Ukraine unearths mass gravesite, says bodies bear signs of torture

Workers hauled body after body out of the sandy soil in a pine forest near Izium that police said contained 445 graves in an area recently recaptured from Russian forces.

Ukraine’s president: Mass grave found near recaptured city

A mass grave of Ukrainian soldiers and unknown buried civilians was found in the forest of recently recaptured city of Izium.

‘Torment of hell’: Ukraine medic describes Russian torture

A Ukrainian volunteer medic captured by Russian forces during their deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol has told U.S. lawmakers how Russians routinely tortured her and other prisoners, killing many.

Putin’s options get narrower after Ukraine scores battlefield rout

Ukraine’s Zelensky visits recaptured strategic city

Russian forces left the war-scarred city of Izium last week as Kyiv's soldiers pressed a stunning advance that has reclaimed large swaths of territory in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region.

Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces

It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly 7-month war.

U.S. leaders avoid victory dance in Ukraine combat advances

Although there was widespread celebration of Ukraine's gains over the weekend, U.S. officials know Russian President Vladimir Putin still has troops and resources to tap.

Ukraine pushes big counteroffensive as war marks 200 days

Facing the prospect of a large group of its forces becoming surrounded, Moscow pulled back its troops from Kharkiv in a dramatic shift in the state of play.

Russia announces pullback of troops in eastern Kharkiv region

Western defense officials and analysts say Ukrainian forces punched through Russian front lines south of the country’s second-largest city, taking thousands of square miles of territory and threatening to cut off Russian supply lines.

Russian-occupied reactor at increased safety risk, UN warns

Continued shelling around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has cut power cables and rendered layers of safety-backup systems ineffective.