Key developments on March 29: * Ukrainian counteroffensive to take place in several areas in spring, says defense minister * Russian forces achieve ‘partial success’ in Bakhmut, General Staff reports * Moscow stopped informing US about its nuclear activities, including missile test launches * Russia announces exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system
Key developments on March 28: * Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast "is being wiped off the face of the earth," official says * Ukrainian military repels 24 Russian attacks in the east * Zelensky travels to Okhtyrka in Sumy Oblast, marking the one-year anniversary of its liberation * Portugal delivers Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Up
Key developments on March 27: * Russian missile strike on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 32 * Zelensky meets with UN nuclear watchdog chief in Zaporizhzhia * Fierce battles ongoing for three cities in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine considering every option in Bakhmut, will 'act adequately,' military commander says * Der Spiegel:
Key developments on March 26: * EU, NATO denounce Putin's threat to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus * Ukraine calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting * US sees no signs Russia moved nuclear weapons to Belarus * Military: Vuhledar ‘completely razed to the ground,' battle for Bakhmut continues On March 26,
Key developments on March 5: * Military Intelligence Chief: Russia likely to run out of 'military tools' by end of spring * Air Force: Modern fighter jets needed to counter new Russian gliding bomb * Two people still missing after Zaporizhzhia missile strike * Couple killed in a car due to Russian artillery attack
Key developments on March 3: * Pentagon announces new military aid package for Ukraine * CNN reports Russian hit on vital bridge to Bakhmut as Wagner Group leader claims city is 'practically surrounded' * Ukraine's General Staff says Battle for Bakhmut continues * Ukraine's Ground Forces Commander comes to Bakhmut * Air Force says it
Key developments on March 1: * Belarusian dictator Lukashenko visits China, calls for ceasefire in Ukraine * Russia strikes civilian, critical infrastructure in Poltava Oblast * Russia launches 3 missile strikes on Kharkiv Oblast, injuring civilians * Blinken says 'zero evidence' Putin is ready for peace talks * US extends sanctions against Russia until the
Key developments on Feb. 28: * General Staff: Russian forces trying to create conditions for offensive in southern Ukraine * Western-made parts are used in Russian weapons involved in war crimes, report reveals * Russia attacks Kherson Oblast, killing 4 and injuring 5 people * Putin signs law suspending major nuclear treaty with U.
Key developments on Feb. 27: * US Treasury Secretary meets Zelensky, Shmyhal in Kyiv * Russia's war caused 'the most massive violations of human rights,' says UN chief * UN-backed commission to track down Ukrainian children taken to Russia illegally * Ukraine downs 11 drones overnight on Feb. 27 * Russia still wants to
Key developments on Feb. 24: * Shmyhal: Poland delivers 4 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine * Polish PM visits Kyiv, meets Zelensky, Shmyhal * Germany says it will provide 4 more Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine * Ukrainian intelligence: Spring-summer campaign expected to be very difficult on the battlefield As Ukraine marks the one-year
Key developments on Feb. 9: * Zelensky speaks at European Parliament, attends EU Summit * Zelensky: ‘Several’ European nations ready to provide Ukraine with fighter jets * Intensified fighting reported near Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast * Wagner Group claims to have stopped recruiting prisoners for war against Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 9
Key developments on Jan. 30: * Zelensky visits Mykolaiv Oblast with Danish Prime Minister * Ukrainian military: Russian forces unprepared for major combat operation in the south due to equipment shortage * State Border Guard: Around 9,000 Russian troops deployed in Belarus * Russian governor: Additional Russian troops, military equipment to arrive in
Key developments on Jan. 20: * Germany: No decision yet on Leopard tanks for Ukraine * Germany announces 1 billion euro spring military aid package for Ukraine * US: Ukraine would have opportunity for counteroffensive in spring * Der Spiegel: German intelligence concerned about Ukraine’s casualties near Bakhmut * Washington to designate Wagner Group
Key developments on Jan. 19: * Zelensky pressures allies to send heavy tanks to Ukraine ahead of Ramstein * Poland says it could supply German-made Leopard tanks regardless of Berlin's approval * European Council President Charles Michel visits Kyiv, meets Zelensky * European Parliament seeks to create special tribunal court to prosecute for Russian
Key developments on Jan. 18: * Emergency service: At least 14 killed, including Interior Minister, in helicopter crash near Kyiv * PM: Special task force to oversee investigation into helicopter crash that killed minister, child * Putin claims he has 'no doubt' that Russia will win war against Ukraine A helicopter carrying state
Key developments on Dec. 2: * Ukraine's military repels Russian advances near 14 settlements in eastern Donetsk, Luhansk regions. * Russia has lost over 90,000 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, General Staff says. * EU makes final decision to cap Russian seaborne oil prices at $60 a barrel.Ukraine's Embassy in
Key developments on Dec. 1: * Spanish police investigates six letter bombs sent to political and military targets possibly related to supporting Ukraine in Russia’s war. * 50 Ukrainian soldiers return home in new prisoner exchange with Russia. * Switzerland freezes nearly $8 billion in Russian assets under EU sanctions. * General Staff:
Key developments on Nov. 28: * Nearly five million Ukrainian refugees have received temporary protection status in Europe, UNHCR says. * Russia has launched over 16,000 missile attacks at Ukraine over the past 9 months, with 97% of targets being civilian, Ukraine’s defense minister says. * Emergency blackouts resumed in all
Key developments on Nov. 25: * State grid operator says Ukraine to import electricity from EU. * Ukraine bans fuel wood exports. * Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system have killed 77 civilians since Oct. 10, according to UN. * Forbes estimates Russia has spent $82 billion on war with Ukraine since Feb. 24.
Key developments on Nov. 14: * Ukraine repels Russian attacks near seven settlements over past day * Putin signs a decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army * Russia likely to intensify its offensive in Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for Study of War believes Three days after the liberation of the southern
