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. 27: * Governor: Russia using 'terror tactics' to threaten lives in liberated parts of Kherson Oblast * General Staff: Russia concentrates main offensive to capture Bakhmut and Avdiivka * UK Defense Ministry: Russia unlikely to achieve breakthrough in Donetsk Oblast * Law enforcement raids Moscow-linked Orthodox church in western Ukraine
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. 22: * US to provide Kyiv with $4.5 billion direct budget support, EU gives $2.5 billion for reconstruction. * Russian forces kill 8 people, injure 16 in past day, according to President’s Office. * General Staff reports that Russia has lost 85,000 troops in Ukraine
Key developments on Nov. 20: * Ukraine to investigate video alleging death of Russian POWs * General Staff: Russian military command plans to transfer units from south to east * Zelensky: Russia has launched more than 4,700 missiles at Ukraine since Feb. 24. Ukraine denies Russian accusations of committing war crimes after
Key developments on Nov. 16 * West says blast in eastern Poland caused by Ukrainian air defense missile * White House: Russia bears ultimate responsibility regardless of whose missile fell on Poland * Zelensky says it was likely ‘Russian’ missile based on his military reports * Another victim from Nov. 15 mass strike found
Key developments on Nov. 15 * Ukraine shoots down 70 of 90 incoming Russian missiles * 15 energy sites damaged during Russia's latest missile strike * Power outages in Moldova due to Russian latest attack * Media: Russian missiles cross NATO member Poland, killing 2 people Russia unleashed a massive nationwide missile attack on
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
Key developments on Nov. 10 * Ukraine liberates Snihurivka town, located 50 kilometers north of Kherson * Ukraine recaptures 12 settlements near Kherson, advances 7 kilometers * Russian Defense Ministry says it began withdrawing troops from Kherson * General Staff: Russia uses 17 missiles, 50 drones to attack Ukraine this week Ukrainian forces advanced
Key developments on Nov. 9: * Russia ordered withdrawal of troops from Kherson * Ukrainian forces reportedly enter Snihurivka * High-profile collaborator in occupied Kherson Oblast killed * Russia fires 8 missile strikes, 10 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the withdrawal of troops from Kherson on Nov. 9. Russian retreat
Key developments on Nov. 8 * Ombudsman: Nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed since Feb. 24 * Zelensky will likely attend G20 meeting next week online * Ukraine denies facing pressure from West to resume peace talks * Russia fires 3 missile strikes, 10 airstrikes across Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the
Key developments on Nov. 6: * First major power outage reported in occupied Kherson * 34 children kidnapped from occupied village in Kherson Oblast * Russian proxy admits effectiveness of Ukrainian military's tactic in Donetsk Oblast * Russia fires 3 missile strikes, 3 airstrikes across Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 6 that
Key developments on Nov. 4: * Russia’s attacks kill 8, injure 14 in Donetsk Oblast. * Almost 500,000 households in Kyiv left without electricity. * Number of unemployed in Ukraine to reach 2.6 million by 2023, says Economy Ministry. * Russia drafts 318,000 men for its war against Ukraine, according
Key developments on Nov. 3: * Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kharkiv oblasts killed at least five civilians in the past day. * Ukraine returns 107 POWs from Russian captivity. * Zelensky says he won’t attend G20 summit if Putin does. * Ukraine repels 12 Russian attacks in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts over the past
Key developments on Nov. 2: * Putin says Russia will rejoin Black Sea deal, threatens to revoke it again if unspecified ‘guarantees’ violated * ‘Epicenter’ of fighting in Bakhmut and Soledar in Donetsk Oblast * 3-year-old boy wounded by Russian shelling in Kharkiv Oblast * Russia fires 12 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian President Vladimir
Key developments on Nov. 1: * Russian proxies in Kherson Oblast widen “evacuation” zone; Ukraine condemns it as forced deportation * Ukraine says Russia used phosphorus ammunition on Bakhmut * Intelligence reports suggest that Iran will send 1,000 weapons to Russia, including ballistic missiles; 200 drones may be delivered in early November
Key developments on Oct. 31: * PM: Russia damages 18 ‘critical’ infrastructure sites in 10 regions across Ukraine * National police: 13 people injured during Monday rush-hour attack * Russian missile debris falls in Moldova, Russian diplomat expelled in response * 12 cargo ships leave Ukrainian ports despite Russian blockade Russia launched missile and
Key developments on Oct. 27: * Russia has launched over 4,500 missiles against Ukraine since February * Air Force says Russia runs out of missiles, changes war tactics * Russian Defense Minister claims mobilization in the country complete, over 80,000 soldiers already sent to Ukraine * Regular electricity supply to Kyiv likely
