Key developments on March 31: * Zelensky, EU leaders visit Bucha one year after its liberation from Russian occupation * UN human rights chief: 8,400 civilian deaths in Ukraine 'just the tip of the iceberg' * Ukrainian military repels 30 Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast, says General Staff On March 31, President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with the prime ministers of Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, and the president of Moldova, attended a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of Buch

Key developments on March 30: * Top US General: Six thousand Wagner mercenaries fighting in Bakhmut * Russia to chair UN Security Council in April * Ukraine repels 47 Russian attacks in the east * Von der Leyen: China's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine to shape its relations with EU. There are about 6,000 mercenaries of the Kremlin-controlled Wagner Group fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut, according to the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley. Milley told

Key developments on March 29: * Ukrainian counteroffensive to take place in several areas in spring, says defense minister * Russian forces achieve ‘partial success’ in Bakhmut, General Staff reports * Moscow stopped informing US about its nuclear activities, including missile test launches * Russia announces exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system and several thousand of troops. Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that the Ukrainian counteroffensive involving

Key developments on March 28: * Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast "is being wiped off the face of the earth," official says * Ukrainian military repels 24 Russian attacks in the east * Zelensky travels to Okhtyrka in Sumy Oblast, marking the one-year anniversary of its liberation * Portugal delivers Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Up to 14 rockets hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka daily, Donetsk Oblast Police said on March 28. "For such a small town (the area of Avdiivka is 29 square meters),

Key developments on March 27: * Russian missile strike on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 32 * Zelensky meets with UN nuclear watchdog chief in Zaporizhzhia * Fierce battles ongoing for three cities in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine considering every option in Bakhmut, will 'act adequately,' military commander says * Der Spiegel: Germany transfers 18 Leopard 2 tanks pledged to Ukraine. On March 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a reg

Key developments on March 26: * EU, NATO denounce Putin's threat to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus * Ukraine calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting * US sees no signs Russia moved nuclear weapons to Belarus * Military: Vuhledar ‘completely razed to the ground,' battle for Bakhmut continues On March 26, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to station tactical nuclear weapons

Key developments on March 24: * Ukraine retrieves bodies of 83 soldiers killed in combat * At least 10 civilians killed, 20 wounded due to Russian attacks on Ukraine on March 24 * Ukraine repelled 38 Russian attacks over the past day, says General Staff. Colonel Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military defending the southern Donetsk Oblast, said Avdiivka is one of the main hotspots of Russia's ongoing offensive. "The enemy continues to attack Avdiivka, trying to e

Key developments on March 23: * Slovakia transfers first MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine * Zelensky visits Kherson Oblast, pledges to restore region * Russia loses momentum in Bakhmut, Ukraine's counterstrike coming soon, military says * Sweden approves $600 million in military aid to Ukraine Slovakia delivered four of the 13 promised MiG-29 jets to Ukraine, the Slovak Defense Ministry reported on March 23. Ukrainian pilots, assisted by the Slovak Air Force, coordinated the transfer. "As a

Key developments on March 22: * Russian missiles hit two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia * Zelensky visits soldiers on front line near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast * Next few weeks of the war are 'critical,' says White House. Russian missile attack on two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine, killed one person and injured 34 on March 22, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported in the evening, after the rescue operation was over. According to Zaporizhzhi

Key developments on March 3: * Pentagon announces new military aid package for Ukraine * CNN reports Russian hit on vital bridge to Bakhmut as Wagner Group leader claims city is 'practically surrounded' * Ukraine's General Staff says Battle for Bakhmut continues * Ukraine's Ground Forces Commander comes to Bakhmut * Air Force says it shot down Russian Su-34 aircraft over Donetsk Oblast * Nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers have surrendered via 'I want to live' hotline since its creation. The

Just days before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February, China’s leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “friendship without limits,” agreeing there would be no “forbidden areas of cooperation.” Unsurprisingly then, Beijing did not condemn Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine that began on Feb. 24, 2022, nor did it join the West in sanctioning Moscow to punish it for its full-scale aggression. Instead, increased trade between the two countries has eased

Key developments on March 1: * Belarusian dictator Lukashenko visits China, calls for ceasefire in Ukraine * Russia strikes civilian, critical infrastructure in Poltava Oblast * Russia launches 3 missile strikes on Kharkiv Oblast, injuring civilians * Blinken says 'zero evidence' Putin is ready for peace talks * US extends sanctions against Russia until the end of 2023. As Western officials continue to voice concerns over China possibly providing deadly weapons to Russia, Belarusian dicta

Key developments on Feb. 28: * General Staff: Russian forces trying to create conditions for offensive in southern Ukraine * Western-made parts are used in Russian weapons involved in war crimes, report reveals * Russia attacks Kherson Oblast, killing 4 and injuring 5 people * Putin signs law suspending major nuclear treaty with U.S. Russian forces continue their assault on Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk Oblast while trying to create conditions for the offensive in some areas of the southe

Key developments on Feb. 27: * US Treasury Secretary meets Zelensky, Shmyhal in Kyiv * Russia's war caused 'the most massive violations of human rights,' says UN chief * UN-backed commission to track down Ukrainian children taken to Russia illegally * Ukraine downs 11 drones overnight on Feb. 27 * Russia still wants to destroy country's energy system, intelligence warns * Ukrainian military repels 81 Russian attacks over past 24 hours. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a surprise

Ukraine has come a long way since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. From the Russian occupation of nearly 30% of Ukraine’s territory in February to Russia’s humiliating defeats in the north and the south, from the West’s hesitation about providing weapons to Kyiv to pledging hundreds of modern tanks, from the entire world’s doubts about Ukraine’s very chances to survive to the global admiration of the Ukrainian people’s courage — this year has forever changed Ukrai