Russia-Ukraine war

Russia Putin War Narrative
FILE - Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Zoya Shu, File)

Russia-Ukraine war

A timely look inside the pressures shaping Putin’s next moves

JUNE 5, 2026

Tetiana Khimion
Tetiana Khimion 47, now a sniper in the Ukrainian army, poses with a photograph of herself as a dance teacher taken before Russia's full-scale invasion, in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Photojournalism

Impactful, visual project tells the story of how Russia’s invasion changed the lives of Ukrainians forever

MARCH 6, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Occupation
Oleksii Vnukov, right, his wife, Inna Vnukova, center left, and their children Evhen, left, and Alisa, pose during an interview with The Associated Press in their apartment in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

Russia

A rare portrait of life in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine captures fears around housing, water, power, heat and health care

FEB. 27, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Anniversary
FILE - A pregnant woman who was severely wounded during Russian shelling is evacuated from a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. The woman did not survive. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Photojournalism

4 years of war in Ukraine, in photos

FEB. 23, 2026

Maksudur Rahman
Maksudur Rahman, 31, who escaped after fighting for the Russian army, shows a Russian military dog tag during an interview with The Associated Press in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Bangladesh

AP’s cross-border reporting and high-impact visuals expose exploitation of Bangladeshi workers by Russian military

FEB. 6, 2026

Finland Stubb Interview
Finland's President Alexander Stubb greets volunteers during a combat rescue exercises organized by the National Defence Training Association of Finland, in Halvala, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Russia

AP headline sets news agenda on Ukraine story

NOV. 21, 2025

Orthodox Nun War Critic
Sister Vassa Larin, a prominent American Orthodox nun, public speaker and YouTube presenter, poses for a portrait for the Associated Press in her room before recording one of her videos in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Sept 3. 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Nuns

A US Orthodox influencer spoke against Russia’s war. Then she was ousted as a nun

SEPT. 11, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian soldiers from air-defence unit of 59th brigade fire at Russian strike drones in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

International news

AP team in Ukraine captures the reality on the ground in Ukraine as leaders step up diplomatic efforts to end war

AUG. 22, 2025

Ukraine Drone Factory
Workers inspect a Flamingo cruise missile at Fire Point's secret factory in Ukraine on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Drone strike

A Ukrainian startup develops long-range drones and missiles to take the battle to Russia

AUG. 21, 2025

Ukrainian POWs Dying in Prison
A portrait of Serhii Hryhoriev, a Ukrainian prisoner of war who died in Russia, is seen next to his grave in Pyriatyn, Ukraine, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Prisons

As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons, autopsies point to a system of brutality

MAY 27, 2025

Belgium EU Defense
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Russia

With little progress after phone calls and talks, Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions

MAY 20, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia

AP discovered an apparent new war crime in Ukraine and exposed Russian manipulation

APRIL 18, 2025

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