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Kherson mayor Igor Kolykhaev has told NYT Reporter Michael Schwirtz that the city has come under complete Russian military control and that “he met today with the Russian commander who plans to set up a military administration .” This marks the first major Ukrainian city to come under Russian control...

Russian forces have completely surrounded the port city of Mariupol, with city mayor Vadym Boichenko telling Ukrainian TV that non-stop shelling has resulted in mass civilian casualties as heavy fighting breaks out inside the city. Boichenko said he could not provide an exact number of casualties, but believes “hundreds”...

"Joe Biden just announced during his first State of the Union Address that U.S. airspace will be closed to Russian flights in response to their invasion of Ukraine. This was expected leading up to the address. The president opened his remarks with a focus on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and the...

In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is open for peace talks, but only if their “legitimate security interests are unconditionally taken into account." These interests include the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory, the “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine, and...

Ukraine’s Navy has announced on Facebook that the soldiers held up on Zmiiny Island, also known as SnakeIsland, are “alive and well” and were taken prisoner by Russian forces, which contradicts earlier reports by the Ukrainian government and military officials that they had been killed after a naval bombardment on...

The ISW Ukraine conflict maps pictured throughout this article display the Russian advancements over the first three days of the invasion. RU forces are currently moving along four fronts: one from Belarus moving south towards Kyiv, one moving west from Kursk and Belgorod, one pushing north from Crimea, and one in Donbas. Belarus...