Russia-Ukraine War

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world.

Highlights

    1. U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine

      The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I, against Ukrainian forces, an act that would violate a global ban signed by Moscow.

       By Constant Méheut and

      Ukrainian soldiers wearing gas masks during a simulated chemical attack in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in October.
      Ukrainian soldiers wearing gas masks during a simulated chemical attack in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in October.
      CreditNicole Tung for The New York Times
    2. After Ukraine Aid Vote, Republicans Braced for Backlash Find Little

      Some Republicans who backed the aid encountered little resistance from voters, who were far more willing to embrace it — and less interested in ousting the speaker over it — than their right-wing colleagues.

       By Annie Karni and

      The Ukraine aid bill cleared Congress and was signed into law last week.
      The Ukraine aid bill cleared Congress and was signed into law last week.
      CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times
  1. Ukraine Retreats From Villages on Eastern Front as It Awaits U.S. Aid

    Ukraine’s top commander said his outgunned troops were facing a dire situation as Russia tried to push its advantage before the first batch of an American military package arrives.

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    A building destroyed by artillery fire and air raids in the Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne, not far from Avdiivka, earlier this month.
    CreditAnatolii Stepanov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  2. Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence

    As they return with physical and psychological wounds stemming from torture by their Russian captors, soldiers are being sent back to active duty — often without adequate treatment.

     By Carlotta Gall and

    A demonstration last fall in Kyiv, Ukraine, to draw attention to military service members held by Russia as prisoners of war.
    CreditBrendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  3. Russia Bombs Power Plants and Ukraine Targets Refineries in Dueling Attacks

    As missiles caused extensive damage to Ukraine’s power grid, Kyiv continued drone assaults inside Russia that have drawn criticism from Washington.

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    Residents and police officers inspecting a crater at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
    CreditVyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Reuters
  4. Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Railways and Vows to Slow Arrival of U.S. Aid

    The attacks killed at least six civilians and injured dozens of others, the Ukrainian military and local officials said.

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    Firefighters working in the rubble of a building on Friday after Russian strikes in Derhachi, Ukraine.
    CreditSergey Kozlov/EPA, via Shutterstock
  5. Pentagon Announces Additional $6 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine

    The funds will allow Kyiv to purchase weapons directly from American defense companies.

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    An American-made HIMARS rocket launcher being fired during a demonstration in Poland last fall.
    CreditMaciek Nabrdalik for The New York Times
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