Ukrainian defenders face relentless attempts by Russian troops to push as close as possible to the city of Sumy, an area now under the 8th Corps' responsibility. "Their goal, at a minimum, is to capture Sumy as an oblast center,

He restricted alcohol sales to two hours on workdays and effectively banned abortions in the region’s private clinics. He erected statues of Stalin and Ivan the Terrible, and his government tried to name a youth group after the medieval czar’s dreaded secret police.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities in overnight attacks, officials reported on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow was "hesitating" about another round of U.S ...