Feb 23 Russia hit with new sanctions for the Ukraine war's 2nd anniversary and Navalny's death By Fatima Hussein, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury, State Department and Commerce Department plan Friday to impose roughly 600 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 11:29 Experts analyze state of Ukraine war 2 years into Russia's invasion By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Saturday marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. With the conflict at a frozen and brutal stalemate, Nick Schifrin discussed where the war is, where it could go and U.S. policy toward Ukraine with Michael Kofman, John Mearsheimer… Continue watching
Feb 17 Russia claims control of Avdiivka after outnumbered Ukrainian defenders withdrew By Illia Novikov, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of… Continue reading
Feb 11 Russia launches mass drone barrage on Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle By Associated Press Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine Sunday in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as the war enters its third year. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Palestinians in Rafah brace for expected Israeli ground assault In our news wrap Saturday, Israel continued bombarding Rafah in southern Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu signaled an impending ground assault, a Russian drone attack killed seven people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, and a surprising outcome to… Continue watching
Feb 10 Russian drone strike on Kharkiv in Ukraine kills 7, including 3 children By Samya Kullab, Associated Press In an online statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his condolences to the relatives of all the victims and said that “Russia must be held accountable for every life it ruined and destroyed.”… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 5:46 Russian politician denounces Ukraine war, wants to be 'free from Putin's shackles' By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev In Russia today, it is extremely rare to find someone willing to publicly criticize Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which is now nearing its third year. But it's even rarer for that criticism to come from an elected official. Nick… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for deadly Donetsk shelling In our news wrap Sunday, Russia blamed Ukrainian shelling for at least 27 deaths near Russian-occupied Donetsk, Gaza health officials say more than 25,000 Palestinians have now died in the Israel-Hamas war, a U.S. airbase came under attack in Iraq,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Officials say shelling at market in Russian-occupied Ukraine kills at least 27 By Associated Press Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the country. Continue reading
Jan 06 Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region, Ukraine says it hit a military airbase in Crimea By Associated Press Eleven people were killed Saturday in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk province, according to regional Gov. Vadym Filashkin. Five children were among the dead and eight further people were wounded in the attack on the Pokrovsk district, he… Continue reading