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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

215 of 499 stories this year · 2 about Istanbul

Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy · 13 articles, Jan 1A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians · 32 articles, Jan 2Ukraine Trains Its Sights on Russian Border Region, Seeking to Stir Up Discontent · 7 articles, Jan 3Russia used N. Korean missiles for Ukraine attacks: US · 36 articles, Jan 4Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region, Ukraine says it hit a military airbase in Crimea · 10 articles, Jan 611 killed including 5 children in Russian strikes on eastern Ukrainian town · 6 articles, Jan 6Russia unleashes fresh barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine · 13 articles, Jan 11Ukraine claims it shot down two Russian command and control aircraft in a significant blow to Moscow · 29 articles, Jan 15Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and injure 17 in latest strikes on civilian areas · 7 articles, Jan 17A Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot inside Russia causes a massive blaze, officials say · 10 articles, Jan 19At Least 25 Dead in Shelling of Ukraine Market: Local Report · 11 articles, Jan 21Attack kills 27 people in Russian-occupied Ukraine · 18 articles, Jan 21Russian missiles strike Ukrainian cities again, killing at least 7 · 43 articles, Jan 23At least 28 die when shelling hit bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine · 20 articles, Feb 4Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv · 23 articles, Feb 7Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's 2nd largest city, kills at least 7 · 23 articles, Feb 10Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle · 21 articles, Feb 11Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea · 35 articles, Feb 14Russia and Ukraine exchange air attacks after sinking of Russian warship · 5 articles, Feb 156 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say · 11 articles, Feb 15Trapped and left for dead, injured Ukrainian soldiers in Avdiivka exchanged desperate messages as the town fell · 47 articles, Feb 16Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out · 5 articles, Feb 16Russia says it has crushed the last pocket of resistance in Avdiivka to complete the city's capture · 8 articles, Feb 17Zelenskyy says 31,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war · 34 articles, Feb 25Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia’s onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine · 7 articles, Feb 26Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 3 warplanes · 6 articles, Feb 29Death toll rises from Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city, as China's envoy tours Moscow · 16 articles, Mar 2Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa kills 4 · 12 articles, Mar 2Ukraine claims responsibility for Russian railway bridge blast · 5 articles, Mar 4Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones · 27 articles, Mar 5Russian missile strike hits Odesa near where Zelensky met with Greek PM · 19 articles, Mar 6Blast rocks Ukraine's Odesa during visit by Zelenskyy and Greek prime minister · 9 articles, Mar 6Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia's presidential vote · 28 articles, Mar 12Russia reports Ukrainian drone strikes on targets deep inside its territory and a border incursion · 13 articles, Mar 12Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin · 9 articles, Mar 14Russian missiles kill at least 14 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine's Odesa · 21 articles, Mar 15Russian officials say Ukrainian shelling kills 2 in a border city and drones target an oil refinery · 18 articles, Mar 15Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine · 15 articles, Mar 19Russia launches likely largest-ever attack on Ukraine’s energy system, Ukrainian official says · 14 articles, Mar 21Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in the first attack in 44 days, and 13 people are hurt · 24 articles, Mar 21Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant · 20 articles, Mar 22Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels in major attack on Crimea · 7 articles, Mar 24Kyiv endures a third bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up targeting of Ukrainian cities · 9 articles, Mar 25Russia strikes Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022 · 7 articles, Mar 272 dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure · 14 articles, Mar 31Ukraine aims drones at an oil refinery and a drone factory in its deepest strike yet inside Russia · 15 articles, Apr 2Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia · 19 articles, Apr 2Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kill 6 and wound 11 · 25 articles, Apr 4Drone attack kills 4 people in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Russia builds its war strength · 13 articles, Apr 4Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war · 16 articles, Apr 5Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increase accident risk, IAEA head says · 39 articles, Apr 7Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant · 9 articles, Apr 7Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant · 5 articles, Apr 8UN Atomic Watchdog Says the Status of Russian-Occupied Ukraine Nuclear Plant Is 'Extremely Serious' · 7 articles, Apr 9Largest power plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region destroyed in Russian attack · 14 articles, Apr 11US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine · 18 articles, Apr 12A local official says at least 10 people have died in shelling in