Ukraine-Russia War

Pope Francis says a secret peace “mission” in Russia’s war in Ukraine is under way, though he gave no details, and that the Vatican is willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war.

Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing 23 people, most of them when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in the center of the country, officials said.

Along with more than 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, Ukraine’s allies have sent “vast amounts of ammunition” and also trained and equipped more than nine new Ukrainian brigades.

A top Ukrainian official says more than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released in a major Easter exchange with Russia.

In trying to identify who was behind a major breach of classified U.S. documents, both federal agents and investigators not tied to any government had access to online clues that led to a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman with an interest in gaming, guns, and religion.

A recent lull in fighting in Bakhmut has been down to poor weather and exhaustion, Western officials said.

For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna, the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, for war crimes over the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine.

Two Ukrainian pilots are currently in the United States undergoing an assessment to determine how long it could take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, according to two congressional officials and a senior U.S. official.

Two churches in Fort Worth are continuing their missions of supplying relief efforts for residents in Ukraine.

Country star Brad Paisley is releasing a new song that features Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The announcement comes just days after President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and pledged America’s continuing commitment to Ukraine.

President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

While China has provided some help to Russia, including parroting Russian disinformation campaigns about the war, this is more tangible assistance for use by Russian troops in Ukraine.

President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Poland this month to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the planning.

Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday.

Pete Reed, an American from New Jersey, was killed in Bakhmut, Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 2.

A helicopter crash in Ukraine claimed the lives of at least 16 people, including four children on Wednesday.

A series of explosions has rocked Kyiv and minutes later air raid sirens started to wail as an apparent missile attack on the Ukrainian capital was underway.

Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do Russians. Not this year, or at least not all of them.