Ukrainian troops perform a combat mission on the left bank of the Dnieper River. On Sunday, Ukraine said it had taken control of an island in the Dnieper that's said to hold tactical importance.

KHERSON, Ukraine — For weeks, Dmytro Matiukha had urged his in-laws to leave their cottage on the east bank of the Dnieper River. The shelling was getting worse on the Russian-occupied island ...

KHORTYTSIA ISLAND, Ukraine -- The mighty Dnieper River flowed steadily past this ancient island for decades -- until the breach of a major dam downstream sucked the water away last month, ...

A cross-river attack could be just as unexpected and also yield big territorial gains. There are approximately 40,000 Russian troops in the Kherson region on the river’s east bank, Drapatyy said.

To feed her children, she fished in the Dnieper River and scavenged for canned goods in abandoned summer homes. She hid from Russian soldiers who sometimes patrolled the island, and listened in ...

People sitting on the embankment of the Dnieper River in Dnipro, Ukraine, in June 2023. Russian military commanders are reportedly refusing to send soldiers to cross the river for an offensive.

On a wooded river island, a Ukrainian family guards the legacy of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks, whose history and traditions are making a comeback during the war.

The crumbling boat — and several other ancient artifacts — resurfaced along the shore of Khortytsia, the largest island in the Dnieper River, the Khortytsia National Reserve said in a June 30 ...

Russian forces daily destroy about 50 Ukrainian soldiers in their attempts to cross the Dnieper River in the Kherson Region on boats, acting Regional Governor Vladimir Saldo told TASS on Tuesday.

People sitting on the embankment of the Dnieper River in Dnipro, Ukraine in June 2023. Russian military commanders are ...