Ukrainian forces say they have shot down a Russian fighter plane while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east ...

The elite 155th and 40th marine brigades of the Russian Armed Forces, also known as the Black Berets, were involved in the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had ...

Ukrainian forces withdraw from Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast Ukraine aims to boost ballistic missiles, long-range arms ...

Russia's Defence Ministry on Thursday confirmed reports that its forces had taken control of the eastern Ukrainian town of ...

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday he had ordered defences to be strengthened in the ...

Ukraine's military has said it has withdrawn troops from the frontline town of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region.

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Russian troops are in complete control of the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk ...

Ukraine’s military confirmed its withdrawal from Vuhledar Wednesday, noting Russia had managed to send reserves on the flanks, leading to the “threat of encirclement.” The decision to ...

That hasn't happened. Meanwhile, for its part, Russia appears to have made Vuhledar -- also known as Ugledar in Russian -- a priority, perhaps as a way to flank Ukraine's defenses of Pokrovsk and ...

The loss of Vuhledar will complicate the defense of the southwestern part of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, allowing Russia to step up attacks in the direction of Pokrovsk, a rail and road ...