Jul 11 WATCH: Ukraine's Zelenskyy asks Biden to lift U.S. limits on striking Russian military targets By Ellen Knickmeyer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday embraced the support of allies who have provided substantial new aid and a path to joining NATO, even as he emphatically pushed for the help to arrive faster and for restrictions to be lifted on the use of… Continue reading
Jul 07 Ukrainian drone sets off explosions at Russian warehouse near border as war grinds on By Samya Kullab, Associated Press A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said. Continue reading
Jul 06 Where Putin stands on using nuclear weapons to win Russia's war in Ukraine By Associated Press As the war in Ukraine turned slowly in Moscow's favor this summer, Putin declared he doesn’t need nuclear weapons to achieve his goals. But he also says it's wrong for the West to assume that Russia will never use them. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: Thousands in northern Ukraine lose power after Russian drone attack In our news wrap Saturday, Iran has a new president-elect after a runoff vote, Russian drone attacks hit a vital energy facility in northern Ukraine, Hamas dropped a key demand in cease-fire negotiations with Israel, Trump is distancing himself from… Continue watching
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 29 Watch 2:33 News Wrap: Iran's presidential election heads to runoff vote next week In our news wrap Saturday, Iran will hold a runoff election after no candidate won a majority in Friday’s presidential election, 10 Ukrainian civilians were released from Russian captivity after mediation led by the Vatican, a man died after attacking… Continue watching
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
Jun 22 Three dead in Kharkiv bombing as Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities with more missiles By Tom Williams, Associated Press At least three people were killed in a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia has also continued to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure and launched a new barrage of missiles… Continue reading
Jun 20 U.S. will rush air defense missiles to Ukraine by delaying deliveries to other allies, White House says By Will Weissert, Associated Press The White House announced Thursday that it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting planned shipments to other allied nations, as Washington scrambles to counter increased Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Continue reading
Jun 16 78 countries at Swiss summit agree Ukraine's territorial integrity required for peace By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward… Continue reading