May 12 Putin appoints Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia's national security council amid cabinet reshuffle By Katie Davies, Samya Kullab, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Sergei Shoigu as defense minister and appointed him as secretary of Russia’s national security council. Continue reading
May 12 Heavy fighting rages along Ukraine's northeast front line as civilians flee Russian onslaught By Samya Kullab, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar shelling, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Israel expands Rafah evacuation orders ahead of potential military operation In our news wrap Saturday, Israel issued more evacuation orders forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee Rafah, Russian forces took control of five villages outside Kharkiv amid a renewed offensive in Ukraine’s northeast, flash floods in Afghanistan, Brazil… Continue watching
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 08 Watch 7:01 Ukrainian troops who lost limbs in war receive prosthetics and hope for the future By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Nikol Goldman In addition to shortages of weapons and artillery in its war with Russia, Ukraine faces a critical manpower problem. Its troops are wounded and weary after more than two years of fighting and the military is struggling to replenish ranks. Continue watching
May 06 Russia threatens Britain with retaliation if involvement in Ukraine war deepens By Associated Press Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials. 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