May 11 More than 1,700 civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia renews assault on region By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow's forces have captured five villages as part of a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine. Continue reading
May 05 Ukraine marks 3rd Easter at war as its east comes under fire from Russian troops and drones By Susie Blann, Elise Morton, Associated Press As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia on Sunday launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east, wounding more than a dozen people, and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 3:26 News Wrap: Senior UN official warns famine in northern Gaza is moving south In our news wrap Saturday, the head of the UN’s World Food Program said there is “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza and it is spreading south, tensions remain high on college campuses across the U.S. amid anti-war protests, new drone… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 5:40 Ukrainian family rebuilds life in Minnesota after fleeing Russian invasion By Lindsey Seavert, Minnesota Public Radio Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, about 6.5 million Ukrainians have left the country. One of them is 10-year-old Artem Fedorenko, who lost part of his arm in a Russian bombing that killed his father and brother. Continue watching
May 04 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is on Russia’s wanted list, state media reports By Associated Press As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the Russian interior ministry's list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. The commander of Ukraine's ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, was also on the list. Continue reading
Apr 28 Ukraine’s army chief reports tactical retreat in the east as Russian forces attack front line By Susie Blann, Associated Press Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Russian forces continue to attack “along the entire front line” of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with pitched battles raging west of Avdiivka, the eastern city they took in February after a grueling, monthslong fight. Continue reading
Apr 27 Russia renews bombardment of Ukraine’s energy grid as Kyiv launches more drone attacks By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defense systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as new military weapons rushed to Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden immediately approved sending Ukraine $1 billion in military assistance, the first installment from about $61 billion allocated for Ukraine. The package includes air defense capabilities, artillery rounds, armored vehicles and other weapons to shore up Ukrainian forces who have seen… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 7:51 NATO head Stoltenberg on whether delayed U.S. aid can still make a difference in Ukraine By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Among the Western leaders welcoming Saturday’s House approval of Ukraine aid was NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who called it a move that “makes us all safer, in Europe and North America.” Earlier, John Yang spoke with Stoltenberg from NATO… Continue watching
Apr 21 Ukrainian and Western leaders laud passage of U.S. aid while Kremlin warns of ‘ruin’ By Samya Kullab, Elise Morton, Associated Press Analysts say the long-awaited $61 billion military aid package — including $13.8 billion for Ukraine to buy weapons — will help slow Russia’s incremental advances in the war's third year, but that more will likely be needed for Kyiv to… Continue reading