Jul 19 Russia hits critical port facilities in Odesa in second night of attacks after Kremlin halts grain deal By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The bombardment targeted the port city of Odesa, days after President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for an attack on the crucial Kerch Bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 12:24 Slow pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive prompts military strategy questions By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley described Ukraine's effort to retake territory in the east and south as a tough and difficult fight. Forces have been slowed by minefields and intense Russian resistance. To learn more about the offensive… Continue watching
Jul 18 Major U.S. firms supplied equipment to keep Russian oil flowing after Ukraine invasion By Ed Davey, Associated Press SLB announced late last week it would stop exporting equipment to Russia as The Associated Press prepared to publish a report on the companies' Russian operations. Continue reading
Jul 18 Ukraine war division aggravates EU-Latin American summit parties By Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union and Latin American leaders have concluded a summit that was supposed to be a love-in after eight years of separation, but instead ended with aggravation over the failure to unanimously support even a bland statement on Russia’s invasion… Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Austin, Gen. Milley hold news briefing after Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting By Associated Press Ukrainian forces have a “significant amount of combat power” that hasn't yet been committed to the war, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday, saying Kyiv is conserving some of its tactical effort while troops slowly work their way through… Continue reading
Jul 18 Russia launches strike on Odesa in retaliation for attack on Crimea bridge By Felipe Dana, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine on Monday for striking the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia with Crimea and was attacked in October 2022 and needed months of repairs. Continue reading
Jul 17 Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny By Associated Press A Belarusian activist group that monitors troop movements in Belarus, said a convoy of more than 100 vehicles carrying Russian flags and Wagner insignia entered the country, heading toward a field camp that authorities have offered to the company. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. is sending a warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. Continue reading
Jul 17 Russia suspends deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, destabilizing global food markets By Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press It’s the end of an accord that the U.N. and Turkey brokered to allow food to leave the Black Sea region after Russia invaded its neighbor. Continue reading
Jul 17 Russia blames Ukraine for new attack on key bridge to Crimea that killed two By Associated Press An attack before dawn damaged part of a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. Continue reading