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A Ukrainian Paralympian left the warfront to compete in Paris. His mind is on his platoon in 'hell'

For Ukrainian volleyball player and infantry officer Dmytro Melnyk, coming to Paris to compete at the Paralympic Games has come at a cost
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Dmytro Melnyk of Ukraine tries to block the ball during the men's preliminary round Sitting Volleyball game against Iran at the 2024 Paralympics, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
August 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM

Ukraine says US experts are helping figure out why a Ukrainian F-16 crashed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died
August 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM
The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. The F-16 fighter jets that have been delivered to Ukraine by Western countries will be flying sorties in Ukrainian skies and helping the country's current fleet of Soviet-era jets to counter Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM

US holds firm against Ukraine using American weapons to strike deep inside Russia

The White House is expected to keep in place restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons deep inside Russia despite pressure from a visiting delegation from Kyiv.
August 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM
A test firing of an Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) launches at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Dec. 14, 2021.


The Soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg NC, visited the New Mexico range to conduct reliability tests of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System.
August 30, 2024 at 12:28 AM

Ukrainian Air Force pilot dies in F16 crash while trying to intercept missile

Pilot Oleksii Mes was part of a U.S.-run program to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the fighter jets. A U.S. official says the jet doesn't appear to have been brought down by enemy fire.
August 30, 2024 at 12:28 AM
VIDEO: Ukrainian Air Force pilot dies in F16 crash while trying to intercept missile
August 29, 2024 at 8:38 PM

Russia launches a heavy bombardment of Ukraine for the third time in 4 days

Ukraine's military says that one of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed
August 29, 2024 at 8:38 PM
In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia's invasion crashed on Monday, Aug. 26, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, Ukraine's military officials said on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region

After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region
August 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
FILE - Residents take shelter in a basement in Sudzha, Russia, on Aug. 16, 2024. This image was approved by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry before publication. (AP Photo, File)
August 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM

Ukraine first lady wants country's kids to see themselves as 'generation of winners'

Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.”
August 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM
First lady Olena Zelenska talks with children during her visit to the rehabilitation camp "Loud Camp" for children affected by war, organized by the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation and financially supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 28, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Ukraine's Russia offensive is risky. To help, it wants less US caution on weapons

Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like
August 28, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Ukrainian soldiers guard the sky with a machine-gun on a city road during one of Russian most massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine's energy objects in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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 9:34 AM

China calls for more support for its Ukraine peace plan created with Brazil

China is calling for more countries to endorse its peace plan for Ukraine, after a round of diplomacy with Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa to support its plan
August 27, 2024 at 9:34 AM
China's Ukraine envoy Li Hui speaks during a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
August 27, 2024 at 2:07 AM

Russia launches 'nightmare' deadly drone and missile strikes in Ukraine, Kyiv says

At least 15 regions throughout Ukraine had been struck in the early morning attack, Kira Rudick, a member of Ukrainian Parliament, said on Monday.
August 27, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire on a site following an air attack, in the Odesa region, on Aug. 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August 27, 2024 at 1:34 AM

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions

Ukraine says it has a new homegrown long-range weapon that will allow it to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies
August 27, 2024 at 1:34 AM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena attend a service in Saint Sophia Cathedral during celebration of the Ukrainian Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
August 27, 2024 at 1:18 AM

Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine

Russia battered much of Ukraine with scores of missiles and drones that officials say killed four people, injured more than a dozen, and damaged energy facilities
August 27, 2024 at 1:18 AM
This photo released by the governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin, in his official Telegram channel on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, shows municipal employees working at the side of a damaged building after a drone attack on the city of Saratov, Russia. (Saratov region governor Roman Busargin official Telegram channel via AP)
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 4:22 AM

5 dead in Ukrainian shelling at border region; Russian fire hits hotel with reporters

A British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk
August 26, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans takes a selfie while working with a news reporting team near the border with Gaza in Be'eri, southern Israel, Feb. 8, 2024. (Ryan Evans/Reuters via AP)
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 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion
August 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, Russian servicemen ride a bus after a prisoners exchange at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Ukraine marks 33rd Independence Day as war against Russia rages

Ukraine is somberly marking its 33rd year of independence as war with Russia rages on
August 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM
People wait for evacuation in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
August 24, 2024 at 3:18 PM

Ukraine on high alert, marks 33rd independence day

As the war reaches a 30-month milestone, both Ukraine and Russia agree to a prisoner swap.
August 24, 2024 at 3:18 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine on high alert, marks 33rd independence day
August 23, 2024 at 10:22 PM

US sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say

The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine
August 23, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Ukrainian servicemen of 148th separate artillery brigade of the Air Assault Forces fire towards Russian positions by a M777 howitzer at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, August 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
August 23, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing Russian gains

Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region
August 23, 2024 at 7:42 PM
A girl calms her sister on an evacuation train in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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 7:02 PM

Zelenskyy visits border area for first time since Ukrainian offensive into Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia two weeks ago
August 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, a Russian serviceman aims a PARS-NU anti-drone gun in an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian airfields

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports as Ukraine launches more drone attacks on military sites and fuel depots in Russia.
August 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine strikes Russian airfields
August 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM

Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court

Ukraine has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Wednesday, opening the possibility of more prosecutions of Russian officials for war crimes
August 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Parliament Press Office, the Ukrainian Parliament is seen during a session in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Ukraine has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Wednesday, opening the possibility of more prosecutions of Russian officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Andrii Nesterenko, Ukrainian Parliament Press Office via AP)
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 1:10 AM

Massive fire rages for third day at a Russian oil depot hit in Ukrainian drone attack

Russian sources say Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia as Kyiv’s incursion enters its third week
August 21, 2024 at 1:10 AM
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 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 6:54 PM

Belarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine

Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would station almost a third of the country’s military along the frontier
August 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
August 19, 2024 at 2:46 PM

India's Modi will visit Ukraine after Zelenskyy's criticism for meeting Putin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
August 19, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM

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.
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian air force reports of destroying a 2nd bridge in Kursk region
August 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM

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.
August 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM
VIDEO: President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops are strengthening positions in Russia
August 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Ukraine forces advance further inside Russia

Ukranian forces cross further into Russian territory as Russia closes in on a key Ukranian city.
August 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine forces advance further inside Russia
August 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM

Ukraine says offensive is meant to push Russia into peace talks

An aide of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t permanently occupy territory it’s taken. However, as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russian territory, it’s losing ground in its own country.
August 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine says offensive is meant to push Russia into peace talks
August 16, 2024 at 9:10 PM

Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in

Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets
August 16, 2024 at 9:10 PM
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry press service on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, a Russian soldier fires a Rapira anti-tank gun, in the border area of Kursk region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Ukraine continues cross-border operations

Ukranian military officials say that they are setting up an administrative office in the Kursk region of Russia to “maintain law and order” in the area.
August 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine continues cross-border operations
August 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM

Ukrainian soldiers add metal netting to US tanks to protect against Russian drones

As the vast use of drones has become a feature of the Ukrainian-Russian war, soldiers said they have found a new way to keep precious vehicles protected on battlefields.
August 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM
A U.S.-made Bradley armored vehicle is seen being fitted with a metal addition in this photo supplied by Ukraine’s Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front, which blurred the background to hide the location.
August 16, 2024 at 5:19 AM

Ukraine claims its incursion has pushed 21 miles into Russia

The country's security service released a video showing what it says is the capture of more than 100 Russian soldiers. President Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine took control of the town Sudzha.
August 16, 2024 at 5:19 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine claims its incursion has pushed 21 miles into Russia