Photo highlights from the 15th week of the NFL season.
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Pittsburgh Steelers' Marquez Valdes-Scantling (11), Aaron Rodgers (8) and Troy Fautanu (76) celebrate after Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a touchdown pass in the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers jogs onto the field during introductions before the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Justin Berl)
Denver Broncos' Courtland Sutton catches a touchdown pass in front of Green Bay Packers' Keisean Nixon during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Cowboys running back Hunter Luepke, center, is stopped by Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, right, and linebacker Blake Cashman during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (12) runs over Detroit Lions safety Erick Hallett (36) after a catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Katie Chin)
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (11) loses a shoe as he dives for yardage as Seattle Seahawks safety Ty Okada (39) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) misses the catch Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton (8) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) and linebacker Drue Tranquill during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is injured after being tackled by Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Da'Shawn Hand (91) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws as he is tackled by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle van Noy during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle jumps to touch the goalpost before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (88) celebrates scoring a touchdown with Eagles offensive tackle Tyler Steen during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Houston Texans running back Woody Marks (27) scores a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Darren Hall arrives late for the tackle during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Denver Broncos' Bo Nix warms up before an NFL football game against the Green Bay PackersSunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Philadelphia Eagles' Jake Elliott kicks for an extra point during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) carries for a touchdown between Cleveland Browns safety Grant Delpit (9) and defensive end Alex Wright (91) in the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A Jacksonville Jaguars fan cheers during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A fan sits in the stadium seats covered in snow before an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) is unable to complete a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
New England Patriots running back Treveyon Henderson, middle, stiff arms Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston (31) during the first half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) wears a sideline cape during a time out in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jamal Adams warms up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. (44) celebrates after a sack against Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) hands off the ball to Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, left, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) makes a catch for a touchdown against New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (56) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Pittsburgh Steelers' Marquez Valdes-Scantling (11), Aaron Rodgers (8) and Troy Fautanu (76) celebrate after Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a touchdown pass in the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers jogs onto the field during introductions before the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Justin Berl)
Denver Broncos' Courtland Sutton catches a touchdown pass in front of Green Bay Packers' Keisean Nixon during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Cowboys running back Hunter Luepke, center, is stopped by Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, right, and linebacker Blake Cashman during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (12) runs over Detroit Lions safety Erick Hallett (36) after a catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Katie Chin)
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (11) loses a shoe as he dives for yardage as Seattle Seahawks safety Ty Okada (39) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) misses the catch Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton (8) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) and linebacker Drue Tranquill during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is injured after being tackled by Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Da'Shawn Hand (91) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws as he is tackled by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle van Noy during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle jumps to touch the goalpost before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (88) celebrates scoring a touchdown with Eagles offensive tackle Tyler Steen during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Houston Texans running back Woody Marks (27) scores a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Darren Hall arrives late for the tackle during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Denver Broncos' Bo Nix warms up before an NFL football game against the Green Bay PackersSunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Philadelphia Eagles' Jake Elliott kicks for an extra point during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) carries for a touchdown between Cleveland Browns safety Grant Delpit (9) and defensive end Alex Wright (91) in the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A Jacksonville Jaguars fan cheers during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A fan sits in the stadium seats covered in snow before an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) is unable to complete a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
New England Patriots running back Treveyon Henderson, middle, stiff arms Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston (31) during the first half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) wears a sideline cape during a time out in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jamal Adams warms up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. (44) celebrates after a sack against Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) hands off the ball to Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, left, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) makes a catch for a touchdown against New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (56) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials are making contradictory claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it has pushed Moscow’s forces back in some places on the front line but the Kremlin insisting that Russia’s invasion of its neighbor is making progress.
At the same time, Russia’s almost daily aerial attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine continue. Three powerful glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday. At least 16 other people, including a 14-year-old girl, were wounded.
Overnight drone strikes on three other Ukrainian cities wounded at least 17 people, including two children, emergency services said Tuesday.
Ukraine’s air force said that it shot down 122 out of 137 drones that Russia launched during the night.
U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine are on hold as Washington’s attention is gripped by the Iran war, which has drawn the international spotlight from Ukraine’s plight as it strives to hold back Russia’s bigger army.
Despite being short of soldiers, Ukrainian forces have recently retaken nearly all the territory of the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk industrial region during a counteroffensive, driving Russian troops out of more than 400 square kilometers (150 square miles), Maj. Gen. Oleksandr Komarenko said in an interview published Tuesday by local media outlet RBC-Ukraine.
He described the overall situation on the front line as difficult but under control, with the heaviest fighting continuing near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine and Oleksandrivka in the south, where he said Russian forces have concentrated their main effort.
There was no independent verification of his description of the military situation.
However, the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said late Monday that recent Ukrainian counterattacks “are generating tactical, operational and strategic effects that may disrupt Russia’s spring-summer 2026 offensive campaign plan.”
Meanwhile, a Kremlin aide said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump late Monday that Russian forces are “advancing rather successfully” in Ukraine.
That progress should “encourage” Kyiv to “move toward a negotiated settlement of the conflict,” Yuri Ushakov told reporters — even though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly demanded a lasting peace deal and European governments accuse Putin of feigning interest in talks while the Russian military keeps hammering Ukraine.
The Kremlin is hoping that the Iran war will bring it a financial windfall from rising oil prices, distract global attention from the Ukraine war, run down Western arsenals and force the U.S. and its NATO allies to reduce military support for Kyiv.
Zelenskyy, meanwhile, is hoping that by supplying its cutting-edge and battle-tested drone technology to the United States and its Gulf partners for the war in the Middle East, Ukraine will win more international diplomatic leverage against Moscow.
He is also seeking a reciprocal supply of advanced American-made air defense missiles Ukraine needs to counter Russia’s attacks.
Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
Rescuers put out the fire at a residential neighbourhood following Russia's drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Rescuers put out the fire at a residential neighborhood following Russia's drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
People look at fragments of a Russian drone that hit residential neighbourhood during air attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)