacking toward the village of Snagost.
September 11, 2024 at 4:48 PM
In a still from a video posted by a pro-Russian account, multiple vehicles are seen rushing toward the village of Snagost in Russia's Kurst region, Sept. 10, 2024.
September 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM

Ukraine braces for hardest winter due to intensified Russian attacks on energy

Ukraine’s prime minister has warned that the country could be facing its toughest winter since the full-scale Russian invasion began, as airstrikes against the country’s beleaguered energy infrastructure intensify
September 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
FILE - A solar farm is seen west of Rio Rancho, N.M., on June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
September 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM

Ukraine launches 144 drones in attack over Russia, Moscow says

The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday it downed 144 Ukrainian drones during a major overnight attack over nine regions in the west of the country, including the Moscow area.
September 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine launches 144 drones in attack over Russia, Moscow says
September 10, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Russia begins massive naval drills together with China

The Russian military has launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers
September 10, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the beginning of the active phase of the large scale naval exercise as the Ocean-2024 drills via videoconference from the control center in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 8, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace

Two NATO members say that Russian drones have violated their airspace
September 8, 2024 at 8:14 PM
A mother cries near the coffin of her son killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during his funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
September 8, 2024 at 2:30 AM

US believes Iran sent Russia short-range ballistic missiles, AP sources say

The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine
September 8, 2024 at 2:30 AM
FILE - CIA director William Burns speaks during a hearing, March 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
September 7, 2024 at 9:50 PM

US, UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion

The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war
September 7, 2024 at 9:50 PM
FILE - CIA director William Burns speaks during a hearing, March 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
September 7, 2024 at 9:42 PM

Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production

Funeral services have been held in the eastern Ukrainian city of Poltava for the victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the invasion began, which killed over 50 people at a military training facility
September 7, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Relatives and friends mourn over the coffins of six Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during their funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
September 6, 2024 at 11:01 PM

DOJ accuses Russia of interfering in US presidential election

The DOJ and FBI claim that Russia is intensifying their efforts to interfere in this year’s election with the U.S. putting more sanctions on the country.
September 6, 2024 at 11:01 PM
VIDEO: DOJ accuses Russia of interfering in US presidential election
September 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Russian-American foreign policy expert charged with violating sanctions

The Justice Department alleges Dimitri Simes illegally received more than $1 million for his work at a sanctioned Russian state-run TV channel.
September 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM
VIDEO: Russian-American foreign policy expert charged with violating sanctions
September 4, 2024 at 11:52 PM

Russia interfering in 2024 presidential election: US

The Biden administration is announcing charges and sanctions as part of its investigation into a Russian disinformation campaign targeting American voters.
September 4, 2024 at 11:52 PM
VIDEO: Russia interfering in 2024 presidential election: US
September 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM

'Knock it off': US announces sweeping crackdown on Russia over disinformation efforts

The DOJ announced an indictment of two employees of Russian state TV network RT.
September 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks with reporters about an antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington.
September 4, 2024 at 6:16 PM

US to target Russia over election disinformation

Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday.
September 4, 2024 at 6:16 PM
VIDEO: US to target Russia over election disinformation
September 4, 2024 at 2:38 PM

More than 50 Ukrainians killed from Russian missile strikes

At least seven people were killed after drones and missiles struck Lviv, a day after one of the deadliest strikes since the start of the war that killed more than 50 people at a training facility and hospital in Poltava.
September 4, 2024 at 2:38 PM
VIDEO: More than 50 Ukrainians killed from Russian missile strikes
September 4, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Russian missile strike on Ukraine military college kills dozens, Kyiv says

Russian missiles and drones again crisscrossed Ukrainian skies on Monday night as Moscow’s strike campaign killed more than 50 people.
September 4, 2024 at 11:32 AM
A Ukrainian firefighter talks on the radio while he works to extinguish the fire on the site of an electrical substation that was hit by Russian strike in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
September 4, 2024 at 7:02 AM

Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
September 4, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh attend a welcome ceremony in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 4, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Russian missile strike on Ukraine college kills more than 50 people: Officials

Ukrainian officials say two ballistic missiles struck a military academy and a nearby hospital, killing dozens and wounding more than 200, in one of the deadliest attacks in the war.
September 4, 2024 at 12:01 AM
VIDEO: Russian missile strike on Ukraine college kills more than 50 people: Officials
September 3, 2024 at 5:40 PM

