Russian attack kills 25 as Kremlin seeks to annex Ukraine regions
The attacks come as Moscow prepares Friday to add four occupied regions. The Kremlin paved the way for the land grabs with “votes,” sometimes at gunpoint, that Ukraine and its Western allies consider a sham.
Hundreds of children from Ukraine stranded in Russian summer camps
The children are ages 9 through 16 and are stranded nearly 600 miles from home. Parents who sent their kids to the camps are now desperately trying to get them back.
Americans urged to leave Russia ‘immediately,’ U.S. Embassy warns
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has issued another security alert for Americans in Russia, warning them to depart “immediately while limited commercial travel options remain.”
Russian soldiers who desert posts now face 10 years in prison after troop callup
Vladimir Putin signed a hastily approved bill that toughens the punishment for soldiers who disobey officers’ orders, desert or surrender to the enemy.
Ukraine's Mariupol steel plant defenders, Putin ally exchanged in prisoner swap
Zelenskyy said 215 Ukrainian and foreign citizens were freed as part of the deal, with the help of Turkish and Saudi mediation efforts.
Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine, a deeply unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to almost 1,200 arrests.
2 US military vets captured in Ukraine released by Russian-backed forces
Relatives say two U.S. military veterans who were captured while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces are among 10 people released by Russian-backed separatists in a prisoner exchange.
Biden accuses Putin of violating United Nations charter with 'brutal, needless' war
The crux of President Biden's visit to the U.N. is a full-throated condemnation of Russia as its brutal war nears the seven-month mark.
Putin sets partial military call-up in Russia, makes veiled threats on nukes
The total number of reservists to be called up in Russia could be as high as 300,000.
UN chief warns world is 'paralyzed,' equity slipping away at General Assembly
During the 2022 General Assembly, the U.N. chief warned nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren’t ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity's future.
Russian missile almost strikes nuclear plant, Ukraine says
Officials say the impact of the strike didn’t affect the plant's reactors but caused an explosion that broke dozens of windows on buildings in the complex and forced a power plant to shut down briefly.
Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks
The separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and are taking place amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans’ release.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits recaptured city following Russian military retreat
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a rare foray outside Ukraine's capital and highlighted Moscow’s embarrassing retreat from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukraine claims it reached Russian border continuing its momentum in the war
It’s unclear if Ukraine’s latest blitz may signal a turning point in the war. Some analysts suggest it might be while also warning fighting could continue for months.
Last reactor at Europe's largest nuclear plant stopped in effort to avoid radiation disaster
The plant, one of the 10 biggest atomic power stations in the world, has been occupied by Russian forces since the early stages of the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces retake key territories, threaten Russian supply lines
This could be the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital at the start of the war.
Blinken makes unannounced trip to Ukraine, unveils $2B in US military aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv and unveiling more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.
Houston-based non-profit 'Save the Ukrainian Children' raising money to send medical supplies to Ukraine
Sheldon Firefighters are pitching in to help send supplies to children’s hospitals in Ukraine. Firefighters have been working with the non-profit 'Save the Ukrainian Children.'
UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
A U.N. inspection team has arrived at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe.
Death toll from train station attack on Ukraine Independence Day rises to 25
The victims of a Russian rocket attack included an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near a train station that was the target.