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This is Chris York and Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,437 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian shelling hit central Kherson around midday on Jan. 30, killing the driver of a city bus and wounding five other civilians,
As losses mount, the pace of Russia's advance has at times been slower than the Battle of the Somme during World War I, a report says.
Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years.
The swift advance of Moscow’s forces into the town of Huliaipole showcases a central challenge for Kyiv: how to defend 700 miles with too few troops.
A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing in Russia's war in Ukraine could reach 2 million by spring