Key developments on Oct. 27: * Zelensky signs law to increase defense, security spending by $10.5 billion * Kyiv faces unprecedented power cuts following Russian attacks * Ukraine, Russia conduct 28 prisoner swap since February Russian dictator Vladimir Putin backed down on nuclear threats on Oct. 27, after repeatedly warning to use
Key developments: * Russia's recent attacks cause energy giant DTEK $40 million * General Staff says Russia has lost 480 troops in Ukraine in past 24 hours * Ukrainian military repel Russian attacks near 11 settlements * Belarus conscripts drivers, mechanics to help Russian army. Ukrainian authorities said on Oct. 26 they exhumed the
Key developments on Oct. 24 * Ukraine pushes Russian forces out of 4 settlements in Donbas * Ukrainian forces liberated over 90 settlements in Kherson Oblast during counteroffensive * Ukraine's Intelligence chief says Russia prepares for a defense in Kherson – not retreat * Russia's Foreign Minister casts doubt on the future of UN-backed grain
Key developments of Oct. 20 * Zelensky accuses Russia of preparing to blow up dam in Kherson Oblast * Minister: Russia carries out nearly 300 strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities in 10 days * About 1,500 civilians killed in Kharkiv Oblast since February * Russia fires 3 missile strikes, 20 airstrikes across
Key developments on Oct. 18 * Russia intensifies attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure * Ukraine’s foreign minister proposes to cut diplomatic ties with Iran * 5 children bodies found at Lyman’s mass burial site * Russia launches over 190 strikes across Ukraine from Oct. 7 to 18 Russia renewed attacks on
Warning: This story contains a graphic image that some readers may find disturbing. Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with kamikaze drones on Oct. 17, killing civilians and leaving swathes of land cut off from electricity. Here are the key developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine on Oct. 17: Kyiv struck
Key developments on Oct. 15-16 * Ukrainians in Kherson Oblast deported to Russia, other occupied territories * Blasts damages former administration building in occupied Donetsk * Russia losing 6.5 soldiers for every Ukrainian in south * Russia launches 10 airstrikes on Ukraine Russia has begun deporting Ukrainians from Kherson Oblast. Russian-installed proxies in
Key developments on Oct. 14 * Media: Lukashenko reportedly begins covert mobilization in Belarus * Russia slowly advances in Donetsk Oblast * Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine celebrates Defender’s Day * Russia fires 3 missiles, 10 airstrikes across Ukraine Speaking on the sidelines of a summit in Kazakhstan, dictator Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that
Key developments on Oct. 13 * Russian-led militants call for evacuation from Kherson * Russia captures villages near Bakhmut * Putin proposes Erdogan new gas deal * Russia launches 15 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian proxies in Kherson Oblast are losing control of the southern region they have occupied since early March. Russian-led militants now
Key developments on Oct. 12 * Russian strike on Avdiivka kills at least 7 people * Ukraine liberates 5 villages in Kherson Oblast * Stoltenberg: Air defense to be 'top priority’ in NATO support for Ukraine * Russia delivered 3 missile strikes, 4 airstrikes across Ukraine Warning: This story contains a graphic image that
Key developments on Oct. 11 * Russia launches nearly 30 missiles, 7 airstrikes across Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure * Russia kidnaps another senior official from occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant * Zelensky calls for international observers to monitor Ukraine-Belarus border * G7 vows to support Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ Russia continued to
Key developments on Oct. 8-9 * Putin accuses Ukrainian intelligence of orchestrating explosion at Crimean bridge * At least 14 killed, 89 wounded after latest Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia * Ukraine liberates over 1,170 square km in Kherson Oblast, 40 settlements in Donetsk Oblast Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of blowing
Key developments on Oct. 7 * Ukraine liberates over 2,400 square kilometers in Kherson Oblast since late August * Ukraine liberates 776 square kilometers in the east this week * Biden warns highest nuclear risk since 1962 * Death toll of Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia rises to 14 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s
Key developments on Oct. 6 * Ukraine liberates over 500 square kilometers in Kherson Oblast in October * Counteroffensive continues in Ukraine’s east and south * Head of IAEA meets Zelensky, talks about occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant * At least 3 killed, 7 hospitalized after Russian strike on a residential area in Zaporizhzhia
