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People look at fragments of the television tower which was broken in half after it was hit by a Russian missile in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A Russian strike on Kharkiv’s TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian missile strike that smashed a television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city.

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrski, right, look at a map during their visit to the front line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30, 2023. Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrski, said Russia’s top military leadership ordered its soldiers to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by May 9, Russia’s Victory Day, a holiday that marks the defeat of Nazi Germany. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Biden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy says

Photographs of fallen Ukrainian servicemen are placed at a memorial in Independence Square, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia's full-scale invasion. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to replenish its beleaguered troops

A Ukrainian soldier takes a rest in a trench on the frontline near Liman, Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, March 29, 2024. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of a join news conference following their meeting at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to host a peace summit with Russia during a visit from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

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FILE - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Zaluzhnyi disappointed many Ukrainians and worried its Western allies. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)

Ukraine’s president says dismissed military commander Zaluzhnyi will be new ambassador to the UK

Ukraine’s former military chief has been appointed the country’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second from left, and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, third from left, walk in a residential area damaged by Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece's prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

A blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister

The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Police Press Office, emergency workers work on the site of a destroyed multi-store building after a Russian attack on residential neighbourhood in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Ukrainian Police Press Office via AP)

A woman clutching an infant is found in the rubble of Ukraine building after Russian drone strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Western allies to boost his country’s air defenses after a Russian drone strike destroyed an apartment block in the southern port city of Odesa and killed at least 11 people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama after he summit of Southeastern European countries on peace in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Ukraine's president co-hosts a summit with Albania's government on Wednesday that is meant to encourage further support for Kyiv by southeastern European countries, as signs of fatigue grow two years after Russia's full-scale invasion. (AP Photo/Armando Babani)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations

Ukraine’s president has pleaded for more ammunition to repel Russian advances at a summit he co-hosted with Albania’s government to build further support for Kyiv among southeastern European countries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, from right to left, attend laying flowers ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance to pay tribute to killed Ukrainian soldiers, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Western leaders rally around Kyiv to mark 2 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion

EU’s Ursula von der Leyen traveled overnight to Kyiv by train along with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Left to right: Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sen. Richard Blumenthal., D-Conn., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. answer media questions in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Chuck Schumer is in Ukraine to meet Zelenskyy as US aid hangs in the balance

On a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer directly challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up a $95 billion national security package that includes aid for the besieged country.

Polish farmers, angry at EU agrarian policy and cheap Ukraine produce imports which, they say, are undercutting their livelihoods, drive their heavy-duty tractors in protest outside the office of the regional governor, in Poznan, western Poland, Friday Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Zelenskyy invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmers’ protest affecting flow of weapons

Ukraine’s president has invited Poland’s leaders to meet him at their shared border to resolve a blockade by Polish farmers protesting Ukrainian food imports.

A Ukrainian soldier launches a drone attack against Russians APC on the frontline near Klishchiivka the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 19, 2024. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are making life ‘very difficult’ on the front line

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, 2024. (Wolfgang Rattay/Pool Photo via AP)

Zelenskyy warns of an ‘artificial deficit’ of weapons after Ukraine’s withdrawal from Avdiivka

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned allies that an “artificial deficit” of weapons for his country risks giving Russia breathing space. after his military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the eastern city of Avdiivka.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a press conference, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris to sign a bilateral security agreement with France hours after he officialized a similar one with Germany. The agreements send a strong signal of long-term backing as Kyiv works to shore up Western support nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale war. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Paris signed security agreement with France after similar deal with Germany

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a bilateral security agreement with France. It comes hours after he officialized a similar deal with Germany on Friday.

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee palace in Paris, May 14, 2023. French President Emmanuel will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday Feb.16, 2024 in Paris as part of a trip to Germany and France, the French presidency said in a statement. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy

French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris.

This image released by Moldova's Border Police on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, shows, according to the official statement, remains of a Shahed-type drone that crashed near the Etulia, Moldova, near the Moldova-Ukraine border and in the general area of the the Ukrainian Danube port of Ismail. The port was the target of a Russian air-strike in the early hours of Feb. 10. (Moldovan Border Police via AP)

Russia launches barrage of 45 drones over Ukraine as Kyiv changes more military leaders

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have launched 45 drones over Ukraine in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage.

CORRECTS SPELLING: FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrski, right, look at a map during their visit to the front line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30, 2023. Oleksandr Syrski was appointed as new Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine’s new army chief signals new momentum, but huge problems stand in the way

Ukraine’s new army chief says his immediate goals include improving the rotation of troops out of the front lines and harnessing the power of new technology. Col. Gen.

