Russia-Ukraine war

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Ukrainians Displaced by War Get a Surprise Visit

Angelina Jolie met with refugees in Lviv

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday. Jolie—a UN Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011—came to speak with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv, including children undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the missile strike on the Kramatorsk...

Mariupol Plant Holds 600 Wounded
Mariupol Plant Holds
600 Wounded
Apr 30, 2022 5:30 PM CDT

Mariupol Plant Holds 600 Wounded

UN tries to arrange civilian evacuations

(Newser) - Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country's east, while the UN worked to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the port city of Mariupol. An estimated 100,000 civilians remain in the...

Zelensky's Wife Says She Sees Him Only on TV

The war hasn't changed her husband, Olena Zelenska tells newspaper

(Newser) - Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, says the war with Russia has not changed her husband but only revealed to the world his determination to prevail and the fact that he is a man you can count on. Zelenska, in an interview published Friday in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, also...

Emergency Contraception Rushed to Ukraine

'The timeframe for treating victims of sexual violence is really essential'

(Newser) - Aid groups are rushing thousands of doses of emergency contraception to Ukraine amid reports that large numbers of Ukrainian woman are being raped by Russian troops. The International Planned Parenthood Federation says it has sent nearly 3,000 doses of the "morning-after pill" to Ukraine and other groups are...

Young American Father Killed Fighting in Ukraine

Willy Joseph Cancel of Tennessee is believed to be the first US battle casualty

(Newser) - A Marine veteran and father to a 7-month-old child appears to be the first US citizen killed while fighting on behalf of Ukraine, reports Fox News . Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, was killed on Monday, mother Rebecca Cabrera tells CNN , though no details were available on how or where he was...

Zelensky: With Strike, Moscow Tried to 'Humiliate' UN

Missiles hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "correspondingly powerful reaction" Thursday night after Russian missiles slammed into Kyiv while UN chief Antonio Guterres was visiting the capital. "This says a lot about Russia’s true attitude to global institutions, about the efforts of the Russian leadership to humiliate...

Attack on Journo Said to Be Work of Russian Intelligence

Unnamed source says it's been confirmed by intelligence

(Newser) - Update: US authorities believe Russia orchestrated the attack on Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov earlier this month. An unnamed US official tells the Washington Post intelligence has come to that conclusion, though the official did not detail exactly how. "The United States can confirm that Russian intelligence orchestrated...

US Aid to Ukraine is 'Almost Exhausted.' Now, a New Plan

Biden proposes $33B assistance package to last an estimated 5 months

(Newser) - President Biden will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion, two administration officials said Thursday, per the AP . Biden's latest proposal—which the officials said was expected to last for five months—has more than $20 billion in military assistance for...

UN Chief Tours Towns Near Kyiv, Says 'War Is Evil'

But Antonio Guterres didn't directly criticize Russia

(Newser) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has toured devastated areas outside the Ukrainian capital that were occupied by Russian troops. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at several points, Guterres urged Russia to cooperate with the International Criminal Court, the AP reports. That’s after the bodies of civilians were found in...

Russia Enlists Dolphins in Ukraine War Effort

Satellite photos suggest they're guarding a Black Sea port

(Newser) - Russia has a unique team of guards protecting its ships at a critical port in the Black Sea. Satellite images show that Moscow placed specially trained dolphins at its base in Sevastopol harbor in Crimea, reports the Guardian . The images, first revealed by the US Naval Institute, show that Russia...

Russia Accused of False-Flag Attacks in Moldova
Outside Ukraine,
Russia Accused of
False-Flag Attacks
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 27, 2022 10:05 AM CDT

Outside Ukraine, Russia Accused of False-Flag Attacks

Tension is brewing in Transnistria, bordering southwestern Ukraine

(Newser) - Two antennas that carried Russian radio broadcasts were destroyed in Transnistria, a sliver breakaway region of Moldova bordering southwestern Ukraine and controlled by pro-Russian separatists, on Tuesday. A day earlier, the region's state security ministry in Tiraspol was attacked with grenades, per the Guardian . While this might appear to...

After Russia&#39;s Gas Move, the Word Being Used Is &#39;Blackmail&#39;
Russia's Gas Move:
Less a Fatal Blow,
More a Warning
the rundown
Apr 27, 2022 8:00 AM CDT

Russia's Gas Move: Less a Fatal Blow, More a Warning

If Germany's supply is cut off, that's a different story

(Newser) - Russia says it remains a reliable energy supplier—despite its decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria , a move that prompted EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to denounce Russia's "unreliability" on this front, reports the BBC . It's not the only word being...

US Says It Will Move 'Heaven and Earth' to Supply Ukraine

Kyiv tears down Soviet-era monument to 'friendship' with Russia

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to defense officials from more than 40 countries gathered in Germany Tuesday and vowed that the allied countries will "keep moving heaven and earth" to meet Ukraine's security needs.The officials met to discuss stepping up the supply of weapons to Ukraine as...

Russia Is Cutting Off Gas Supplies to 2 Countries

They've rejected demand to pay in rubles instead of euros or dollars

(Newser) - Russia is cutting off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria because the two countries have refused Moscow's demand to pay in rubles instead of dollars or euros, officials say. This is the first time Russia has cut off any country's gas supply since it launched its invasion...

A Line From JFK About the Cold War Is Back in Play

US is shifting tactics on Russia, now faces a 'long twilight struggle' that could last years

(Newser) - After visiting Ukraine over the weekend, US defense chief Lloyd Austin declared that he wants to see "Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine,” per the Wall Street Journal . It was no off-the-cuff comment,...

Mariupol Officials Say New Mass Grave Found

Russia says fire at oil depot near Ukraine border won't cause shortages

(Newser) - Officials in the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol say a new mass grave has been identified north of the city. Mayor Vadym Boychenko said authorities are trying to estimate the number of victims in the grave about 6 miles north of the city, the AP reports. Satellite photos released over...

Amid War in Ukraine, a New Looming Concern

Contamination of nation's water, air, and soil could take years to assess and clean up, experts warn

(Newser) - Death and destruction isn't all that's been left in the wake of Russia's unrelenting war on Ukraine. Contamination of the nation's water, air, and soil are also now a concern, and it's an issue that could take years to remedy. Fires, explosions, building collapses, and...

Blinken, Austin: US Diplomats Returning to Ukraine
US Comes Bearing
Aid to Ukraine
Apr 25, 2022 6:22 AM CDT

US Comes Bearing Aid to Ukraine

Hundreds of millions in new military assistance, and the return of US diplomats

(Newser) - Top American officials promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hundreds of millions of dollars in new aid during the highest-level US visit to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion two months earlier, while Britain said Monday that Moscow has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough in its offensive in...

Some Ukrainians Find Less Joy on Holy Day
Ukrainians Look
for Hope on
Orthodox Easter
photos
Apr 24, 2022 11:25 AM CDT

Ukrainians Look for Hope on Orthodox Easter

'I'm crying a lot,' one woman says on Orthodox Easter

(Newser) - The sun came out Sunday as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital, Kyiv, with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped beyond them in places like Mariupol. St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv was ringed by hundreds of worshippers with baskets to be blessed, the...

Austin, Blinken Will Be in Kyiv on Sunday, Zelensky Says

White House and Pentagon don't immediately confirm trip

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he didn't think it was a "big secret" that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are on their way to see him, but American officials acted like it was. Zelensky mentioned the visit during a press...

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