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Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an aging Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and horrible knees, puttered down a narrow channel [...]

On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an aging Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and horrible knees, puttered down a narrow channel off the Dnipro [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman Kherson has been whipsawed by occupation, liberation and now dread. It's a lonely place. And cold. In a city overflowing with fear and misery, there is one [...]

Kherson has been whipsawed by occupation, liberation and now dread. It's a lonely place. And cold. In a city overflowing with fear and misery, there is one part of town [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman We were stepping carefully through a dripping wet forest at the edge of the beach, at night. Above us, 150-foot-tall trees towered, their canopy blotting out the [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Finbarr O'Reilly KHERSON, Ukraine - On the night of March 15, Illia Karamalikov received an unexpected phone call. As a nightclub owner and member of Kherson's [...]

KHERSON, Ukraine — A 65-year-old woman was shot to death on Sunday evening as she tried to escape in a boat from Russian-occupied territory in Kherson, Ukrainian officials said, illustrating [...]

KHERSON, Ukraine -- On the night of March 15, Illia Karamalikov received an unexpected phone call. As a nightclub owner and member of Kherson's city council, he had been running [...]

We were stepping carefully through a dripping wet forest at the edge of the beach, at night. Above us, 150-foot-tall trees towered, their canopy blotting out the stars. I could [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Finbarr O'Reilly In the southern Kherson region, the pattern seen in eastern Ukraine is repeating: The withdrawal of Russian forces yields evidence of possible war crimes. [...]

In the southern Kherson region, the pattern seen in eastern Ukraine is repeating: The withdrawal of Russian forces yields evidence of possible war crimes. PRAVDYNE, Ukraine -- First came small [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn Anton Filatov, a Ukrainian film critic, was pulled into a theater he never expected to enter: the front lines of war, where he now [...]

Anton Filatov, a Ukrainian film critic, was pulled into a theater he never expected to enter: the front lines of war, where he now writes of the scene in the [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Andrew E. Kramer Just days after the southern city of Kherson was liberated after eight months of Russian occupation, accounts of beatings, torture and disappearances are [...]

Just days after the southern city of Kherson was liberated after eight months of Russian occupation, accounts of beatings, torture and disappearances are emerging. KHERSON, Ukraine -- Olena Naumova's descent [...]

The Ukrainian city keeps getting bombed by the Russians just as nearby Kherson appears to be falling back into the hands of Ukraine. MYKOLAIV, Ukraine -- It was a grim [...]

India has good relations with both Russia and the West, and seeks a more muscular role in geopolitics. The biggest obstacle is that Ukrainians and Russians don't want to talk. [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman For an unconventional former Marine colonel, Ukraine represents the morally just war that eluded him his entire career. But how much can he and his military start-up [...]

For an unconventional former Marine colonel, Ukraine represents the morally just war that eluded him his entire career. But how much can he and his military start-up help? SOLEDAR, Ukraine [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman AT THE KHERSON FRONT, Ukraine - The commander banged on the door furiously. 'I need help!' he shouted. When Tetiana Kozyr opened up, the commander rushed in, [...]

AT THE KHERSON FRONT, Ukraine -- The commander banged on the door furiously. ''I need help!'' he shouted. When Tetiana Kozyr opened up, the commander rushed in, carrying a young [...]

CHISINAU, Moldova -- In the past few days, a tent city has sprouted in front of Moldova's Parliament. Hundreds of antigovernment protesters have suddenly appeared from all corners of the [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman Russian bombs. Soaring energy costs. Severed trade links. It's getting hard to fix all the shattered windows in Ukraine, and winter is coming. CHERNIHIV, Ukraine - There [...]

Russian bombs. Soaring energy costs. Severed trade links. It's getting hard to fix all the shattered windows in Ukraine, and winter is coming. CHERNIHIV, Ukraine -- There was one topic [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman CHASIV YAR, Ukraine - On a clear spring morning eight years ago, Oleksandr Khainus stepped outside his house to go to work at the town factory when [...]

