Nov 07 Power being partially restored in Russian-occupied Kherson following civilian evacuation By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russian-appointed authorities say they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they have called a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on power lines. Continue reading
Nov 06 Kyiv braces for a winter with no heat, water or power as Russia targets infrastructure By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country's energy infrastructure — and that means having no electricity, water or heat in the freezing cold… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: North and South Korea tensions remain high amid military drills In our news wrap Saturday, Biden, Trump and Obama descended on Pennsylvania in a final midterms push, North Korea fired more missiles into the sea as the U.S. and South Korea conducted air combat exercises, Ukraine is seeing daily blackouts… Continue watching
Nov 05 For the first time, Iran acknowledges supplying Russia with drones By Associated Press Iran's foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow's war on Ukraine that has seen the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 4:30 Russian attacks on energy infrastructure leaves Ukraine in dark as winter approaches By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Satvi Sunkara Eight months into the war in Ukraine, Russia is pursuing a new form of escalation: drone and missile attacks on power plants and infrastructure. President Zelenskyy said 40% of the country’s energy system was destroyed by Russian shelling, and accused… Continue watching
Nov 04 Top G-7 diplomats back Ukraine support, express suspicion of China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies have rallied support for Ukraine in its resistance to Russia's invasion. They expressed "unwavering commitment" for Ukraine's defense and were suspicious of China's increasing assertiveness. Continue reading
Nov 04 U.S. to send $400 million more military aid to Ukraine By Tara Copp, Associated Press The new command post, announced Friday, signals a more permanent, long-term program to continue to aid Kyiv in its fight against Russia. In total the U.S. has provided to Ukraine more than $18 billion since Russia invaded Feb. 24. Continue reading
Nov 04 With millions without power, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘energy terrorism’ By Andrew Meldrum, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of "energy terrorism," with Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy network leaving millions of people without power. Zelenskyy said 4.5 million people were without electricity. Continue reading
Nov 03 How Russian soldiers ran a ‘cleansing’ operation in Bucha, Ukraine By Erika Kinetz, Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press It was a cold, gray morning, March 4 in Bucha, Ukraine. By nightfall, at least nine men would walk to their deaths at 144 Yablunska street, the nerve center of Russian violence that would shock the world. Continue reading
Nov 03 Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by threatening, kidnapping mayors By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press As Russians seized parts of eastern and southern Ukraine in the opening stages of the war, mayors, civilian administrators and others say they have been abducted, threatened or beaten to force their cooperation. Continue reading