What to Know About Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Against Russia
Ukraine claimed limited territorial gains in the initial days, but analysts say it could take weeks or months to gauge the success of the operation.
War and Armed Conflicts
NATO Nations Open Giant Air Force Drills in Germany
More than 250 aircraft from 24 NATO countries and Japan will participate in a two-week military exercise.
Fear and Mayhem as Russia’s War Comes Home
Attacks from Ukraine have killed at least a dozen Russian civilians and displaced thousands. But they have not fundamentally changed the calculus for Vladimir Putin.
Manipur, India’s Blood-Soaked War Zone
An outburst of ethnic hatreds has fractured an ancient kingdom and turned neighbors into enemies.
Ukraine Attacks in South, Part of What Russia Calls a Counteroffensive
The fighting in the south follows a claim earlier this week that the counteroffensive had started farther east.
Car Bombing in Russian-Occupied Ukraine Shows Reach of War
The blast in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine killed a cafe owner who was registered to run in elections seen as an attempt to legitimize Moscow’s illegal annexation of the area.
Ukrainian Shelling in Russia’s Belgorod Region Forces Evacuations
‘The conditions are quite difficult,’ the local governor of the region said on social media.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions
The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting.
Israel Called Them ‘Precision’ Strikes. But Civilian Homes Were Hit, Too.
Palestinians in Gaza say that Israel’s strikes against Islamic Jihad amount to a collective punishment aimed at making them fearful about who their neighbors might be.
The Impact of the Moscow Drone Strike Is Psychological, Russian Military Commentators Say
The Kremlin says the Defense Ministry responded well to the attack, but critics argue that the assault shows a lack of leadership from a government that promised only a “special military operation” in Ukraine.