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August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM

Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia; 3rd bridge attacked in Kursk region

Ukrainian special forces released new video, claiming it shows troops engaged in fierce gunbattles inside Russia. Ukraine claims troops have seized over 480 square miles to build a buffer zone.
August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia; 3rd bridge attacked in Kursk region
August 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM

Belarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine

Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would station almost a third of the country’s military along the frontier
August 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
August 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM

WHO records 1,940 attacks on health care in Ukraine since war with Russia began

The WHO said Monday that Ukraine has seen 1,940 confirmed health care attacks since the war with Russia began, the most ever recorded in a humanitarian emergency.
August 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Rubble and debris remain in a hospital destroyed by Russian shelling, Aug. 11, 2024, in Myrnohrad, Ukraine.
August 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM

Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza adjusting to his newfound freedom

Kara-Murza was sentenced in Russian court to 25 years in prison for allegedly spreading false information about Russia's military, but was freed in a prisoner swap made by the Biden administration.
August 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
VIDEO: Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza adjusting to his found freedom
August 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Ukrainian forces strike 3rd key bridge in Russia, military bloggers say

Ukraine attacked the last remaining bridge over a key Russian river, effectively cutting off supplies to what's thought to be hundreds more Russian troops, analysts and Russian military bloggers said.
August 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian forces strike 3rd key bridge in Russia, military bloggers say
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM

Ukraine reportedly destroys 3rd key bridge, threatening to cut off Russian troops

The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
In this footage released by the Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, smoke billows in what is said to show the destruction of a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region.
August 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM

Russian supply bridges destroyed by Ukraine amid Kursk incursion, Kyiv says

The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.
August 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
A satellite image shows a bridge collapsed over the Seym River in the Glushkovo district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region, Russia, August 17, 2024.
August 19, 2024 at 2:01 AM

Ukrainian forces strengthen their position inside Russia

Ukrainian forces blew up a second bridge inside Russia amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion that began nearly two weeks ago. ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports from Kyiv.
August 19, 2024 at 2:01 AM
VIDEO: Ukrainian forces strengthen their position inside Russia
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one

One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
In this photo taken from AP video, provided by by the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano is seen in Kamchatka Peninsula, about 500 km (310 miles) north to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. (Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences video via AP)
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one

One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft
August 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
In this photo taken from AP video, provided by by the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano is seen in Kamchatka Peninsula, about 500 km (310 miles) north to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. (Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences video via AP)
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM

Ukrainian air force reports of destroying a 2nd bridge in Kursk region

Ukraine continues its incursion in Russia’s Kursk region as Ukrainian officials report destroying a second bridge critical for supplying Russian troops.
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian air force reports of destroying a 2nd bridge in Kursk region
August 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM

President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops are strengthening positions in Russia

The suprise assault into Russia is nearly two weeks old. Ukrainian forces have posted images of a bridge they claim to have blown up cutting off several villages.
August 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM
VIDEO: President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops are strengthening positions in Russia
August 17, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun
August 17, 2024 at 8:30 PM
In this image from video posted by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, Kadyrov drives a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun in Grozny, Chechnya. (Ramzan Kadyrov Telegram channel via AP)
August 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Ukraine forces advance further inside Russia

Ukranian forces cross further into Russian territory as Russia closes in on a key Ukranian city.
August 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine forces advance further inside Russia
August 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM

Ukraine says offensive is meant to push Russia into peace talks

An aide of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t permanently occupy territory it’s taken. However, as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russian territory, it’s losing ground in its own country.
August 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine says offensive is meant to push Russia into peace talks
August 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Ukraine continues cross-border operations

Ukranian military officials say that they are setting up an administrative office in the Kursk region of Russia to “maintain law and order” in the area.
August 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine continues cross-border operations
August 16, 2024 at 1:01 AM

Ukraine says it now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including town of Sudzha

Ukraine now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including the town of Sudzha, since launching its incursion into the Kursk region last week, Ukrainian officials said.
August 16, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Aug. 14, 2024.
August 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM

Freed American Paul Whelan is wearing Biden’s flag pin every day, his lawyer says

“He’s doing as well as can be expected,” his attorney tells ABC News.
August 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
President Joe Biden, right, places his American flag pin on Paul Whelan at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following Whelan's release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Aug. 1, 2024.
August 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM

