Russian attack on train station kills 22 in Ukraine

Meanwhile, in a holiday message to the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky exults over the nation's success in fending off Moscow's forces.

U.S. to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months

The money will fund contracts for as many as 3 types of drones, and other weapons, ammunition and equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or 2, they say.

On eve of Ukraine’s national day, fears that Russia will step up attacks

The United States reinforced the worry with a security alert, insisting it “has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.”

Fate of Ukrainian lands held by Russia remains unclear

Ukrainian officials and activists paint a picture that contrasts sharply with the Russian TV portrayal of a bright future for the occupied territories under Moscow’s generous care.

Ukraine says 9,000 of its troops killed since Russia began war

A Ukrainian general says Russia’s invasion has already killed some 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers and their children must be taken care of.

Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin’s brain’

Alexander Dugin, not his daughter, likely was the intended target, a former Putin adviser says.

Commentary: Beware the Putinization of President Xi

Don’t let America’s domestic disarray distract from increasingly assertive military action by China.

Russian shelling, Ukrainian airstrike reflect broadening war

U.S. buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions, UN says

The head of the World Food program says the United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment to hungry areas of the world.

U.S. poised to announce new military aid, drones for Ukraine

The U.S. says it will give Ukraine 15 Scan Eagle surveillance drones, 40 mine-resistant vehicles, 2,000 anti-armor rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counter-offensive against Russian invaders.