President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia called Mr. Putin’s decision “unacceptable” and a “provocation.”Credit…Tomasz Wiktor/EPA, via Shutterstock TBILISI, Georgia — President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday ordered the restoration of direct flights from Russia to the mountainous former Soviet republic of Georgia starting May 15 and abolished visa requirements for Georgian nationals, in the latest sign […]
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Ukraine Claims It Shot Down Russia’s Most Sophisticated Missile for First Time
An American-made Patriot air-defense missile successfully intercepted one of the most sophisticated conventional weapons in Russia’s arsenal for the first time over Kyiv on Thursday night, the Ukrainian air force claimed on Saturday. The downing of a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile by a Patriot missile, confirmed by three senior U.S. officials, appeared to offer the […]
Russia Claims Ukrainian Drones Targeted Putin: Live Updates
Aging European weapons factories could receive a boost of 500 million euros ($551 million) under a new plan announced by the European Union on Wednesday that would upgrade and expand production and, potentially, speed more ammunition to Ukraine. The proposal largely seeks to ramp up weapons production for European militaries for years to come. But […]
Are North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Tests as Safe as the Country Claims?
SEOUL — North Korea has long maintained that all six of its nuclear weapons tests were conducted safely. But on Tuesday, a Seoul-based human rights group warned that radioactive contamination may have spread through groundwater from the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site, potentially jeopardizing the health of people in North Korea and neighboring countries. The […]
Ukraine Claims Heavy Russian Losses in Waves of Missile Strikes
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has claimed a string of successful artillery attacks on Russian barracks in the first days of the year, asserting that it hit newly drafted men and other soldiers where they were sleeping or congregating, killing or wounding more than 1,000. The Russian military has confirmed one of the three waves of […]
Live Updates: Ukraine Claims to Shoot Down Several Russian Missiles
Officials in Kyiv warned of more attacks, a day after Russia’s broadest assault on Ukraine in months. Leaders of the Group of 7 nations prepared to hold an emergency meeting on the conflict.
Ukraine Live Updates: Northeast Offensive Claims More Ground
Russia acknowledged the loss of almost all of the Kharkiv region, a stunning setback. Ukraine’s Western backers cheered the gains but warned that Moscow could retaliate with long-range attacks.
Russia Claims Ukrainian Woman Fled for Estonia After Car Bombing Attack
Kyiv has denied involvement in the death of Ms. Dugina, the daughter of a nationalist ideologue who backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Live Updates: Russia Claims Ukraine Killed Daria Dugina
The allegation by Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, which could not be verified, could significantly raise tensions in the war. Kyiv has denied involvement in the death of Ms. Dugina, the daughter of a nationalist ideologue who backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.