Jun 08 Russia shells flooded Ukrainian city hours after Zelenskyy visit By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of purposely destroying the dam, which is located in an area controlled by Russian forces. Continue reading
Jun 07 Rishi Sunak arrives in Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on the agenda By Jill Lawless, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U.S. and the U.K. are the two biggest military donors to Ukraine, and the war will be the focus of Sunak's White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 07 More than 2,700 flee flooded area around collapsed Ukrainian dam By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press More than 2,700 people have fled flooded areas on both the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled sides of the river. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Ukraine brands Russia as terrorist state before International Court of Justice In our news wrap Tuesday, lawyers for Ukraine branded Russia a terrorist state before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Atlanta’s city council approved funding for a police and firefighter training center that sparked protests, Republican discontent with… Continue watching
Jun 06 Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ in opening statement at International Court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Kyiv is bringing a case against Russia linked to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
Jun 06 Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased and cautions the war will be lengthy By Tara Copp, Associated Press He says there will be days with a lot of fighting and days with little, as the war goes back and forth "for a considerable length of time."… Continue reading
Jun 06 Global wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The destruction of Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station, which sits on the Dnieper River in an area that Moscow controls, raised anxiety about a potential disruption to global supplies. Continue reading
Jun 06 Moscow and Kyiv blame each other for disastrous dam collapse in southern Ukraine By Susie Blann, Associated Press It was not immediately clear whether either side benefits from the damage to the dam, since both Russian-controlled and Ukrainian-held lands are at risk. Continue reading
Jun 05 U.S. sanctions Russia-backed actors accused of trying to destabilize Moldova By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven members of a group linked to sanctioned Moldovan oligarch, Ilan Shor, currently in exile in Israel, and leader of Moldova's pro-Russia Shor Party. Continue reading
Jun 05 Russia makes unverified claims that Ukraine is launching major attacks By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian officials have kept Russia guessing about when and where it might launch a counteroffensive, or even whether it had already started. Continue reading