The origins of the Russia-Ukraine War begin in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in
Belgorod, city and administrative centre of Belgorod oblast (region), western Russia. Located near the Russia-Ukraine border, Belgorod lies along the upper Donets River where it is crossed by the Moscow-Kharkiv (Ukraine) and Sumy–Donets Basin railways.
Russia seems to have time on its side as the war in Ukraine reaches its third year February 20 Zelenskyy’s adviser says US gave up its lead role on resolving war in Ukraine, strengthening Russia February 20 Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war ...
Mariupol has seen some of the worst human suffering of any city in Ukraine, and has been completely blockaded by Russian forces since the start of March. Its strategic position as a southern port city makes it a key target for Russia as it would provide a land border between Crimea, which...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- At a UN General Assembly meeting held here on Wednesday, Ukraine and Russia clashed over border issues following remarks by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that a full-scale war along the Russian border with Ukraine is "not an unrealistic prospect." ...
Subscribe for full access to all conflict map reports! Russia-led forces have nearly surrounded the last Ukraine-held city in Luhansk after capturing two long-contested towns nearby, and have just about completed their control of Mariupol. On the other hand, Ukrainian forces have ended the siege...
Ukraine stands at the center of a geopolitical rivalry between western powers and Russia, and that rivalry is flaring up once again. Two regions along the Russian border—Donetsk and Luhansk—have been a conflict zone since 2014, when pro-Russian separatists began clashing with government forces....
FAA prohibits flights over Ukraine, Belarus and part of Russia A map showing Russia troop positions along Ukraine border. San Francisco Chronicle/hearst Newspapers Via Getty Images The FAA expanded its "Notices to Air Missions" alert issued for eastern Europe to include the entirety of U...
Russia Completes Withdrawal from Northern Ukraine In the more than two weeks since PolGeoNow'sprevious Ukraine control map report, Russian forces have completed their withdrawal from north-central Ukraine, and are now beginning a new push to complete their control of the eastern Donbass (Donetsk an...
‘Completely undefended’: Nick Paton Walsh reports from Russian border point 01:42 Kyiv CNN — The battle for dominance in the Black Sea raged on this week between Ukraine and Russia, as elsewhere each side’s forces continued the bitter fight for control in Ukraine’s east with winter...