Nov 23 Officials say most Ukrainians left without power after barrage of Russian strikes By John Leicester, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Multiple regions reported attacks in quick succession and Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said that “the vast majority of electricity consumers were cut off.”… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Biden pauses student loan payments as debt cancelation plan faces legal battle In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden is extending his pause on federal student loan payments while his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt is tied up in courts, the Supreme Court cleared the way for a… Continue watching
Nov 22 Ukrainians could face months of rolling blackouts this winter amid Russian strikes on power grid By John Leicester, Associated Press Rolling blackouts across Ukraine may continue through March, according to one of the country’s energy chiefs, as Ukrainians brace for a grim winter after weeks of relentless Russian strikes against its power grid. Continue reading
Nov 21 Ukraine begins evacuation of civilians from liberated areas ahead of winter By John Leicester, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from recently-liberated areas in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. Continue reading
Nov 20 Renewed shelling in Zaporizhzhia threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant again By John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:52 Winter looms in Ukraine as Russian invasion enters 10th month By Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson As the war in Ukraine enters its 10th month and snow falls in the country's capital, Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure and the electrical grid. Reporting from Kyiv, NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre joins Geoff Bennett for more… Continue watching
Nov 19 In surprise visit to Kyiv, British PM Sunak promises boost to air defenses By John Leicester, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: U.N. climate talks extended into weekend By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, climate talks set to wrap Friday have been extended into the weekend as resolutions remain up in the air, North Korea firing another missile that landed near Japanese waters, Ukraine said Russian strikes have disabled… Continue watching
Nov 18 Russian strikes force Ukraine to face extended power outages By John Leicester, Associated Press Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Continue reading
Nov 17 Human rights groups report widespread abuse in Ukraine By Sam Mednick, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press As violence escalates in Ukraine, human rights abuses have become widespread. The situation is particularly concerning in the southern region of Kherson, where villages were liberated from Russian occupation a week ago. Continue reading