May 05 WATCH: Most Russian forces left Mariupol as fighting continues, says Pentagon By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. Department of Defense officials said that as heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol, the majority of Russian forces that were dedicated to Mariupol have left and have moved to the north. Continue reading
May 05 Belarus leader defends Russia invasion of Ukraine but admits surprise war ‘drags on’ By IAN PHILLIPS, Associated Press Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is defending Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an interview with The Associated Press, but he said he didn't expect the 10-week-old conflict to "drag on this way."… Continue reading
May 05 Ukraine repels some attacks as battle in Mariupol steel mill rages on By Jon Gambrell, Cara Anna, Associated Press Heavy fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for COVID In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19, Beijing shut down dozens of subway stations and bus routes as it tries to stem a COVID outbreak, Wall Street shot higher after Fed chair Jerome… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 7:03 Russia targets supply routes as the U.S. and NATO allies pump weapons into Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Harry Zahn The wide plains of eastern Ukraine are now the site of a pitched battle between Ukrainian and Russian forces. American and allied weapons keep flowing in to assist Ukraine as it fends off fearsome Russian artillery and bombing. Meanwhile, a… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 8:24 Combat medics deliver lifesaving care on the frontlines of Russia’s war against Ukraine By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan Just beyond Ukraine's frontlines, there is another fight to keep those injured on the battlefield alive. Resources are low, but the volunteers who run a vast network of emergency medical services remain committed to their lifesaving work. Elsewhere, care for… Continue watching
May 04 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says weapons are getting through to Ukraine By Associated Press Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says despite Russia ramping up its attacks across Ukraine the weapons allies are filtering into the country "are getting into Ukrainian hands."… Continue reading
May 04 ‘They thought they were safe.’ AP investigation reveals 600 likely died in Mariupol theater airstrike By Lori Hinnant, Mstyslav Chernov, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the March 16 Russian airstrike on the Mariupol theater being used as a bomb shelter was far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people. Continue reading
May 04 E.U. calls on member nations to ban all Russian oil By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union's chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
May 04 Russia hits Ukraine, targeting supply of foreign arms in west and attacking the east By Jon Gambrell, Cara Anna, Associated Press Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east. Continue reading