Jun 12 Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive By Associated Press The changing Russian tactics along with increased troop numbers and improved weaponry could make it challenging for Ukraine to score any kind of quick decisive victory, threatening to turn it into a long battle of attrition. Continue reading
Jun 11 How Ukraine’s dam collapse is turning into a slow-moving ecological catastrophe By Lori Hinnant, Sam McNeil, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The short-term dangers following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam can be seen from outer space. Experts say the long-term consequences will be generational. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 3:35 News Wrap: Trump vows he’ll ‘never leave’ presidential race despite charges In our news wrap Sunday, Trump said that not even a felony conviction would drive him out of the presidential race, Ukrainian forces say they’ve retaken a southeastern village from Russian occupiers, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and… Continue watching
Jun 11 Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured a Donetsk village as Russia holds other lines By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukraine's military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while President Zelenskyy’s top adviser said Moscow’s troops opened fire at a boat evacuating civilians to the south. Continue reading
Jun 10 Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ underway against Russia, Zelenskyy says By Samya Kullab, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. Continue reading
Jun 09 A dam collapses and thousands face the aftermath alone in Russian-occupied Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Officials say more than 6,000 people have been evacuated from dozens of inundated cities, towns and villages on both sides of the river. But the true scale of the disaster remains unclear for a region that was once home to… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Evidence growing that explosion rocked Ukraine dam before collapse In our news wrap Friday, evidence is growing that an explosion rocked a dam in southern Ukraine before it collapsed, smoky skies partially cleared in Washington, New York and much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, flooding swamped part of China's… Continue watching
Jun 09 Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month By Associated Press Putin said during Friday's meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that work on building facilities for the nuclear weapons will be completed by July 7-8, and they will be moved to Belarus quickly after that. Continue reading
Jun 09 Pentagon announces new $2.1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The new assistance package includes funding for more Patriot missile battery munitions, Hawk air defense systems and missiles, and small Puma drones that can be launched by hand. Continue reading
Jun 09 Latest drone strike in Russia damages residential building amid surge in Ukraine fighting By Jamey Keaten, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine. The incident exposes the latest vulnerabilities in the country’s air defense systems. Continue reading