Oct 31 Majority of Kyiv residents without water after barrage of Russian strikes By Andrew Meldrum, Sam Mednick, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The attacks on Monday morning knocked out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 9:02 Russia attacks Ukraine’s power supply causing widespread blackouts By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Russian missile and drone strikes have knocked out nearly one-third of Ukraine's power plants in the last week, leaving people there in the dark and in the cold. Samuel Bendett, a Russia military analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses,… Continue watching
Oct 18 Russian airstrikes sever power, water access across Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed in the past week, causing massive blackouts. Continue reading
Oct 15 Russian missile strike damages key power site near Kyiv, says Ukraine grid operator By Sabra Ayres, Associated Press A missile strike seriously damaged a key energy facility in Ukraine's capital region, the country's grid operator said Saturday as the Russian military strove to cut power in far-flung populated areas while also defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in occupied regions. Continue reading
Sep 27 Kremlin-led referendum vote concludes, rising Western tensions By Adam Schreck, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Moscow-backed officials in the four occupied regions in southern and eastern Ukraine said polls closed Tuesday afternoon after five days of voting and the counting of ballots had started. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 8:52 Secretary of State Blinken makes surprise visit to Ukraine as more U.S. aid announced By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Kyiv Thursday as a 20th package of U.S. aid for Ukraine was unveiled. The announcement came as the country launches a critical counteroffensive against Russian invaders in the south. Nick… Continue watching
Sep 05 Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been knocked off Ukraine’s electricity grid after its last transmission line was disconnected as a result of a fire caused by Russian shelling. The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was informed Monday by Ukrainian… Continue reading
Aug 09 Russian-occupied areas face growing Ukrainian resistance By Yuras Karmanau, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The spreading resistance has eroded Kremlin control of those areas and threatened its plans to hold referendums in various cities as a move toward annexation by Russia. Continue reading
Jul 28 Russia strikes Kyiv area months after withdrawal By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian forces launched missile strikes Thursday on the Kyiv area and the northern Chernihiv region for the first time in weeks, in what a Ukrainian official said was revenge for the fierce resistance the Kremlin has faced after it invaded… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Russia targets Ukraine’s capital with series of missile attacks In our news wrap Sunday, Russia shattered weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with a series of missile attacks, leaders from seven Western nations gathered for the G-7 summit in Germany, Norway is mourning following a… Continue watching