Russian-occupied Ukraine · 6 articles, Apr 13More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in U.S. aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces · 21 articles, Apr 14Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 11 people as the war approaches a critical stage · 38 articles, Apr 17Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed · 20 articles, Apr 19A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says · 12 articles, Apr 22Ukraine Is Putting Pressure on Fighting-Age Men Outside the Country as It Tries to Replenish Forces · 8 articles, Apr 25Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats · 17 articles, Apr 26Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia · 16 articles, Apr 27Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city · 7 articles, Apr 28Five killed in Russian missile attack as Ukraine’s ‘Harry Potter castle’ goes up in flames · 6 articles, Apr 30A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane · 9 articles, Apr 30US says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban · 16 articles, May 2Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odesa for the third time in a week, injuring 14 · 6 articles, May 2Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, May 3Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list · 14 articles, May 4Ukraine marks its third Easter at war under fire from Russian drones · 12 articles, May 5Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war · 11 articles, May 7Ukraine foils Russian assassination plot targeting Zelensky · 38 articles, May 7Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, May 8Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with 'massive' attack · 13 articles, May 8Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin says capturing Kharkiv ‘not part of Russia’s plan’ as troops make further advances · 38 articles, May 10Russian forces attack Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region, opening new front · 18 articles, May 10Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee · 13 articles, May 11A renewed Russian offensive on Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine forces some 1,700 civilians to flee · 9 articles, May 11Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault · 16 articles, May 12Ukraine's Zelenskyy says his army is locked in 'fierce' border battles amid a Russian assault · 11 articles, May 13Russia says it downed 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv · 7 articles, May 15China and Russia Reaffirm Ties as Moscow Presses Offensive in Ukraine · 12 articles, May 15Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive · 8 articles, May 15Zelenskyy visits Kharkiv amid Russian offensive · 5 articles, May 16Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops · 14 articles, May 18At least 11 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine · 9 articles, May 19Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid force Kyiv to hold blackouts ahead of peak demand · 5 articles, May 22Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks · 25 articles, May 23Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine's second-largest city where Moscow's troops are pressing · 7 articles, May 23Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of the embattled Kharkiv region · 9 articles, May 25Ukraine army head says Russia augmenting its troops in critical Kharkiv region · 9 articles, May 30Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, a Western official tells AP · 35 articles, May 30Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure · 13 articles, Jun 1Biden is to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris as Russia leans into its battlefield offensive · 22 articles, Jun 5Ukraine says it struck a latest-generation Russian fighter plane · 28 articles, Jun 9Putin flies into North Korea with promise to back it against the US · 79 articles, Jun 17Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since the Cold War · 119 articles, Jun 19Russia obliterates front-line Ukraine towns by retrofitting bombs and expanding its air base network · 15 articles, Jun 20Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target enemy oil depots · 5 articles, Jun 20Russian strikes continue to target Ukrainian energy facilities · 16 articles, Jun 20Navigating through darkness: Ukraine’s emergency blackouts return after Russia pounds infrastructure · 9 articles, Jun 21Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 4 in Russia and Crimea, after bombing of Kharkiv leaves 3 dead · 13 articles, Jun 22Russia blames U.S. for Ukrainian strikes that kill at least 5 and injure dozens in Crimea · 14 articles, Jun 24Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy visits Donetsk frontline – DW · 5 articles, Jun 26Zelensky appeals to West to relax targeting limits for Ukraine as glide bombs hammer front line · 6 articles, Jun 307 killed and dozens wounded after missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, officials say · 6 articles, Jun 30Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town · 10 articles, Jul 4Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water · 13 articles, Jul 6Russia strikes a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine · 88 articles, Jul 8Kyiv mourns as rescue operations continue after children's hospital struck by Russian missile · 21 articles, Jul 9Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in Donetsk region · 9 articles, Jul 28Russia has driven Ukraine forces out of two more eastern Donetsk towns · 10 articles, Jul 29Russia reports Ukrainian drone barrage on its regions. Kyiv says it hit an airfield · 8 articles, Jul 29Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ with its raid in southwestern Russia · 8 articles, Aug 7Russia says fighting continues in Ukrainian incursion into Kursk region · 9 articles, Aug 7Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 11 killed in Russian strike on mall · 15 articles, Aug 7What we know about Ukraine's surprise push into Russian territory · 54 articles, Aug 8Russia tightens security in region of Ukraine incursion, fighting persists · 11 articles, Aug 10Ukraine's president indirectly confirms daring military incursion onto Russian soil · 7 articles, Aug 11Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory · 8 articles, Aug 11Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region · 20 articles, Aug 12Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine · 13 articles, Aug 12More Russians are urged to flee Ukraine's cross-border attack as the Kremlin scrambles to respond · 10 articles, Aug 12Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha · 10 articles, Aug 13Ukraine orders civilians to evacuate from Pokrovsk · 24 articles, Aug 16Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's Kursk region · 7 articles, Aug 17Ukrainian Troops Have Struck 2 Key Bridges in Russia. Could it Mean They're There to Stay? · 14 articles, Aug 18Ukrainian president says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there · 12 articles, Aug 18Quit dating apps, Russia tells border region citizens over security fears · 5 articles, Aug 21Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine · 49 articles, Aug 21Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region · 9 articles, Aug 22Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv · 9 articles, Aug 22Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there · 13 articles, Aug 23Reuters safety adviser killed, 2 journalists injured in strike on Ukraine hotel · 6 articles, Aug 25Reuters says team member missing in Russian strike on east Ukraine hotel · 14 articles, Aug 255 people die in shelling of a Russian border region while Russian fire hits a hotel with reporters · 8 articles, Aug 25Russia launches another wave of missiles and drones at Ukraine · 41 articles, Aug 267 killed by Russian attacks as Moscow pushes ahead in Ukraine's east · 21 articles, Aug 27Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russia incursion is part of victory plan he intends to show Biden · 10 articles, Aug 28Russia says it downed over 150 drones in Ukrainian attack · 20 articles, Aug 29Russia fires a barrage of drones and missiles at Kyiv as children return to school · 16 articles, Sep 2Russian strike kills at least 51 in Ukraine · 72 articles, Sep 3The U.S. and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine · 33 articles, Sep 6Over 140 Ukrainian drones target multiple Russian regions, including Moscow, authorities say · 31 articles, Sep 7Russia launches counteroffensive against Ukraine in Kursk border region · 10 articles, Sep 11Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns · 24 articles, Sep 122 people die in Ukraine's Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks · 6 articles, Sep 15Russian strike hits apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, injuring more than 40 · 9 articles, Sep 15Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million · 12 articles, Sep 16Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia · 8 articles, Sep 2121 wounded after Russia strikes apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv · 12 articles, Sep 22Russia planning attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Zelensky warns · 11 articles, Sep 25Russian missiles, drones target Kyiv for hours, hammering Ukraine’s power grid · 10 articles, Sep 26China, at UN, warns against 'expansion of the battlefield' in the Ukraine war - The Daily Reporter · 13 articles, Sep 28Russian strikes on a medical center kill 9 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy · 13 articles, Sep 28Russia proposes record defense spending as it pursues victory in the Ukraine war · 6 articles, Sep 30Ukraine's military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting · 10 articles, Oct 2Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities · 9 articles, Oct 2Russian court sentences US citizen to six years in prison for fighting for Ukraine, state media reports · 33 articles, Oct 5Ukraine says it hit oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea · 7 articles, Oct 7Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase' · 5 articles, Oct 7North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine: Seoul · 8 articles, Oct 8Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine · 9 articles, Oct 10Ukraine says North Korea is sending soldiers to help Russia in the war · 10 articles, Oct 14Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels U.N. chief’s visit · 14 articles, Oct 18US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia, possibly for Ukraine war · 54 articles, Oct 18Seoul demands ‘immediate withdrawal’ of North Korean troops in Russia · 5 articles, Oct 21US says North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to fight in Ukraine · 31 articles, Oct 22NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russian war on Ukraine · 26 articles, Oct 23Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens · 6 articles, Oct 26Russian Forces Thwart Attempted Cross-Border Assault from Ukraine, Official Says · 9 articles, Oct 27About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US · 30 articles, Oct 28North Korea sends foreign minister to Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine · 7 articles, Oct 28North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says · 14 articles, Oct 28Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens · 7 articles, Oct 29Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units in Russia for the first time, official says · 32 articles, Oct 30Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to take steps before North Korean troops reach the front · 15 articles, Nov 2An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days · 16 articles, Nov 7Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine · 28 articles, Nov 9Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops for Kursk offensive, Ukraine military chief says · 12 articles, Nov 10Russia Launches First Missile Attack on Kyiv in Months as North Korean Troops Fight Ukraine in Kursk · 8 articles, Nov 13Russia launches 120 missiles and 90 drones in massive attack on Ukraine: Zelensky · 41 articles, Nov 171,000 days of war in Ukraine in graphics – DW · 11 articles, Nov 18Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says · 75 articles, Nov 19Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy · 9 articles, Nov 20US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of 'significant' Russian air attack · 35 articles, Nov 20Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, reports say · 18 articles, Nov 20Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea, South Korea says · 17 articles, Nov 20NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new missile · 20 articles, Nov 22Top North Korean general reportedly wounded by Ukrainian strike in Russia · 5 articles, Nov 22Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance · 7 articles, Nov 25Russia sets new drone attack record in overnight Ukraine barrage · 20 articles, Nov 26US tells Ukraine to lower conscription age to 18 · 7 articles, Nov 27White House Pressing Ukraine to Draft 18-Year-Olds So They Have Enough Troops to Battle Russia · 9 articles, Nov 27Putin threatens to strike Ukraine again with new missile after wave of attacks on energy · 16 articles, Nov 28Ukraine's power grid under 'massive attack' from Russia as frozen temperatures set in · 9 articles, Nov 28North Korea’s Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine · 12 articles, Nov 30US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’ · 13 articles, Dec 11Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with massive attack of cruise missiles and drones · 24 articles, Dec 13Ukrainian drone hits Russia's Chechnya as Kyiv continues pushback after Moscow bombardment - The Daily Reporter · 17 articles, Dec 14At least 100 North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war, South Korea says · 31 articles, Dec 16Ukraine assassinates top Russian chemical weapons chief · 6 articles, Dec 17A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine · 56 articles, Dec 17Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general · 36 articles, Dec 18Researcher: North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use against Ukraine in months · 8 articles, Dec 19Russian bombardment targets Kyiv after Ukraine fires U.S.-made missiles across the border · 12 articles, Dec 20Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line · 16 articles, Dec 21Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says · 21 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy denounces Russian Christmas Day missile and drone attack on Ukraine as · 6 articles, Dec 25Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day · 38 articles, Dec 25Ukraine's Military Intelligence Says North Korean Troops Suffer Heavy Battlefield Losses · 10 articles, Dec 26Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine's orders · 6 articles, Dec 26Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says · 12 articles, Dec 27
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

52 of 297 stories this year · 7 about Istanbul

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm · 17 articles, Jan 10Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia to push for peace, POW deal with Russia · 7 articles, Feb 27Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Turkey where Erdogan is expected to press for negotiations to end Russia war · 7 articles, Mar 8Turkey offers to host Russia-Ukraine talks · 9 articles, Mar 8Ukraine hits back at Pope Francis over 'white flag' remark urging peace talks with Russia · 52 articles, Mar 9Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over a blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square · 68 articles, Mar 31NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia's war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity · 34 articles, Apr 4Blinken declares Ukraine will join NATO — eventually · 9 articles, Apr 4UK’s David Cameron heads to Washington for Ukraine talks after meeting Donald Trump in Florida · 17 articles, Apr 9Zelensky says he will listen to Trump’s ideas to end war in Ukraine ‘with pleasure’ · 7 articles, Apr 9Kremlin says 2022 draft document could serve as starting point for future Ukraine peace talks · 5 articles, Apr 12On visit to China, the German chancellor says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security · 10 articles, Apr 16Macron sets trade and Ukraine as top priority as China’s Xi Jinping pays a state visit to France · 12 articles, May 6Macron takes Xi to French mountains to press messages on Ukraine, trade · 6 articles, May 7Putin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia · 38 articles, May 14Putin ready for Ukraine ceasefire along current battle lines: report · 7 articles, May 24Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped - The Daily Reporter · 7 articles, May 31Zelenskyy urges top defense officials to attend upcoming summit on ending Russia's war on Ukraine · 6 articles, Jun 