Tag: Donetsk (Ukraine)
Ukrainian Medic’s Months in Russian Cell: Cold, Dirty and Used as a Prop
KYIV, Ukraine — During the siege of Mariupol, in southern Ukraine, Russians pounded the city with artillery and…
‘Get the Stretcher!’ Life and Death on Ukraine’s Front Line
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Between the cracks of mortar fire and the metallic bangs of Russian self-detonating mines,…
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
UZHHOROD, Ukraine — Dressed in black, the actors moved around a sparse rehearsal room preparing a new play…
U.S. Officials Predict Path of War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — When Russia shifted its military campaign to focus on eastern Ukraine this spring, senior officials in…
Forced From Kharkiv, Russian Troops Regroup and Dig In
PRUDYANKA, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops sat on a bench under the trees cracking jokes. One hopped on a…
Russia’s Grave Miscalculation: Ukrainians Would Collaborate
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — The solicitation to commit treason came to Oleksandr Vilkul on the second day of…
Sisters Recount Escape From Mariupol as Russians Closed In
Vera and Nicole thought they had endured the worst of the war as Russia besieged their city, Mariupol,…
More Russian Mercenaries Deploying to Ukraine to Take On Greater Role in War
WASHINGTON — Russian mercenaries with combat experience in Syria and Libya are gearing up to assume an increasingly…
The Limits of a Europe Whole and Free
PARIS — For the prime minister of Lithuania — and Lithuania knows something of life in Moscow’s imperium…
Ukraine Enclaves Long Steeped in Conflict Face New Peril
SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — For days, Viktoria Gudyatskaya listened nervously as the escalating fighting along the front lines in…
For Ukraine’s Jews, the Threat of War Stirs Memories of Past Horrors
Military officials and analysts agree that any large-scale military action against Ukraine is likely to begin in the…
Biden Says Putin Has Chosen ‘Catastrophic’ War Over Diplomacy
WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Friday that the United States has intelligence showing that President Vladimir V.…