Aug 01 Ukraine aims to retake the south, tying down Russian forces By Associated Press Even as the Russian war machine crawls across Ukraine's east, Ukrainian forces are scaling up attacks to reclaim territory in the south. Continue reading
Aug 01 First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa amid global hunger crisis By Susie Blann, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set out from the port of Odesa. Continue reading
Jul 31 Drone blast strikes Russia's Black Sea Fleet command By Associated Press The explosion at the headquarters in the city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 caused cancellation of observances of Russia's Navy Day holiday. Continue reading
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 29 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Stifling heat persists across Pacific Northwest In our new wrap Friday, extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest kept temperatures at or above 100 degrees again with extreme condition expected through the weekend, another major inflation gauge is pointing to price hikes for some time to come,… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 7:50 Sister of American detained in Russia discusses his exclusion from proposed prisoner swap As Russia weighs a prisoner swap to free detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, a third American has been held in a Russian prison for more than a year. Marc Fogel, 61, a teacher who’s lived and worked in… Continue watching
Jul 29 Blinken, Russian top diplomat speak about Griner, Whelan By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has spoken to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. proposal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detainee, Paul Whelan. Continue reading
Jul 29 Justice Department charges Russian with using U.S. political groups to spread propaganda By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department says a Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda. Continue reading
Jul 29 Russia, Ukraine blame each other for deadly attack on POW prison in Donetsk region By Susie Blann, Associated Press Video shot by The Associated Press showed charred, twisted bed frames in the wrecked barracks, as well as burned bodies and metal sheets hanging from the destroyed roof. Continue reading
Jul 29 Crews in Ukraine prepare to ship grain trapped by months of war By Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press Ukraine is a key global exporter of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower oil, and the loss of those supplies has raised global food prices, threatened political insecurity and helped push more people into poverty and hunger in already vulnerable countries. Continue reading