2Zelenskyy in Philippines to promote peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine · 11 articles, Jun 2Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring other countries not to attend upcoming Ukraine peace talks · 18 articles, Jun 290 countries to attend Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit that Russia is snubbing · 5 articles, Jun 10Germany hosts recovery conference for Ukraine before a peace summit in Switzerland · 7 articles, Jun 11Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv calls it ‘absurd’ · 34 articles, Jun 14World leaders to meet at Swiss resort on possible Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent. · 41 articles, Jun 1480 countries at Swiss summit agree Ukraine's territorial integrity required for peace · 16 articles, Jun 16Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for surprise talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy · 30 articles, Jul 2Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia's UN ambassador says he can't · 7 articles, Jul 2Hungary’s PM Orban meets Russia’s Putin in a Moscow visit condemned by Ukraine and EU leaders · 25 articles, Jul 5NATO allies to focus on Ukraine at 75th anniversary summit in Washington · 20 articles, Jul 7Hungary’s Orban holds talks with Xi during surprise Beijing visit, days after meeting Putin · 12 articles, Jul 8China’s Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue · 6 articles, Jul 8European leaders will discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit amid worry about Trump - The Daily Reporter · 6 articles, Jul 18Trump says spoke with Zelensky, pledges to 'end the war' · 7 articles, Jul 19Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy · 48 articles, Aug 19Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap in two days · 9 articles, Sep 14Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine · 44 articles, Sep 24Russia 'can only be forced into peace,' Zelensky tells UN · 6 articles, Sep 25UN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity · 5 articles, Sep 25Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting · 9 articles, Sep 26Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise over US backing for Ukraine · 77 articles, Sep 26Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis at Vatican to discuss humanitarian situation in Ukraine · 6 articles, Oct 11Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump · 17 articles, Nov 10Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump’s election · 5 articles, Nov 12Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years · 13 articles, Nov 15Zelensky says Ukraine war will end ‘faster’ under Trump presidency · 15 articles, Nov 15Trump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia · 29 articles, Nov 27Zelensky says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end 'hot stage' of war · 13 articles, Nov 29Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible · 42 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine · 6 articles, Dec 9Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential talks with Trump during year-end news conference · 8 articles, Dec 19Pope calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine in Christmas Day message · 10 articles, Dec 25Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine · 9 articles, Dec 30

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  1. Apr 2Fire at Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people26 articles · 26 independent sources
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  2. Mar 26– Apr 1Turkey’s Erdogan dealt major election blow as opposition party wins big cities47 articles · 29 independent sources
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  3. Jan 282 masked assailants attack a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul and kill 1 person22 articles · 20 independent sources
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  4. Jan 28– 29Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Turkey Church Attack19 articles · 14 independent sources
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  1. Dec 24Blast kills 12 people at explosives factory in Turkey19 articles · 16 independent sources
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  2. Dec 8– 9Syrians flock to celebrate new day after Assad's fall14 articles · 10 independent sources
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  3. Nov 18Health workers on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  4. Oct 9Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing in New York43 articles · 22 independent sources
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  5. Aug 17Western Turkey wildfires continued raging for a 3rd day, worsened by windy and dry weather5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  6. May 13– 14A US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits14 articles · 14 independent sources
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  7. Apr 25Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established25 articles · 20 independent sources
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  8. Apr 12– 13More than 40 people still stranded the day after a deadly cable car accident in Turkey24 articles · 20 independent sources
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  9. Apr 10Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family reunions, new clothes, treats and prayers37 articles · 24 independent sources
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  10. Apr 9Turkey imposes trade restrictions on Israel over Gaza war13 articles · 11 independent sources
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