Mar 19 Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help By Cara Anna, Associated Press The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some of the war's worst suffering, would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians, who are largely bogged down outside major cities more than three weeks into the biggest land invasion in Europe since World… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 11:04 Sen. Mitch McConnell on Russia’s invasion: ‘The Ukrainians need help, they need it now’ Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday, pleading for President Biden and lawmakers to send his country more weapons and support to aid in their fight against Russia's invasion. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Biden's… Continue watching
Mar 13 Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud shot, killed in Ukraine By Pamela Sampson, Associated Press The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Continue reading
Mar 13 Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35 By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that has served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting it… Continue reading
Mar 12 Russia strikes near Ukraine’s capital; mosque reported hit By Mstyslav Chernov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Fighting also raged in the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and Russia kept up its bombardment of other resisting cities. Continue reading
Mar 06 Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians By Associated Press Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Continue reading
Mar 06 Zelensky says Russia sanctions not sufficient By Associated Press The Russian military has warned Ukraine’s neighboring countries from hosting its warplanes, saying Moscow may consider them a part of the conflict if Ukrainian aircraft fly combat missions from their territory. Continue reading
Mar 05 Zelensky’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fighting for his country’s survival, Ukraine’s leader made a “desperate” plea Saturday to American lawmakers for the United States to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports as Kyiv tries to stave off the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:43 Ukraine calls for no fly zone, NATO support as Russian bombing continues By PBS NewsHour Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its tenth day as President Zelensky reiterated his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and the partial ceasefire to facilitate the humanitarian corridor did not hold. Russian president Vladimir Putin warned against the no-fly… Continue watching
Mar 04 WATCH: Russia becoming more isolated following Ukraine invasion, Blinken says after NATO meeting By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia is becoming more isolated following its invasion of Ukraine and it has led U.S. allies to become more united than ever. Continue reading