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Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia With U.S. Missiles The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, explains why.

Russia Says It Shot Down Waves of Drones Above Moscow Officials said that more than 30 drones had been intercepted over suburban areas of the Russian capital in what was the biggest such attack since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Russia Sentences 2 Soldiers Over Killing of Ukrainian Family The case, in which two soldiers murdered nine members of a family after breaking into their home, was a rare prosecution over crimes against civilians in Ukraine.

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The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia Decisions by President Biden and others give Ukrainian forces several new options. But they’re still restricted in the use of Western missiles that could strike far inside Russia.

Taking the Fight to Russia: The West Weighs Ukraine’s Use of Its Weapons More NATO allies are backing Kyiv’s pleas to allow its forces to conduct strikes in Russian territory with Western weapons.

How Ukraine, With No Warships, Is Thwarting Russia’s Navy The commander of Ukraine’s Navy said in a rare interview that the Russian naval blockade of Odesa had been broken. He also described how the war is transforming naval tactics.

Ukraine Is Still David. Russia Is Still Goliath. Ukraine is still David. Russia is still Goliath.

Zelensky Tells U.N. Security Council It’s Useless While Russia Has a Veto The Ukrainian president joined many world leaders in calling for changes at the Security Council, where five permanent members wield veto power — a high barrier to taking action.

Vietnam in Secret Talks to Buy Arms From Russia Defying U.S. sanctions, a Vietnamese government document lays out a plan to buy Russian weapons, which officials see as a way to upgrade its military as a hedge against China.

Timeline: What Led to the Standoff Between Russia and Prigozhin The leader of the Wagner mercenary group had kept a low profile for years, only acknowledging his force’s existence in September of last year.

Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War The country has empowered a government agency to openly combat online disinformation coming from foreign adversaries, and especially the Kremlin.

Explosion Rips Through Warehouse in Russia Russian officials said dozens were injured in the explosion. The warehouse is on the grounds of a plant that produces night vision devices and binoculars, according to local media.

Ukraine Steps Up Growing Campaign to Strike Within Russia The stepped-up drone and missile attacks show a will to hamper the Kremlin’s military logistics, and to remind ordinary Russians of the cost of war.

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Grain Terminal, Kyiv Says President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to build up defenses around his country’s southern coast, but Kyiv must make tough decisions about where to put its resources.

Russia’s Online Censorship Has Surged During Ukraine War A report from Citizen Lab laid out how much online censorship has increased on one of Russia’s biggest social media sites.

Where Russia Is on the Attack in Ukraine Along the vast 600-mile frontline, Russia is mostly playing defense. In the northeast, it is once again mounting fierce offensive operations.

Russia Doing ‘Everything’ to Stop Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Zelensky Says The Ukrainian leader has secured new weapons pledges, but it was not clear when the aid would arrive, or how consequential it would be on the battlefield.