Ukraine's air defenses intercepted 21 of the strike drones, Kyiv said. "On the eve of the new year, the Russians want to intimidate our city, but we are not scared," said Kharkiv mayor ...

The event has become a significant holiday under Russian President Vladimir Putin, rife with jingoistic propaganda, yet, this year, Ukraine’s military has already undermined celebrations ...

The photograph — staged and taken in late 2023 by Émeric Lhuisset, a French photographer — reimagines a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks based in central Ukraine, with present-day ...