Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She ...

Russia said it captured the village of Novomykolaivka in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, where Russian forces have renewed their offensive. The region has been at the centre of fighting ...

Russia launched a large-scale drone-and-missile assault on Ukraine, killing one person in Kyiv and two in the southern port city of Odesa. At least 13 people were injured.

Map Shows Russia's Plan to Seize Half of Ukraine Published Jun 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM EDT Updated Jun 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM EDT By Brendan Cole and ...

Ukraine seized parts of Russia’s Kursk region in a surprise incursion in August 2024. But after making steady gains in the region, Ukrainian troops began to lose territory and were largely ...

Russia unleashed a brutal drone attack on Ukraine's second-largest city early on Saturday, killing three people and injuring at least 17 others. The mayor of Kharkiv described it as the biggest ...

The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.