Russia-Ukraine conflict
‘Thank You America!’: Ukraine’s Zelensky and Israel’s Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package
World
April 21, 2024
‘Thank You America!’: Ukraine’s Zelensky and Israel’s Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package
Kyiv CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked US lawmakers after they voted in…
‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region
World
April 20, 2024
‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region
CNN — Deserted streets, shuttered shops and silent restaurants. Damaged buildings and craters from missile strikes pockmarking the asphalt. Arrows…
Russia’s front-line gains highlight Kyiv’s desperate need for US military aid
World
April 20, 2024
Russia’s front-line gains highlight Kyiv’s desperate need for US military aid
Kyiv CNN — From the top down, the assessment of Ukraine’s armed forces’ position in fighting Russia is bleaker than at any…
Russian strike kills at least 14 as Ukraine’s air defenses struggle again to protect cities
World
April 18, 2024
Russian strike kills at least 14 as Ukraine’s air defenses struggle again to protect cities
CNN — A Russian missile strike killed and injured more than 70 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern…
‘Their tactics have changed’: Russia’s bid to blow apart Ukraine’s power grid
World
April 14, 2024
‘Their tactics have changed’: Russia’s bid to blow apart Ukraine’s power grid
For the past two winters, Ukraine has withstood a barrage of Russian airstrikes seeking to disable its energy infrastructure, plunge…
Eastern Europeans buy up property in the West as Putin steps up ‘war on nerves’
World
April 13, 2024
Eastern Europeans buy up property in the West as Putin steps up ‘war on nerves’
CNN — Agnes Marciniak-Kostrzewa’s phone won’t stop ringing. She’s been in the property business for 25 years, helping Poles to…
Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack
World
April 8, 2024
Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack
CNN — The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was damaged Sunday in a drone attack, the International Atomic Energy…
At least seven dead in two Russian strikes on Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv
World
April 7, 2024
At least seven dead in two Russian strikes on Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv
CNN — Two Russian strikes have killed at least seven people in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, officials said, as…
As Russia tests for weak spots, Ukraine is banking on enemy mistakes
World
April 6, 2024
As Russia tests for weak spots, Ukraine is banking on enemy mistakes
CNN — It generated little attention: another Russian assault in eastern Ukraine, across barren, pock-marked fields, met by determined, nimble…
Ukraine claims major drone strike on Russian airfield, killing servicemen and destroying aircraft
World
April 6, 2024
Ukraine claims major drone strike on Russian airfield, killing servicemen and destroying aircraft
CNN — Ukraine launched a major drone attack on an airbase in Russia’s Rostov region, killing Russian servicemen and destroying…