Ukraine defiant as key port Mariupol teeters on brink

Russian defense officials say Ukrainian military command has banned its troops from surrendering.

Ukraine using facial recognition to identify dead Russians, contact families: report

To date, Ukraine’s IT Army, a volunteer group of hackers and activists who work with the Ukrainian government, has reportedly used the technology to notify 582 Russian families about soldiers’ deaths.

Russia steps up scattered strikes on Kyiv, western Ukraine

Russian forces resumed scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians that the whole country remains under threat.

Ukraine police: Over 900 civilian bodies found near Kyiv after Russian withdrawal

The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia's withdrawal — most of them fatally shot, an indication that many people were "simply executed.”

Russian military's damaged Black Sea flagship 'Moskva' sinks; Ukraine takes credit

The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, a guided-missile cruiser that became a potent target of Ukrainian defiance in the opening days of the war, sank Thursday after it was heavily damaged in the latest setback for Moscow's invasion.

Watch: Ukrainian police rescue elderly man's puppy from rubble

Video shared by police in Ukraine shows the heartwarming moment when rescuers pulled a whimpering puppy from a pile of debris, then handed him off to a thankful owner badly injured by Russian shelling.

Houstonian brings supplies to those in her home country of Ukraine

It’s not just the refugees in need, but those fighting in the territorial defense forces, which are volunteers. They don’t have much with them or on them in the cold frigid weather. Hospitals are also running out of supplies.

Russia has yet to slow Western countries' pouring of weapons into Ukraine

Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching battle for Ukraine’s contested Donbas region.

'The fight for Europe’s future': Presidents from countries on Russia's doorstep visit Ukraine

The visit by the presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia was a strong show of solidarity by the leaders of the countries on NATO’s eastern flank, three of them like Ukraine once part of the Soviet Union.

Nearly half of Ukraine's territory needs to be cleared of mines, state news agency reports

An average of 2,000 to 6,000 explosive devices are being removed and neutralized each day, Ukrainian officials say, but they still have a long way to go as the war rages on.

Putin vows to press invasion of Ukraine until Russia's goals are met

Putin insisted Tuesday the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.

'It's not the end': The children who survived Bucha's horror

Vlad watched as his mother was carried out of the shelter last month and to the yard of a nearby home. Her coffin was made from pieces of a closet. In a dark basement under a building shaking from the bombardment of war, there were few other options.

Cypress family hosting Ukrainian refugees at home

A Cypress family is now hosting three Ukrainian refugees who fled their country in February when the Russian invasion began.