Jul 04 Moscow court sentences U.S. citizen Robert Woodland to 12.5 years in prison for drug trafficking By Associated Press Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an… Continue reading
Jul 03 Russian daylight attack strikes eastern Ukrainian city, killing 5 By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Blasts blew out some windows of a shopping mall in Dnipro, raining shards onto the street, photos published by local officials showed. Continue reading
Jul 01 Ukraine releases thousands of prisoners so they can join fight against Russia By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Evgeniy Maloletka, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Ukraine is expanding the draft to cope with battlefield shortages and recruiting efforts have turned to the country’s prison population. Continue reading
Jun 30 Zelenskyy asks West to relax Ukraine’s targeting limits as Russia bombards front line By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia had dropped more than 800 glide bombs in Ukraine in the past week alone. “Ukraine needs the necessary means to destroy the carriers of these bombs, including Russian combat aircraft, wherever they are,”… Continue reading
Jun 28 Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles By Associated Press Putin said Russia has not produced such missiles since the 2019 treaty scrapping, but he said that the U.S. has not only produced such missile systems but also deployed them. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 9:23 As Gershkovich’s trial begins, a look at the chances of a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Eliot Barnhart For the first time since the Cold War, a journalist has gone on trial in Russia for espionage. The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich appeared in court accused of working on behalf of the CIA. The White House calls the… Continue watching
Jun 26 U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges By Jim Heintz, Kirill Zarubin, Associated Press Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Continue reading
Jun 24 AP report: U.S. expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight Russia By Tara Copp, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials. Continue reading
Jun 24 Russia’s Dagestan region mourns after gunmen kill 20 people, officials say By Associated Press Sunday’s violence was the latest that officials blamed on Islamic extremists in the predominantly Muslim region in the North Caucasus. Continue reading
Jun 23 As Russia hits Kharkiv with more deadly bombs, Ukrainian strikes kill 6 in Russia and Crimea By Tom Williams, Elise Morton, Associated Press Russian authorities said six people died and over 100 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Sunday, while the second day of Russia's aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person. Continue reading