Andrew E. Kramer

Ukrainian officials suggested naming a contested part of Donbas "Donnyland" in peace talks to appeal to Donald Trump and gain US support.

WASHINGTON — When Poland sought a US military base in 2018, it pitched the idea as Fort Trump.

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s 35-year-old defense minister, sees futuristic military technology as crucial to his country’s survival.

Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.

KYIV — Russia unleashed a prolonged missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital and nearby towns early Sunday morning, with explosions rattling

Andriy Melnyk, criticized as a Nazi collaborator and lionized as an anti-Soviet resistance leader, was given state honors for his reburial near Kyiv.

KYIV, Ukraine -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday a shake-up of his top leadership, including the dismissal of the prime minister, in a personnel overhaul that comes as momentum in the war has shifted in Ukraine's favor.

Mykhailo Fedorov announced he was leaving the ministry on Wednesday after conflicts with generals and military contractors over the role of innovative robot and drone weapons in war.

Mr. Fedorov became the youthful face of Ukraine’s successful drone warfare program. The move to replace him has prompted street protests.