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine -- On a clear spring morning eight years ago, Oleksandr Khainus stepped outside his house to go to work at the town factory when he spotted new [...]

The attack sent millions of gallons of water gushing downstream and officials said a catastrophe had been narrowly avoided. KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine -- At first, she heard terrible explosions. Then [...]

Byline: Andrew E. Kramer and Jeffrey Gettleman Residents of towns recently retaken by Ukraine described a chaotic flight by disorganized Russian troops, suggesting morale and inexperience remain major problems for [...]

Residents of towns recently retaken by Ukraine described a chaotic flight by disorganized Russian troops, suggesting morale and inexperience remain major problems for Russia. BALAKLIYA, Ukraine -- The signs of [...]

The skies over Kyiv hung heavy and gray on Sunday, but its people's spirits were buoyed by the startling news of the lightning fast offensive in Ukraine's northeast. It was [...]

KYIV, Ukraine -- When you ask Ukrainians what they think of Mikhail S. Gorbachev, many hold out a hand and wiggle it back and forth -- ''50-50.'' Many Ukrainians credit [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman Collectors across the country are seeking pieces of shrapnel, bits of bombs and even the uniforms of dead Russians. It's part of an urge to feel more [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Laura Boushnak KYIV - The rave had been planned for weeks, with the space secured and the D.J.s, the drinks, the invites and the security all [...]

Collectors across the country are seeking pieces of shrapnel, bits of bombs and even the uniforms of dead Russians. It's part of an urge to feel more directly connected to [...]

KYIV -- The rave had been planned for weeks, with the space secured and the D.J.s, the drinks, the invites and the security all lined up. But after a recent [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman Some fled to Poland's capital alone. All feel deeply uneasy about the future. For the young Ukrainians packing into Poland's capital, a park offers a place where [...]

Some fled to Poland's capital alone. All feel deeply uneasy about the future. For the young Ukrainians packing into Poland's capital, a park offers a place where they can try [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe's leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia - to end the fighting [...]

Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe's leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia -- to end the fighting and to save [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Cristian Movila TIRASPOL, TRANSNISTRIA - At the Back in the U.S.S.R. cafe, it is like the Soviet Union never collapsed. Busts of Lenin greet visitors at [...]

TIRASPOL, TRANSNISTRIA -- At the Back in the U.S.S.R. cafe, it is like the Soviet Union never collapsed. Busts of Lenin greet visitors at the door. Red hammer and sickle [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman and Daniel Berehulak BUCHA, Ukraine - She called him Sunshine. He called her Kitty. They met nearly 20 years ago when she was working at a hospital [...]

According to Ukrainian officials, Russian soldiers, aided by a mysterious expert, broke into a museum and spirited away priceless artifacts from the Scythian empire. KYIV, Ukraine -- The heist started [...]

Ukrainian investigators used a host of old-fashioned and high-tech methods to identify the suspects, from satellite imagery to testimony from witnesses. KYIV, Ukraine -- It wasn't an easy case to [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman Mriya, the world's largest aircraft, was destroyed in a pivotal battle at the start of the war. It was a beloved symbol for all of Ukraine but [...]

Byline: Monika Pronczuk and Jeffrey Gettleman Moldova's destiny has been intertwined uncomfortably with Russia's for years, and the Ukraine invasion has accelerated its efforts to break free from Moscow. CHISINAU, [...]

Mriya, the world's largest aircraft, was destroyed in a pivotal battle at the start of the war. It was a beloved symbol for all of Ukraine but perhaps no one [...]

Moldova's destiny has been intertwined uncomfortably with Russia's for years, and the Ukraine invasion has accelerated its efforts to break free from Moscow. CHISINAU, Moldova -- Before war erupted next [...]

Byline: Jeffrey Gettleman For a Jewish reporter with Eastern European roots, one of the hardest challenges covering the war is reconciling the horrors of the Holocaust with the Poland and [...]