American-Russian ballerina heading to a Russian penal colony

Boyfriend of ballerina Ksenia Karelina speaks out after she is sentenced to 12 years in prison for allegedly organizing fundraisers for Ukraine's military and attending pro-Ukraine rallies.
August 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
VIDEO: American-Russian ballerina heading to a Russian penal colony
August 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM

Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years

A former ballerina who lives in California, Ksenia Karelina, was arrested in January and charged with treason, according to Russian state media and the court.
August 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Ksenia Karelina, also known by the last name of Khavana, sits in a defendant's cage in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024.
August 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM

2 regions in Russia under federal state of emergency

The surprise Ukrainian attack inside Russia is forcing the evacuations of 200,000 Russians as Ukrainian forces have now captured nearly 400 square miles of territory in the Kursk region.
August 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
VIDEO: 2 regions in Russia under federal state of emergency
August 15, 2024 at 1:39 PM

2 Americans sentenced to prison in Russia

A Russian court sentenced dual Russian-American citizen and former ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in prison for high treason while Josef Tater faces five years for hooliganism at a Moscow hotel.
August 15, 2024 at 1:39 PM
VIDEO: 2 Americans sentenced to prison in Russia
August 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM

Nearly 200,000 Russians being evacuated after massive Ukrainian attack

The overnight strikes marked the biggest combined attack on Russia's air force infrastructure since the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainian sources said.
August 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Ukrainian servicemen drive an armoured military vehicle past destroyed border crossing point with Russia, in the Sumy region, on August 14, 2024.
August 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM

Poland charges man with spying for Russia after freeing him in swap

Polish prosecutors say they have formally indicted a Russian-Spanish man of espionage
August 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM
A man identified as Pablo González, a freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019, second from left with shaved head, listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin, back to a camera, speaking to released Russian prisoners, part of the biggest prisoner swap between the United States and Russia in post-Soviet history, upon their arrival at the Vnukovo government airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Gonzalez had another passport and another name: Pavel Rubtsov. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM

Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine offensive continues

Overnight, the governor of the border region of Belgorod called the situation “very difficult” following attacks by Ukrainian forces.
August 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
VIDEO: Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine offensive continues
August 14, 2024 at 12:33 AM

Ukraine trying to push deeper into Russia, as advance appears slowed

Russia’s Defense Ministry and pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported Tuesday that Ukrainian forces again launched multiple attempts to break through defensive lines.
August 14, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM

Ukraine forces advance deeper into Russia’s Kursk region

General Robert Abrams joins ABC News to talk the significance of Ukrainian forces occupying Russian territory.
August 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine forces advance deeper into Russia’s Kursk region
August 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Ukrainian forces occupy some Russian territory

Retired U.S. Gen. Robert Abrams breaks down Ukraine’s push into Russia and how it might help with potential negotiations.
August 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Ukrainian forces occupy some Russian territory
August 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Ukraine expands offensive inside Russia

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a military offensive is underway 18 miles inside of Russia.
August 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine expands offensive inside Russia
August 13, 2024 at 6:54 AM

Russians urged to flee Ukraine's cross-border attack as Kremlin scrambles to respond

Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers, or 386 square miles, of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region
August 13, 2024 at 6:54 AM
People evacuated from a fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Kursk region sit next to tents at a temporary residence center in Kursk, Russia, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo)
August 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM

Ukraine captures 28 settlements in incursion as Russian residents ordered to evacuate

Ukrainian troops have captured 28 settlements in Russia's Kursk region, as thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate, Russian officials said.
August 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM
A Ukrainian servicemen poses for a picture near a military vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2024.
August 12, 2024 at 10:13 AM

Zelenskyy acknowledges push into Russia to put 'pressure on the aggressor'

The Ukrainian military was progressing in its campaign "to push the war out into the aggressor's territory," President Zelenskyy said late Saturday in his daily address.
August 12, 2024 at 10:13 AM
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, a Russian Army tank covered with camouflage net takes a position in an area of the Kursk region of Russia.
August 12, 2024 at 1:02 AM

Ukraine acknowledges military operation inside Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the push into Russia is to put "pressure on the aggressor." The Kremlin says dozens of Russians have been wounded in the past several days.
August 12, 2024 at 1:02 AM
VIDEO: Ukraine acknowledges military operation inside Russia
August 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM

Ukrainian troops pushing deeper into Russia

ABC's Patrick Reevell reports on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commenting for the first time on the incursion, praising Ukraine’s army.
August 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM
VIDEO: Ukrainian troops pushing deeper into Russia
August 10, 2024 at 7:26 PM