Death toll rises in Ukraine military college attack

Dozens are dead and more are still missing after two ballistic missiles hit the Poltava Military Communications Institute, officials said.
September 3, 2024 at 5:40 PM
VIDEO: Death toll rises in Ukraine military college attack
September 3, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Zelenskyy: At least 41 killed in Russian strike

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy orders full investigation after two ballistic missiles hit a military college and hospital.
September 3, 2024 at 3:21 PM
VIDEO: Zelensky: At least 41 killed in Russian strike
September 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Ukraine politicians urge Mongolia to arrest Putin ahead of Tuesday visit

A group of Ukrainian lawmakers have appealed to their Mongolian counterparts to execute the ICC arrest warrant issued against President Vladimir Putin.
September 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with pupils as he visits a local school to mark Knowledge Day in Kyzyl in the Republic of Tuva, Russia, Sept. 2, 2024.
September 2, 2024 at 4:06 AM

Russia launches a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's military says

Russia has launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and possibly other cities
September 2, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Rescuers carry a wounded man after Russian missile attack on the city palace of sports in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. Over 40 civilians were injured in Sunday missile attack. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
September 1, 2024 at 8:45 PM

The wreckage of a helicopter missing in Russia's far east is located and 17 bodies found

Rescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said
September 1, 2024 at 8:45 PM
August 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM

5 killed by Russian strike as Moscow continues its latest push in Ukraine's east

Five people have been killed by Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar as Moscow’s troops push ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region
August 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
In this photo released by Belgorod Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov's Telegram channel on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, firefighters extinguish fire after a missile attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the city of Belgorod and the Belgorod region. (Belgorod Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov's Telegram channel via AP)
August 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Kremlin says it has 'no worries' about Putin visit to Mongolia despite ICC warrant

The Kremlin says it has “no worries” about President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Mongolia, a country that is a member of the International Criminal Court, which last year issued a warrant for his arrest
August 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Astrakhan region governor Igor Babushkin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 28, 2024 at 10:12 AM

India's Prime Minister Modi steps into Ukraine-Russia peace vacuum

Ukraine scored victories on and off the battlefield last week, with Kyiv securing a long sought after visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
August 28, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi applaud during the ceremony of documents signing after their talks in Mariinskyi Palace, on August 23, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23, AFP journalists saw, in the Indian leader's first visit to the war-torn country.
August 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM

Ukraine weighs response after Russia launches massive attack

Multiple people were killed and injured in a second night of missile and drone attacks on infrastructure targets across the country from Lviv to Kharkiv.
August 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine weighs response after Russia launches massive attack
August 27, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Deadly Russian aerial attack targets Ukraine's critical infrastructure

The massive attack targeted power and water plants, killing at least seven people, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for allies to allow Ukraine to use western weapons inside Russia.
August 27, 2024 at 12:01 AM
VIDEO: Deadly Russian aerial attack targets Ukraine's critical infrastructure
August 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM

Russia launches nationwide attack across Ukraine

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy says Russia fired around 100 drones and more than 100 missiles, mainly targeting Ukraine’s already damaged power and water plants.
August 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
VIDEO: Russia launches nationwide attack across Ukraine
August 26, 2024 at 2:07 AM

Founder and CEO of Telegram arrested in France

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of popular messaging platform Telegram, was detained in connection with illegal activitiy on Telegram.
August 26, 2024 at 2:07 AM
VIDEO: Founder and CEO of Telegram arrested in France
August 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM

Ukraine and Russia exchanging over 100 prisoners of war

Plus, Hamas announces that it's sending a delegation to Egypt ahead of high-level cease-fire talks.
August 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine and Russia exchanging over 100 prisoners of war
August 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM

Concrete bunkers installed for protection amid Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia

A massive fire in Russia after an attack on a ferry by Ukraine resulted in multiple explosions and the sinking of the ferry. Russian officials are installing concrete bunkers for protection.
August 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM
VIDEO: Blazing inferno in Russia as Ukraine attacks a huge ferry, tankers of fuel struck
August 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM

Drone attack sets fire at Russian military airfield

A large fire was burning at a Russian military airfield early on Thursday after it was targeted by drones overnight.
August 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Smoke rises from a military facility following a drone attack, in Oktyabrsky, Volgograd Region, Russia, August 22, 2024 in this screengrab taken from a social media video.
August 22, 2024 at 12:58 AM

Massive drone attacks exchanged between Moscow, Kyiv: Officials

A drone attack was launched on Moscow, Russian officials said, as Ukrainian officials said they also fought a prolonged drone assault.
August 22, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Skyline view of Moscow and its international business center.
August 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Ukraine launched a massive drone attack Moscow

