Russia invades Ukraine
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Radiation levels normal as fire burns at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, IAEA says
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN A fire at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant is still burning following an attack by Russian troops, though a plant spokesman says background radiation levels are normal and fighting has temporarily ceased. Several dozen firefighters were working to tackle the blaze, which started in a training building outside the main
Continue ReadingUkrainian nuclear power plant attack condemned as Russian troops ‘occupy’ facility
By Tim Lister, Olya Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Russian troops have occupied Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, with managers working at “gunpoint” after a fire caused by their attack was extinguished, according to Ukrainian nuclear officials. Countries around the world swiftly condemned the episode, with the United States embassy in Ukraine warning
Continue ReadingRussia sends a message to all of Ukraine by hitting these civilian areas in this city
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Three schools shelled, one of them with a gaping hole on the side of the building. Multiple rockets raining on panicking shoppers outside a supermarket. People walking through a park forced to rush to safety as shells explode around them. These were some of the
Continue Reading‘Help us, we’re stranded’: International students say they’re trapped in northeast Ukraine
By Stephanie Busari and Shama Nasinde, CNN Hundreds of international students trapped in the Ukrainian city of Sumy by Russia’s invasion have appealed to the world: “Help us, we are stranded.” Vivian Udenze, 21, a Nigerian medical student at Sumy State University told CNN: “This is the 8th day since the crisis began. A lot
Continue ReadingIn a synagogue turned bunker, Ukrainian Jews open doors to ‘all people’
By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used as
Continue ReadingIn a synagogue turned bunker, Ukrainian Jews open doors to ‘all people’
CNN By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used
Continue Reading‘A family died… in front of my eyes’: Civilians killed as Russian military strike hits evacuation route in Kyiv suburb
CNN By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Luke McGee and Radina Gigova, CNN A Russian military strike hit an evacuation crossing point in a Kyiv suburb Sunday, killing a family with two children and several other civilians trying to flee the Russian invasion, according to the city’s mayor, as civilian casualties seeking safety from the onslaught
Continue ReadingBiden’s Middle East allies change tune on Ukraine war as conflict escalates
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN The United States’ closest Middle East allies on Wednesday condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in a break from their previously neutral statements and a nod to the changing nature of a war that has created over a million refugees in just a week. All of the US’ Gulf allies, including Saudi
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Continue ReadingInternational coalition files United Nations appeal over reports of racism at border of Ukraine
By Maya Brown, CNN An international coalition of activists and human rights attorneys on Wednesday announced they filed an appeal to the United Nations on behalf of African refugees facing racial discrimination in Ukraine and Poland. The filing follows numerous reports from Black refugees who said they faced segregation, racism and abuse as they tried
Continue ReadingAfghanistan Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at former Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is serving life in prison without parole for the murders of 16 Afghan civilians in 2012. About former Staff Sgt. Bales Bales was assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.
Continue ReadingRussia squeezes southern Ukraine amid warning ‘worst is yet to come’
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the war in Ukraine is “going according to plan” Thursday, with residents of the key city of Mariupol facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation, as the city remains under siege by Russian forces determined to tighten their grip on Ukraine’s south. “The
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital
CNN By Luke McGee, CNN For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian capital. Days later, they’re still waiting. On Thursday, US intelligence suggested that the convoy was still stalled some distance from Kyiv,
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital
By Luke McGee, CNN For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian capital. Days later, they’re still waiting. On Thursday, US intelligence suggested that the convoy was still stalled some distance from Kyiv, backing
Continue ReadingOne million refugees flee Ukraine as Russia escalates bombardment of key cities
By Helen Regan, Paul P. Murphy and Tim Lister, CNN Russia’s relentless bombardment of residential areas across Ukraine has so far forced more than one million refugees to flee the country in just seven days, according to the United Nations, as fierce fighting continues into its second week. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for
Continue ReadingOne million refugees flee Ukraine as Russia escalates bombardment of key cities
CNN By Helen Regan, Paul P. Murphy and Tim Lister, CNN Russia’s relentless bombardment of residential areas across Ukraine has so far forced more than one million refugees to flee the country in just seven days, according to the United Nations, as fierce fighting continues into its second week. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner
Continue ReadingRussians struggle to understand Ukraine war: ‘We didn’t choose this’
By CNN Contributor Jill Dougherty Nineteen-year-old Tasya stood with her friends on a cold morning in the Russian city of St. Petersburg as they joined protesters’ chants against the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Nyet Voine!” (“No to War!”). “It’s always safer to stand together with others…to look over your shoulder, in case you need to
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