CORRECTS SPELLING: FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrski, right, look at a map during their visit to the front line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30, 2023. Oleksandr Syrski was appointed as new Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Who is Ukraine’s new army chief appointed by Zelenskyy?

The man Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named to lead the country’s military has played a key role in some of Ukraine’s biggest victories in its war with Russia, including overseeing the successful defense of the capital in the early days of the invasion.

FILE - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, front, attends an event for marking Statehood Day in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, Friday, July 28, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 he met with Zaluzhnyi and told him it's time for someone new to lead the army. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)

Ukraine’s president replaces top general to shake up deadlocked war with Russia

Ukraine’s president replaced his top general in a shake-up aimed at reigniting momentum in the deadlocked war with Russia, which is grinding into its third year as the country grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel and struggles to maintain support from the West.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, during his visit to Zaporizhzhia region, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelenskyy signals a shakeup of Ukraine’s military leadership is imminent at a critical point in war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is thinking about dismissing the country’s top military officer as part of a broader leadership shakeup.

FILE - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, front, attends an event for marking Statehood Day in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, on July 28, 2023. Rifts within Ukraine’s top leadership have burst into the open following swirling rumors that Ukraine’s top military chief will be dismissed amid reported tensions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The rumors that Zaluzhnyi was being sacked were denied by Zelenskyy’s office and the Defense Ministry this week and the immensely popular top commander still retains his post. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)

Rumors that Ukraine’s top commander may be dismissed expose rifts in Ukraine top brass

Reports have emerged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to fire the country’s popular top military leader.

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to reporters after a meeting at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 16, 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's worried by the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House. In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday Jan. 19, 2024, Zelenskyy called Trump’s claim that he could stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours “very dangerous.” (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Zelenskyy calls Trump’s rhetoric about Ukraine’s war with Russia ‘very dangerous’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures after his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine’s fight

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come out swinging against Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, attends a joint press conference with Swiss Federal President Viola Amherd after a meeting in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Zelenskyy will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos starting Tuesday. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP, Pool)

Switzerland hosts President Zelenskyy and offers to host a peace summit for Ukraine

Hosting a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Swiss president said her country has offered to organize a peace summit that aims to help bring an end to Ukraine’s war with Russia.

Ukraine's Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak speaks at a news conference after the 4th meeting of the National Security Advisors, NSA, on the peace formula for Ukraine in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

More countries join talks on Ukraine leader’s peace formula. But Russia is absent and war grinds on

Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula say a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to join one day.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, with Estonia's President Alar Karis, center right, and Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, center left, pose for a group photo with parliamentarians after giving a speech to the Riigikogu, or Estonian parliament, in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Jan.11, 2024. (AP Photo)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a cease-fire as his country defends itself against Russia’s invasion.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a welcoming ceremony in Presidential Courtyard, Vilnius, Lithuania, Jan. 10, 2024. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his trip to Baltic countries that started in Lithuania. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russia can be stopped but Kyiv badly needs more air defense systems

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has shown that the Russian military can be stopped.

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the opening plenary session by videolink during the 51st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, May 23, 2022. More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders are coming to Switzerland to discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum's annual gathering next week, ranging from Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Laurent Gillieron /Keystone via AP, File)

Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges

More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders will discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Switzerland next week.

The Zelenchuk family prays before a Christmas dinner in Kryvorivnia village, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine says it shot down Russian fighter jets and drones as the country officially marks Christmas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed the shooting down of two Russian fighter jets on Christmas Eve, saying “This Christmas sets the right mood for the entire year ahead.”

Priest Ivan Rybaruk prays with the family of fallen Ukrainian soldier Victor Ivanov at the cemetery during Christmas celebration in Kryvorivnia village, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Ivanov was killed by Russian armed forces near Bakhmut on October 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russian shelling kills 4 as Ukraine prepares to observe Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time

Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region has killed four people as Ukraine prepares to officially celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 7.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during his end-of-the-year news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Zelenskyy says he’s confident Ukraine will get more U.S. support for its war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s certain the United States will make good on its promise of further billions of dollars for Kyiv to continue its fight against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, during a visit to Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ukraine faces heavy attack from air and cyberspace while Zelenskyy in US presses for more funding

Local officials say Ukraine has came under heavy attack from the air and from cyberspace. Officials said Tuesday that nearly 600 Russian shells, rockets and other projectiles rained down on the southern Kherson region.