Tag: Ukraine

Shortage of Artillery Ammunition Saps Ukrainian Frontline Morale

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Nearly four months after Russia invaded, the Ukrainian military is running low on ammunition…

Behind Enemy Lines, Scouts Help Ukrainians Execute Deadly Strikes

While a lack of weapons, ammunition and equipment hampers the Ukrainian military, there are signs that a nascent…

The Ukraine War Still Holds Surprises. The Biggest May Be for Putin.

In more ways than one. The 27 nations of the European Union, our key ally, are actually the…

Trapped by Russian Forces, Ukrainians Waited a Month in a Basement

YAHIDNE, Ukraine — More than two months after the residents of Yahidne kicked down the bolted basement door…

German Brewers Face ‘Unprecedented’ Beer Bottle Shortage

Stefan Fritsche, who runs a centuries-old German brewery in Neuzelle, near the Polish border, has seen his natural…

Battered by Russian Shells, a Monastery Remains Loyal to Moscow

The monks and nuns cloistered in a monastery complex in eastern Ukraine absorb daily bombardments from Russian artillery.…

Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns

NAIROBI, Kenya — Russia has bombed, blockaded and plundered the grain production capacity of Ukraine, which accounts for…

Struggling in Ukraine’s East, Russian Forces Strike in Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed hard on Sunday to take the town of Sievierodonetsk, one of the…

A Farmer Holds On, a Fraying Lifeline for a Besieged Corner of Ukraine

SIVERSK DISTRICT, Ukraine — One of the few civilians still driving on a road leading toward the battle…

The War in Ukraine May Be Impossible to Stop. And the U.S. Deserves Much of the Blame.

The rocky course of the war in Ukraine thus far has vindicated Mr. Putin’s diagnosis, if not his…

Thousands Swept Up as Kremlin Clamps Down on War Criticism

Vladimir Efimov, a local politician on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East, was charged with “discrediting the…

A Tennessee Deli Nurtures Its Ties to Ukraine

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When Russia invaded Ukraine, Laurence Faber and Emily Williams’s first reaction was to cook borscht.…