Russia tightens security in region of Ukraine incursion, fighting persists

Russia has announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk
August 10, 2024 at 7:26 PM
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, a Russian Army tank takes a position at an area of Kursk region of Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM

US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands

Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone
August 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley as it follows a Russian Federation naval ship south of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
August 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Ukraine continues major incursion into Russia, with reports of advances

A Ukrainian adviser to the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Thursday said one goal was to alter Russia’s perception of the war.
August 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
This photo released by the acting Governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov telegram channel , shows a damaged house after shelling by the Ukrainian side in the city of Sudzha, Kursk region that borders Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.
August 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM

Ukraine stuns Russia in cross-border assault

The operation this week represented Ukraine's largest incursion into Russia since the start of the war. Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor gives his analysis.
August 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine stuns Russia in cross-border assault
August 9, 2024 at 3:57 PM

Russia declares federal emergency in border region

Ukraine’s attacks on Russia in the Kursk region have caused a federal emergency as Russia responded with an attack on a Ukranian mall.
August 9, 2024 at 3:57 PM
VIDEO: Russia declares federal emergency in border region
August 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM

Russian chess player under investigation for allegedly poisoning rival

Amina Abakarova is accused of poisoning her opponent’s pieces during a tournament in Russia.
August 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM
VIDEO: Russian chess player under investigation for allegedly poisoning rival
August 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM

Putin vows retaliation after Ukraine launches major offensive inside Russia

After nearly two and a half years, Ukraine surprised many by taking the battle inside the Russian border region of Kursk.
August 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM
VIDEO: Putin vows retaliation after Ukraine launches major offensive inside Russia
August 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM

Ukraine launches surprise assault inside Russia

ABC News’ James Longman has the latest as Ukraine continues its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
August 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM
VIDEO: Hunter Biden accused of being hired by Romanian businessman to influence US policy
August 7, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Ukraine launches major attack inside Russia

In the largest incursion since the start of the war more than two years ago, Ukraine has taken control of a number of villages in the border area of Russia’s Kursk region.
August 7, 2024 at 7:16 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine launches major attack inside Russia
August 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Cease-fire deal ‘has to take place as soon as possible’: Jon Finer

George Stephanopoulos interviews White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer on “This Week.”
August 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Jon Finer
August 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM

Timeline: American journalist and former US Marine freed in prisoner exchange

In addition to Gershkovich and Whelan, the exchange freed Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, and Vladimir Kara-Muza, a legal permanent resident of the U.S.
August 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM
A combination picture shows former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, as he speaks inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing to consider an appeal to extend his detention, in Moscow, June 20, 2019, and "The Wall Street Journal" reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 26, 2024.
August 3, 2024 at 2:12 PM

A US-Russia prisoner exchange with diametrically opposed objectives: ANALYSIS

Experts say Vladimir Putin seized innocent Americans to trade for an assassin.
August 3, 2024 at 2:12 PM
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin greets Vadim Krasikov, released in a major prisoner swap with the West, at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, on Aug. 1, 2024.
August 3, 2024 at 2:04 AM

Hostage negotiator breaks down the high-stakes negotiations to free Americans abroad

ABC News’ Juju Chang speaks with author and hostage negotiator Mickey Bergman on the complex negotiation process that ultimately led to the release of the three Americans from Russia.
August 3, 2024 at 2:04 AM
VIDEO: Hostage negotiator breaks down the high-stakes negotiations to free Americans abroad
August 3, 2024 at 12:14 AM

Several Americans still detained in Russia

Despite Thursday's historic prison swap, several Americans are still being held in Russia. Chris van Heerden, boyfriend of a detainee, joins the show.
August 3, 2024 at 12:14 AM
VIDEO: Several Americans still detained in Russia
August 2, 2024 at 11:38 PM

3 Americans wrongfully detained by Russia grateful to be back on American soil

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva arrived at Joint Base San Antonio around 4:30 a.m. Eastern, officially back home in the United States.
August 2, 2024 at 11:38 PM
VIDEO: 3 Americans wrongfully detained by Russia grateful to be back on American soil
August 2, 2024 at 8:53 PM

Jake Sullivan details prisoner swap that freed Americans held in Russia

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan describes what it was like watching the Americans return to U.S. soil and how they are doing after taking part in the prisoner exchange.
August 2, 2024 at 8:53 PM
VIDEO: Jake Sullivan details prisoner swap that freed Americans held in Russia