Russian President Vladimir Putin's ratings are falling, and citizens are voicing despair, with the war in its fifth year, talks stalled and sanctions biting deeper.

The EU's commissioners for economy and for energy, Valdis Dombrovskis and Dan Jørgensen, arrived in Kyiv on April 26, the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, to discuss protecting

Slavutych was built as a Soviet paradise for refugees from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster but now it is being born again as a haven for people escaping Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

With American dealmakers wrapped up with Iran, neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory — or toward a negotiated peace.

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, April 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster on Sunday amid lingering fears that Russia's four-year-old war could spark a repeat of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Russia has lost around 1,325,650 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on April 26. The number includes 960 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Ukrainian leader said he had signed an agreement in Baku on military-industrial co-operation as Russia pounds city of Dnipro with missiles and drones.

A dog and cat who found themselves stranded on the front lines in war-torn Ukraine didn't have to claw their way to safety -- instead, they got a ride to safety via a drone, according to a report.