Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Missile strikes near Ukraine’s western city Lviv; Biden to speak with China’s Xi
Missiles hit western city of Lviv Several missiles hit an aircraft repair center on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, the city’s mayor said Friday. The attack suggests Russian forces are continuing to widen their attack. Many Ukrainians have fled their homes elsewhere in the country to the relative safety of Lviv. The city’s mayor, […]
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Fate of hundreds of civilians in bombed Mariupol theater unclear; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls out German lawmakers
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin says enforcing a no-fly zone would mean ‘combat’ with Russia U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Slovakia’s Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad attend a news conference in the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 17, 2022. Radovan Stoklasa | Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated […]
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Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’; NATO chief demands Russia stop the war
Russian invasion ‘largely stalled on all fronts,’ says UK ministry Russian forces have made “minimal” progress in their invasion of Ukraine in recent days and continue to suffer heavy losses, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said Thursday. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has largely stalled on all fronts,” including land, sea and air, the ministry […]
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy invokes Pearl Harbor, Sept. 11 in asking U.S. Congress to help fight Russia invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday invoked the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror strikes on America as he pleaded directly with the U.S. Congress to send more aid to his embattled country to fight against Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy, who was greeted with at least three standing ovations from an audience […]
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Biden heading to Brussels for NATO meeting; two Fox News journalists killed in Ukraine
Tue, Mar 15 202211:18 PM EDT Russia military ‘struggling’ to conduct operations as losses mount Russia is transferring troops to Ukraine from as far away as its Pacific Fleet and is recruiting more mercenaries as it tries to replace lost personnel, according to an assessment from the U.K. Defence Ministry. “As a result of these […]
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Russia-Ukraine talks done for the day; EU agrees to fresh sanctions
Mon, Mar 14 20228:39 PM EDT Anti-war protester in studio disrupts live Russian state TV news The evening news broadcast on the main Russian news channel, Channel 1 is seen on a laptop as it is interrupted by a woman protesting the war in Ukraine in this illustration photo on 15 March, 2022 in Warsaw, […]
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Ukraine claims it downed Russian aircraft; UN says at least 596 civilians have died in Ukraine
Mon, Mar 14 20223:01 AM EDT Ukraine says it shot down 8 Russian military aircraft on Sunday Ukraine’s Air Force Command claims it downed eight Russian military aircraft on Sunday, including four fixed-wing aircraft. The command said on Facebook that it used anti-aircraft missiles to take down four planes, three helicopters and an unmanned aerial […]
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‘For the first time in history anyone can join a war’: Volunteers join Russia-Ukraine cyber fight
Cyber warfare is being waged, not only between Ukraine and Russia, but on behalf of these countries by “digital soldiers” from around the world. Rapeepong Puttakumwong | Moment | Getty Images Cyber warfare related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict is surging as digital volunteers from around the world enter the fight. The number of cyberattacks being […]
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China is ‘deeply’ worried about Ukraine crisis, Premier Li Keqiang says
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2019. Pavel Golovkin | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China is “deeply” worried about the crisis in Ukraine, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday, warning that sanctions will hurt global growth. “On Ukraine, indeed […]
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