• News Wrap: Thousands in northern Ukraine lose power after Russian drone attack

    News Wrap: Thousands in northern Ukraine lose power after Russian drone attack

    Jul 06, 2024 09:40 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Saturday, Iran has a new president-elect after a runoff vote, Russian drone attacks hit a vital energy facility in northern Ukraine, Hamas dropped a key demand in cease-fire negotiations with Israel, Trump is distancing himself from Project 2025, and coronavirus cases in the U ...

  • Ukraine's army retreats from Chasiv Yar as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town

    Ukraine's army retreats from Chasiv Yar as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town

    Jul 04, 2024 07:09 PM EDT

    ... to hold on to the end," said the commander, who has been fighting on the front line since the outbreak of the war.Elsewhere in Ukraine, the governor of the northern Chernihiv region, Viacheslav Chaus, said Russia launched 22 drones over Ukraine last night. One hit a power infrastructure facility ...

  • Ukraine's railroad workers play crucial role in creating a lifeline during war

    Ukraine's railroad workers play crucial role in creating a lifeline during war

    Jul 03, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    Earlier this year, a delegation of railroad companies' representatives from different countries came to Ukraine. And they came bearing gifts. Nick Brooks, Co-Chair, Global Ukraine Rail Task Force: Well, we have come to show our solidarity with the Ukrainian rail system in this war of aggression started by Russia ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Austin announces $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine

    WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Austin announces $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine

    Jul 02, 2024 03:08 PM EDT

    ... be provided by Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). PDA allows the Pentagon to take the weapons from its stocks and send them more quickly to Ukraine; USAI puts weapons on longer-term contracts. "Make no mistake, Ukraine is not alone, and the United States will never waver in our support ...

  • Ukraine releases thousands of prisoners so they can join fight against Russia

    Ukraine releases thousands of prisoners so they can join fight against Russia

    Jul 01, 2024 06:41 PM EDT

    “It’s stupid to sit here doing nothing," Volvach said, adding that since the start of the war he's wanted to “do something for Ukraine” and have the opportunity to enlist. “Now it's appeared.” Ukrainian soldiers on active duty are typically identified only by their first name ...

  • Zelenskyy asks West to relax Ukraine's targeting limits as Russia bombards front line

    Zelenskyy asks West to relax Ukraine's targeting limits as Russia bombards front line

    Jun 30, 2024 07:40 PM EDT

    Russian attacks in recent weeks have focused on the town of Chasiv Yar farther north, as Ukrainian commanders in the area say their resources remain stretched, thanks largely to a monthslong gap in military assistance from the United States. Ukraine is still struggling to stabilize parts of its front line ...

  • WATCH: Trump attacks Biden on wars in Ukraine and Afghanistan

    WATCH: Trump attacks Biden on wars in Ukraine and Afghanistan

    Jun 28, 2024 03:27 AM EDT

    The questioning during Thursday's CNN Presidential Debate turned to foreign policy beginning with the Russian war in Ukraine, which is now in its third year. Former President Donald Trump suggested Russia never would have attacked Ukraine if he had been in office. “If we had a real president, a ...

  • News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia carry out deadly strikes on each other's territory

    News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia carry out deadly strikes on each other's territory

    Jun 24, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Monday, Ukraine and Russia have been carrying out deadly strikes on each other's territory, flooding from torrential rain has hit parts of the Midwest leading to evacuations and adding misery to a region dealing with an oppressive heat wave and the ship that lost power and rammed into the Francis Scott...

  • AP report: U.S. expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight Russia

    AP report: U.S. expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight Russia

    Jun 24, 2024 09:07 PM EDT

    ... Russian seized from Ukraine in 2014 in a move that most of the world rejected as unlawful, long had been declared a fair target for Ukraine by its Western allies. However, the Pentagon said last week that Ukraine’s military is also now allowed to use longer-range missiles provided ...

  • News Wrap: European Union sets date for Ukraine, Moldova membership talks

    News Wrap: European Union sets date for Ukraine, Moldova membership talks

    Jun 21, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    The European Union has officially set a date to begin membership talks for Ukraine and Moldova. Negotiations will begin on Tuesday in Luxembourg, but the full process could take years or even decades. Meantime, Russia says it's shot down more than 114 Ukrainian drones overnight. Ukraine claims to have ...