Ukraine’s Dilemma: Fight to Hold a Ravaged City, or Pull Back Sievierodonetsk, now site of the most intense combat, is “dead,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, but letting it go might be worse than shedding blood to hold it.
Struggling in Ukraine’s East, Russian Forces Strike in Kyiv Vladimir Putin threatened “to strike targets we haven’t hit before” if Western nations proceed with plans to send long-range missiles to Ukraine.
A Farmer Holds On, a Fraying Lifeline for a Besieged Corner of Ukraine Most farmers have fled the Russian advance, but Oleksandr Chaplik has stayed, despite the lethal risks and a lack of workers, water and power.
As War Approaches 100th Day, Russia Now Controls a Fifth of Ukraine While President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged Russian gains, Ukrainian forces pressed a counteroffensive in the south.