World May 5, 2022

U.S. intelligence is helping Ukraine kill Russian generals, officials say

Ukrainian officials said they have killed approximately 12 generals on the front lines, a number that has astonished military analysts.

World Apr 20, 2022

The U.S. races to arm Ukraine with heavier, more advanced weaponry

The West is focused on sending longer-range weapons like howitzers, anti-aircraft systems, anti-ship missiles, armed drones, armored trucks, personnel carriers and even tanks.

World Apr 17, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine gamble pivots to a very different battlefield

Battles over the past seven weeks raged in populated areas near Kyiv, but the war is moving into wide-open flatland, which will drastically change combat strategy.

World Mar 24, 2022

U.S. makes contingency plans in case Russia uses its most powerful weapons

The immediate concern is what Putin may do next — driven by a desire to rescue a failing military effort or reestablish his credentials as a force to be feared.

World Mar 14, 2022

Finding a way out of the war in Ukraine proves elusive

Just as the past two weeks revealed that Russia’s vaunted military faltered in its invasion plan, the next two or three may reveal whether Ukraine can survive as a state.

World Mar 12, 2022

Over Ukraine, lumbering Turkish-made drones are an ominous sign for Russia

More than two weeks into the conflict, Ukraine’s drones — Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 models that buzz along at about half the speed of a Cessna — are still flying.

World Mar 7, 2022

Arming Ukraine: 17,000 anti-tank weapons in six days and a clandestine cybercorps

American and European officials describe a desperate race against time as they aim to get arms delivered to Ukrainian forces while their supply routes are still open.

World Mar 4, 2022

How Ukraine’s military has resisted Russia so far

Ukrainian troops are mounting a stiffer-than-expected resistance to Russian forces, fighting with a resourcefulness that could trip up Russian troops for weeks or months to come.

World Mar 4, 2022

Washington’s newest worry: The dangers of cornering Putin

Putin’s reaction to the initial wave of sanctions has provoked a range of concerns that one senior official called the "Cornered Putin Problem.”

World Mar 2, 2022

Russian troop deaths expose a potential weakness of Putin’s strategy

Neither side’s claims have been independently verified, but one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred.