The Ukraine war has been fought largely on the ground in the past two years, with troops often locked in back-and-forth battles with heavy artillery
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31,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Two Years of War, Zelensky Says
Some 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began two years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, acknowledging for the first
The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin
Nestled in a dense forest, the Ukrainian military base appears abandoned and destroyed, its command center a burned-out husk, a casualty of a Russian missile
Ukraine’s Deepening Fog of War
The forecasts are anything but optimistic: The best Ukraine can hope for in 2024, many Western officials and analysts say, is to simply hold the
U.S. Campaign to Isolate Russia Shows Limits After 2 Years of War
The Biden administration and European allies call President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a tyrant and a war criminal. But he enjoys a standing invitation
Losing Ground in the War, Ukraine Seeks New Position Around Avdiivka
Ukrainian soldiers are withdrawing from positions in the shattered town of Avdiivka after advancing Russian forces breached a critical supply line and threatened to encircle
Si Spiegel, War Hero Who Modernized Christmas Trees, Dies at 99
Before he became known as the father of artificial Christmas trees, Si Spiegel was a valiant Army aviator. In the closing days of World War
War in Ukraine Has Weakened Putin, C.I.A. Director Writes
The war in Ukraine has “quietly corroded” the power of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, wrote in an
The War Has Reined In Ukraine’s Oligarchs, at Least for Now
For weeks, they fended off Russian assaults, holed up in a vast steel mill under barrages of missiles and mortars. And when the Ukrainian troops
After U.S.-Led Strikes in Yemen, How Wide Will the Middle East War Get?
From the outbreak of the Israeli-Hamas war nearly 100 days ago, President Biden and his aides have struggled to keep the war contained, fearful that