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 […]
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Tracking North Korea’s Record Number of Missile Launches
SEOUL — North Korea started the new year by launching a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, as its ruling Workers’ Party wrapped up a meeting to discuss policy goals for 2023. The missile was fired from Pyongyang, the capital, at 2:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day and flew 248 miles before falling in waters off […]
Under Missile Strikes, Ukrainians Haul Water, While Surgeons Work in the Dark
KYIV, Ukraine — In the crowded operating room, the surgeons had made the long incision down the middle of the child’s chest, cut the breastbone to spread the rib cage and reach the heart. Then the lights went out. Generators kicked on to keep life-support equipment running on Wednesday night, and nurses and surgical assistants […]
Kim Jong-un Takes His Daughter to Missile Test Launch
SEOUL — As North Korea fired its largest ballistic missile on Friday, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, appeared at the launch along with his wife, Ri Sol-ju, and a young girl who had never been publicly seen before. A series of images from the state news agency showed the girl walking hand in hand with […]
Russian Missile Barrage Targets Kyiv and Other Cities
Ukraine said its forces shot down most of the Russian missiles, in the latest assault aimed at civilian infrastructure.
North Korea Tests a Missile and Flies Warplanes Near Border With South
South Korea dispatched its own warplanes in a show of force as the North appeared intent on keeping tensions high on the Korean Peninsula.
Missile Strikes Hydropower Station at Ukraine’s Second Biggest Nuclear Site
The Russian missile caused power outages far from the front lines as Moscow increasingly targets Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Russian Missile Strike on Railway Station Kills at Least 15, Zelensky Says
The attack came as Ukraine marked its Independence Day and the six-month point since Russia’s invasion.
Missile Strike Kills 6 Civilians in Kharkiv, as Front Remains Static
The missile hit a residential building in Ukraine’s second largest city, and the death toll was expected to rise. The U.N. Secretary general arrived in Ukraine for high-level meetings.