May 03 Watch 5:52 Russia launches assault on Mariupol as Ukraine unveils evidence of war crimes outside Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Lizz Bolaji, Lynsey Jeffery Russian forces on Tuesday are besieging the Azovstal steel plant, the final holdout of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Mariupol. This as Ukraine’s top prosecutor unveiled the preliminary results of her investigation into war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of… Continue watching
May 03 WATCH: Biden visits Lockheed Martin plant as weapons stockpile grows strained by Ukraine conflict By Aamer Madhani, Ben Fox, Associated Press President Joe Biden is crediting the assembly line workers at a Javelin missile plant for doing lifesaving work in building the antitank weapons that are being sent to Ukraine. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, General Milley Defense leaders say Russia is learning from mistakes in Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Pentagon leaders say the U.S. has learned a great deal about Russian military shortfalls and capabilities in the first two months of the war in Ukraine. But they are warning Congress that Moscow is learning from its mistakes. Continue reading
May 03 As Russia bombards Mariupol steel plant, U.N. says 127 people have been evacuated By Associated Press The U.N.’s aid coordinator for Ukraine says 127 people have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal plant in Mariupol and nearby areas in an operation carried out along with the international Red Cross. Continue reading
May 03 Russian forces storm Mariupol steel plant to attack last Ukrainian defenders By Cara Anna, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press Ukrainian fighters say Russian forces began storming a sprawling steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 4:10 Ukrainian civilians desperately try to flee the hellscape of Mariupol amid Russian attacks By Nick Schifrin, Alexis Cox, Volodymyr Solohub, Lizz Bolaji, Lynsey Jeffery, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The first evacuations from a steel plant in Mariupol, site of the last stand by Ukrainian troops, continued Monday a day after 100 civilians were freed. But more than 100,000 Ukrainians remain in the city, which has now been besieged… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 7:02 U.S. acting ambassador to Ukraine on the return of diplomats and the state of the war By Dan Sagalyn, Volodymyr Solohub In the western city of Lviv, the U.S. chargé d’affaires to Ukraine Kristina Kvien returned on Monday to the country for the first time since evacuating six weeks ago. Kvien joins Nick Schifrin to discuss new shipments of U.S. arms… Continue watching
May 02 Push to arm Ukraine may put strain on U.S. weapons stockpile By Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Dan Huff, Associated Press When President Joe Biden visits a Lockheed Martin plant on Tuesday that manufactures an antitank weapons system, he's certain to herald the U.S.-made arms as a gamechanger in Ukraine's stiff resistance to the Russian invasion. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Pentagon says Russia has continued bombardment of Mariupol steel mill By Associated Press Last week, Kirby got very emotional talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin's "brutality" and "depravity" in his country's invasion of Ukraine and nearly broke down at the podium stating, "It's hard to look at what he's doing in Ukraine."… Continue reading
May 02 First Ukrainian civilians escape Mariupol steel plant, hundreds remain By Cara Anna, Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of bombardments and deprivation as they arrived in Ukrainian-held territory. Continue reading