Jul 30 Red Cross seeks access to Ukraine POW prison as Russian missiles rain down elsewhere By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have a duty to react after shelling of a prison complex in Donetsk province killed the POWS. Continue reading
Jul 22 Ukraine school hit by Russian strike, bodies found By Susie Blann, Associated Press Officials say Ukrainian emergency workers have recovered three bodies from a school hit by a Russian strike in the east of the country, as attacks continued in several parts of the nation. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 3:24 Russia tightens grip on eastern Ukraine with plans for secession referendums By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Turkish and UN officials say they expect to sign a deal with Russia and Ukraine Friday to allow Ukraine to resume vital exports. The country is one of the world’s largest providers of grain and oil. Meanwhile, the battles grind… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Biden pays his respects in Uvalde, Texas following school massacre In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Texas to pay their respects and console a community in mourning, the Justice Department will conduct an independent review of law enforcement's response to the Uvalde… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Russia withdraws from Kharkiv region as Senate Republicans visit Ukraine In our news wrap Saturday, Ukrainians say Russia is withdrawing from Kharkiv as a Senate Republican delegation led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell visited Ukraine, authorities say at least 10 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Buffalo,… Continue watching
May 14 Russian forces withdraw from Kharkiv region following weeks of bombardments By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, David Keyton, Associated Press Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv and focusing on guarding supply routes, while launching mortar, artillery and airstrikes in the eastern Donetsk province in order to “deplete Ukrainian forces and destroy… Continue reading
May 11 Watch 4:42 Ukrainian forces claim new gains as Sweden, Finland seek NATO membership By PBS NewsHour President Biden on Wednesday highlighted how the war in Ukraine is raising food prices globally as previously neutral countries increasingly seek to join the defensive umbrella of NATO. This as Ukraine's counter-offensive around Kharkiv has pushed close to the Russian… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 8:07 As Ukraine regains territory near Kharkiv, Russia prepares for a more expansive war By Nick Schifrin Ukraine announced on Tuesday that Russia is withdrawing some troops from the region around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city and a crucial base for the Ukrainian military. The announcement comes after Ukrainian soldiers recently recaptured towns and as top U.S. intelligence… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 6:00 Kharkiv fire brigades battle blazes amid relentless Russian bombardments By Jack Hewson, Ed Ram, Dmitri Frantsev Hundreds of miles to the east of Kyiv is what was once Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv. Now it's largely emptied of its residents as the Russians pound it with artillery, causing widespread destruction and sparking fires. Special correspondent Jack… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 3:48 ‘We are all at war:’ Desperation grows among Ukrainian diaspora By PBS NewsHour Victoria Pidlisetska is a Ukrainian living in Los Angeles who rarely puts down her phone as she waits to hear from family and friends stranded back home in Ukraine. Her parents spend most of their time in a bomb shelter… Continue watching