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News Articles: Ukraine military

A driver-mechanic with the call sign Molfar (right), the unit's commander call-signed Grizzly (center) and a gunner with the call sign Psycho are on a BMP-1, a modernized Soviet-era infantry fighting vehicle, before a mission to the coast of Dnipro River, in Ukraine's Kherson region, on Jan. 4.

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Ukraine uses souped-up Soviet-era weapons to defend a vital river from Russia

As Ukraine's line of defense grows thin, this unit is using a modernized Soviet-era vehicle to stop Russian forces from crossing the river and taking Kherson.

January 28, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade improve their tactical skills at the training field in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.

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U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in arms

President Joe Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved this year for Ukraine before the end of his administration on Jan. 20, 2025.

December 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A damaged statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in a central square in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of western Russia, on Aug. 16. Ukrainian troops say they've taken control of Sudzha, one of more than 80 towns and villages they've captured since a cross-border invasion of Russia on Aug. 6.

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  • Europe

How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts

Ukraine is holding ground it seized inside Russia. Yet Ukraine is losing villages inside its own territory. And in the Black Sea, the Russian Navy has been forced to retreat.

August 19, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Myre
FILE - An F-16 fighter lands at a Turkish air base in the Central Anatolian Turkish city of Konya on Sept. 8, 2004. Norway said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, it will donate six F-16 in the course of 2024 to Ukraine because Kyiv's “ability to defend itself against attacks from the air is absolutely crucial in its defensive battle against Russia.”

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Report: Ukraine receives first batch of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets

Ukraine has long sought the U.S.-made warplanes, saying they're needed to counter Russia's superior air power. Four NATO members have pledged F-16s, though it wasn't clear who sent them, or how many.

August 01, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to military commanders as he visits the eastern Donetsk region, an area of heavy fighting, on Tuesday. Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials say a major military offensive is likely to start soon.

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What are realistic expectations for Ukraine's military offensive?

Most major military operations are shrouded in secrecy. Ukraine's planned offensive against Russia has been under public debate for months. This has created expectations. Some realistic, some not.

May 25, 2023
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  • Greg Myre
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet Ukrainian troops being trained to operate Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility in Lulworth, Dorset, England, on Wednesday.

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  • World

Why Zelenskyy visited the U.K. nearly 1 year into Russia's war on Ukraine

The Ukrainian president spoke to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Parliament, and made a plea for warplanes.

February 08, 2023
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  • Willem Marx
A "Danger Mines!" sign is pictured in Izium, Ukraine.

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Human Rights Watch urges investigation of alleged use of land mines by Ukraine

Human Rights Watch suggests that Ukraine scattered so-called petal mines in and around the city of Izium. Petal mines are prohibited under the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, of which Ukraine is a signatory.

January 31, 2023
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  • Julian Hayda
British Army Challenger 2 tanks are seen at a training ground in Poland on Sept. 21, 2022. This week, Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the United Kingdom for training on the Challenger 2.

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Latest on Ukraine: British tank training for Ukrainian troops has begun (Jan. 30)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

January 30, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
A man plays violin on the sidelines of a religious service held by local residents in front of an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday. The building was destroyed by a Russian missile strike on Jan. 14.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Waiting for Germany's Leopard tanks (Jan. 23)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

January 23, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Two Leopard 2 A6 heavy battle tanks and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle of the Bundeswehr's 9th Panzer Training Brigade participate in a demonstration of capabilities during a visit by then-Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to the Bundeswehr Army training grounds in February 2022 in Munster, Germany.

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Germany signals it hasn't ruled out sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Western defense officials are meeting to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine. Germany has resisted their efforts to persuade the country to export its Leopard 2 tanks, or allow others to do so.

January 20, 2023
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  • Rob Schmitz
Yevhenia Podvoiska and Tatiana Kuznetsova, from left, both policewomen, steer and navigate a drone during class in Kyiv on Oct. 27. Students must learn to work in pairs: a pilot and a navigator.

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  • World

Ukrainian women have started learning a crucial war skill: how to fly a drone

The Female Pilots of Ukraine is the first of its kind in the country at a time when the Ukrainian military has been using drones for reconnaissance and fighting against Russian forces.

November 26, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman
A woman holds a placard reading "Peace = Stop Putin" during a rally in support of Ukraine at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy on Saturday.

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Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

Though Italy's new prime minister vows to continue the country's staunch support for Ukraine, much of the public is critical of Italian weapons deliveries and analysts say the government may waver.

November 10, 2022
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  • Sylvia Poggioli
A Ukrainian artilleryman fires a howitzer at a position on the front line near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Oct. 31.

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Ukraine updates: Iran admits sending Russia drones as electricity knocked out (Nov. 7)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

November 07, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
A soldier who was formerly an IT entrepreneur and asked to be identified only by his call sign "Arun" manning a checkpoint in Borshchova, in northeastern Ukraine, on Friday. Ukrainian troops took back the area from Russian forces earlier this month.

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Ukraine's offensive in Kharkiv was hard and bitter, say soldiers who did the fighting

While Ukraine's counteroffensive this month was hailed as stunning by military observers, Ukrainian troops tell NPR that Russian forces put up stiff resistance in parts of the Kharkiv region.

September 29, 2022
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  • Jason Beaubien
A Ukrainian soldier stands atop an abandoned Russian tank near a village on the outskirts of Izium, in the Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine said its swift offensive took significant ground back from Russia.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Sept. 12)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

September 12, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
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