Russian missiles destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds were sheltering, while rescue efforts were hindered Thursday by further attacks, the Washington Post reported. And in the northern city of Chernihiv, where heavy fighting has been ongoing for weeks, 10 people were killed by...
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As Russia continued to pummel Ukrainian cities overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address American lawmakers Wednesday morning in a speech expected to push for more military assistance including a "no-fly zone," the Associated Press reported. Most Western governments oppose such a measure because...
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Multiple people were killed and a dozen injured after apartment buildings in Kyiv were damaged by artillery shelling Monday and early Tuesday as Russian soldiers pushed closer to Ukraine's capital, and continued targeting civilians across Ukraine, especially in Kharkiv to the east. Russia has...
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At least two storylines have formed around Russia, Ukraine and world energy supplies and prices. The first warns of the potential consequences of countries taking a principled stand on the war and violence in Ukraine and rejecting Russian oil outright without adequate replacement stocks. With Russian oil...
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Russia continued its bombardment of Ukrainian cities over the weekend, while an aid convoy carrying food and medicine was unable to reach Mariupol, under siege by Russian forces, where hundreds of thousands are running out of basic supplies including water, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....
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Ukrainian forces recently attacked Russian vehicles after they received a tip through the encrypted, unmoderated social media app Telegram. As NBC News wrote, Telegram has become an essential tool for Ukrainians in the real world and a battleground in the virtual war between the country...
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The United States banned the import of Russian gas and oil in an effort to target "the main artery of Russia's economy" following the latter’s invasion of Ukraine, NBC reported. The United Kingdom said it would phase out the import of Russian oil and...
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Ukraine rejected the Kremlin’s offer to provide corridors for residents of Ukraine's two main cities to flee only to Russia and Belarus, calling the move an immoral stunt to exploit the suffering of civilians under Russian bombardment, according to Reuters. Civilians trying to flee...
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A second day of attempted evacuations of residents of the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol failed Sunday as both Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a ceasefire agreement, Reuters reported. And as Russian forces continued to bomb Ukrainian cities – and...
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Apartment-sharing app Airbnb is offering free temporary housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who have scrambled across their neighbors’ borders in cars, buses, trains and on foot to flee Russian bombs and bullets. The Silicon Valley company and hosts were underwriting the short-term stays, the Washington...
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Ukraine’s nuclear inspectorate said Russian forces had captured Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Europe's largest, after it caught on fire during Russian shelling, Reuters reported. The fire at the plant was brought under control but UK leader Boris Johnson, echoing worries over radiation and a nuclear...
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A week ago, Russia began bombing Ukraine. Seven days later, it's a different world. That's because in that week, as massively outgunned Ukrainians put up fierce resistance, nations around the world have moved to express outrage in ways big and small, turning the tables on Russia...
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Russia captured the Ukrainian southern city of Kherson Wednesday as its forces pound the cities of Mariupol and northeastern Kharkiv, Al Jazeera reported. Early Thursday, Russia continued its bombardment of Kyiv. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said they foiled an assassination attempt against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...
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Russia intensified strikes on cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, with a missile strike hitting Kyiv’s main TV tower and a nearby Holocaust memorial. Still, satellite imagery showed a huge Russian military convoy – about 40 miles long – heading toward Ukraine’s capital as stalled, according to CNBC. Meanwhile,...
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On the day Russia invaded Ukraine, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece from a Ukrainian journalist arguing that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a 44-year-old former comedian and actor, was in over his head. A week later, it’s an understatement to say that perceptions of Zelenskyy have...
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More than half a million Ukrainian refugees have crossed the European Union’s eastern borders, an exodus that shows no signs of slowing down, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, there are no verified numbers of casualties in Ukraine but a classified US briefing Monday reported more than 1,500...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine and Russia are planning to hold peace talks on the border between Ukraine and Belarus, the Hill reported, even as Belarus prepares to send soldiers to fight in Ukraine alongside Russians. President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces to be...
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Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv Thursday as the Ukrainian government warned of bombs following Russia’s morning attack on dozens of targets across Ukraine. Streets were clogged with locals trying to withdraw money or stock up on supplies – some also looked for bomb shelters,...
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Russian troops launched a multipronged attack against Ukraine on Thursday, an act Western officials called “a premeditated war” even as President Vladimir Putin discarded international condemnation and threats of sanctions, the Associated Press reported. A number of large explosions were heard in various cities early Thursday local...
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Ukraine means “borderland” in Slavic languages. Today, the fate of the country could determine a new frontier between Eastern and Western Europe. That’s because when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to roll into two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine on Monday after recognizing them as independent...
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