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China is close to Russia, but it has looked to Ukraine for military technology Former Soviet republic supplied the PLA Navy’s first aircraft carrier...

Retelling an ancient redemption while praying for its own, a tiny Ukrainian community gathers in a synagogue destroyed by the Nazis, under the shadow of Russia's onslaught

Writing from a city under siege, a founder of the landmark Kharkiv Center for Gender Studies reflects on the importance of women’s studies after the USSR collapsed, and what it helps us understand about Putin’s war on Ukraine.

Ukrainians are resolute that they will win the war with Russia. The question is how many civilians will die before that happens

From the blog of Francine M. Gordon at The Times of Israel

LVIV, Ukraine — The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday (local time) as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increa

VIV, Ukraine (AP) — The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country

A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors that would allow civilians to escape the fighting. Russia’s top negotiator said he expects those corridors to start functioning Tuesday.

After previous attempts failed, Moscow announces routes opening Tuesday morning, indicates refugees can flee west, as civilian death toll mounts amid relentless shelling campaign