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Russian officials, commentators call for more missile strikes on Ukraine

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Russian nationalist commentators and state media war correspondents lauded Monday's attack as an appropriate, and long-awaited, response to a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Russian missile attacks continue in Ukraine as alarms urge some residents to take shelter

By Adam Schreck, Associated Press

Missiles struck a school, a medical facility and residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, city council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev said.

Russian strikes devastate Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine

By Adam Schreck, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Russia has retaliated for what it claimed was a Ukrainian terrorist attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its biggest and most widespread attacks against Ukraine in months.

Leader of Belarus gives Putin a tractor as gift for his 70th birthday

By Associated Press, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an unusual gift for his 70th birthday: a tractor.

Putin declares Ukrainian regions part of Russia, defies West as NATO talks heat up

By Jon Gambrell, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex parts of Ukraine, defying international law. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying his country is submitting an “accelerated” application to join the NATO military alliance.

98,000 Russians fled to Kazakhstan amid Putin’s mobilization announcement

By Associated Press

Kazakhstan and Georgia, both part of the former Soviet Union, appeared to be the most popular destinations for those crossing by car, bicycle or on foot.

Voting begins in ‘rigged’ referendum to join Russia in occupied parts of Ukraine

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Voting began Friday on whether occupied regions of Ukraine should become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and the West condemned as an illegitimate and rigged attempt by Moscow to annex areas in the east…

Analyzing the ban on Russian oil and the war in Ukraine with a European Parliament member

By Nick Schifrin

As the European Union stepped up the pressure on Russia Tuesday by pledging to cut back on Russia oil purchases, the prospects of ending the war soon look grim. Radoslaw Sikorski, a European Parliament member who has held a number…

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U.S. provided Ukraine with intel on Russian warship before sinking, official says

By Aamer Madhani, Nomaan Merchant, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva before the strike that sank the warship.

U.S. announces new sanctions on Putin’s daughters, Russian banks in response to ‘war crimes’

By Samuel Petrequin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The United States has announced sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters and says it's toughening penalties against Russian banks in retaliation for "war crimes" in Ukraine.