The war in Ukraine has prompted officials across Russia to scale back annual celebrations of Victory Day, the country’s most important national holiday, with more than 20 cities forgoing military parades and organizers calling off a popular nationwide march to honor veterans. Security concerns were most often cited for the rash of cancellations of Tuesday’s […]
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Ukraine Says Russia Is Preparing to Evacuate Civilians From Occupied Areas of South
The Russian occupation authorities are preparing to evacuate civilians from territory that Moscow controls in southern Ukraine before a potential counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. Ukraine is widely expected to launch a counteroffensive in the coming weeks to recapture territory from Russian forces, aided by an influx of sophisticated weapons […]
For Families and Detainees in Russian-Occupied Areas, a Grim Wait
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Last month a message was smuggled out to friends from 10 Ukrainian detainees in Russian-occupied territory. The men, among hundreds of other civilian prisoners missing for weeks since the Russian withdrawal from the city of Kherson, said they were alive but in dire need of help. “They asked us to contact their […]
Putin Admits Difficulties in Occupied Ukrainian Areas: Live Updates
The Ukrainian military in the frontline city of Bakhmut on Sunday.Credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York Times In perhaps his most daring visit to the front lines since Russia invaded Ukraine 300 days ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the ravaged city of Bakhmut on Tuesday morning to rally the soldiers there and demonstrate his defiance of […]
Putin Declares Martial Law in 4 Areas of Ukraine as Russian Proxies Move Civilians in South
Pro-Kremlin officials said they would move tens of thousands out of Kherson as Ukrainian forces press toward the key southern city.