Overnight, Ukraine launched at least 45 drones, with nearly a dozen aimed at the Russian capital, marking the biggest attempted strike on Moscow of the war. All were reportedly intercepted.
August 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM
VIDEO: Massive drone attacks exchanged between Moscow, Kyiv: Officials
August 21, 2024 at 9:59 PM

US concerned for Ukraine's Kursk assault as Russia prepares counterattack

The Ukrainians have not yet set up robust defenses, a U.S. official says.
August 21, 2024 at 9:59 PM
A view of military operations in Malaya Loknya, Kursk Region, Russia in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on Aug. 20, 2024.
August 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM

Russians told to stop using dating sites in areas attacked by Ukraine

Russian authorities urged citizens in areas where Ukraine has been attacking to stop using video cameras, social media and dating sites.
August 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
A view of military operations in Malaya Loknya, Kursk Region, Russia in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on Aug. 20, 2024.
August 21, 2024 at 1:43 PM

Moscow hit by drone attack

Moscow was targeted in what the mayor of the city called one of the biggest attempted drone attacks on the Russian capital of the war.
August 21, 2024 at 1:43 PM
VIDEO: Moscow hit by drone attack
August 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM

Ukraine's assault on Russian soil intensifies

Ukrainian forces released new video showing the fierce battles in a small Russian town in the Kursk region. Ukraine appears close to cutting off many Russian troops trapped close to the Seym River.
August 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine's assault on Russian soil intensifies
August 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about his confinement and freedom

Vladimir Kara-Murza had been sentenced to 25 years in prison on treason charges after speaking out about the war in Ukraine, but was freed in a prisoner swap.
August 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Russian journalist and activist Vladimir Kara-Murza addresses a press conference on August 2, 2024 in Bonn, Germany, one day after being released from Russia as political prisoner in one of the biggest prisoner swaps between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War.
August 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Ukrainian troops move deeper into Russia

New images show the moment Ukrainian forces broke into Russia, launching the biggest surprise battle of this war.
August 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian troops move deeper into Russia
August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM

Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia; 3rd bridge attacked in Kursk region

Ukrainian special forces released new video, claiming it shows troops engaged in fierce gunbattles inside Russia. Ukraine claims troops have seized over 480 square miles to build a buffer zone.
August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia; 3rd bridge attacked in Kursk region
August 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM

WHO records 1,940 attacks on health care in Ukraine since war with Russia began

The WHO said Monday that Ukraine has seen 1,940 confirmed health care attacks since the war with Russia began, the most ever recorded in a humanitarian emergency.
August 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Rubble and debris remain in a hospital destroyed by Russian shelling, Aug. 11, 2024, in Myrnohrad, Ukraine.
August 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM

Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza adjusting to his newfound freedom

Kara-Murza was sentenced in Russian court to 25 years in prison for allegedly spreading false information about Russia's military, but was freed in a prisoner swap made by the Biden administration.
August 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
VIDEO: Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza adjusting to his found freedom
August 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Ukrainian forces strike 3rd key bridge in Russia, military bloggers say

Ukraine attacked the last remaining bridge over a key Russian river, effectively cutting off supplies to what's thought to be hundreds more Russian troops, analysts and Russian military bloggers said.
August 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian forces strike 3rd key bridge in Russia, military bloggers say
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM

Ukraine reportedly destroys 3rd key bridge, threatening to cut off Russian troops

The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
In this footage released by the Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, smoke billows in what is said to show the destruction of a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region.
August 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM

Russian supply bridges destroyed by Ukraine amid Kursk incursion, Kyiv says

The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.
August 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
A satellite image shows a bridge collapsed over the Seym River in the Glushkovo district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region, Russia, August 17, 2024.
August 19, 2024 at 2:01 AM

Ukrainian forces strengthen their position inside Russia

Ukrainian forces blew up a second bridge inside Russia amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion that began nearly two weeks ago. ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports from Kyiv.
August 19, 2024 at 2:01 AM
VIDEO: Ukrainian forces strengthen their position inside Russia
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Ukrainian air force reports of destroying a 2nd bridge in Kursk region

Ukraine continues its incursion in Russia’s Kursk region as Ukrainian officials report destroying a second bridge critical for supplying Russian troops.
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VIDEO: Ukrainian air force reports of destroying a 2nd bridge in Kursk region
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President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops are strengthening positions in Russia

The suprise assault into Russia is nearly two weeks old. Ukrainian forces have posted images of a bridge they claim to have blown up cutting off several villages.
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VIDEO: President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops are strengthening positions in Russia
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