CNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk, CNN Photos by Mark Philips At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare. The terminal, one of the most historic Art Nouveau structures in Europe, is now a
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN On Friday, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov sought to reassure the world about civilian casualties on day two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Nobody is going to attack the people of Ukraine,” he said during a heated press conference, telling CNN that there were “no strikes on civilian
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Volodymyr Zelensky approached a lectern under bright lights, preparing to deliver a message to the Ukrainian people. “Today I will start with long-awaited words, which I wish to announce with pride,” he said. “Finally,” he continued. “Ukraine is United … This is our victory.” The speech was fiction. It is
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN Volodymyr Zelensky approached a lectern under bright lights, preparing to deliver a message to the Ukrainian people. “Today I will start with long-awaited words, which I wish to announce with pride,” he said. “Finally,” he continued. “Ukraine is United … This is our victory.” The speech was fiction. It is from
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk, CNN Photos by Mark Philips At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare. The terminal, one of the most historic Art Nouveau structures in Europe, is now a waypoint
Continue ReadingCNN By Oleksandra Ochman and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainians will never forget the events of February 24, 2022. But for some, birthdays in years to come will be especially poignant and tinged with memories of a traumatic day. Natalia, a communications manager who lives in the capital, Kyiv, had an unusual wake-up call on her
Continue ReadingBy Oleksandra Ochman and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainians will never forget the events of February 24, 2022. But for some, birthdays in years to come will be especially poignant and tinged with memories of a traumatic day. Natalia, a communications manager who lives in the capital, Kyiv, had an unusual wake-up call on her 31st
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN Heavily armed Russian troops are pushing rapidly towards Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, and US officials are warning the city could fall within days. The military capabilities of these two nations are so imbalanced that Ukraine’s defiant president, Volodymyr Zelensky, implored his Western allies overnight to do more than impose sanctions to
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN A palpable sense of dread hovered over Kyiv Friday as the sound of air raid sirens pierced the otherwise quiet city at regular intervals, leaving people guessing at just how close Russian forces were. It was another terrifying wakening for the residents of Kyiv as several loud bangs were heard at
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN Update: The Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island were all feared to have been killed in the Russian attack on February 24. On February 28, however, the Ukrainian Navy released a statement saying the troops were “alive and well,” but were forced to surrender “due to
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN Update: The Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island were all feared to have been killed in the Russian attack on February 24. On February 28, however, the Ukrainian Navy released a statement saying the troops were “alive and well,” but were forced to surrender “due to the
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Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Guy, CNN It was not the wedding day they envisaged, but as Russia attacked their country Thursday Yaryna Arieva and her partner Sviatoslav Fursin rushed to tie the knot with the sound of air raid sirens ringing in their ears. “That was very scary,” Arieva, who married her partner at Kyiv’s St
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Tamara Qiblawi and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Eight years after a pro-European protest movement toppled a Kremlin-backed president in Kyiv and Russia fomented a grinding war in the country’s east, people in Ukraine have been on tenterhooks wondering what Russian President Vladimir Putin might do next. Their worst nightmare began to unfold as
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Russia. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-ninth of the earth’s land area. About Russia (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 17 million sq km (1.8 times the size of the United States) Population: 142,021,981 (2022 est.) Median age: 40.3 years Capital:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on July 12, 2005, following the death of his father, Prince Rainier. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1958 Birth place: Monte Carlo, Monaco Birth name: Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi, His Serene
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Continue ReadingBy Gul Tuysuz and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, and are holding staff hostage, according to Ukrainian officials. Troops overran the plant on the first day of Russia’s multi-pronged invasion of Ukraine, a spokesperson for the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN It was not the wedding day they envisaged, but as Russia attacked their country Thursday Yaryna Arieva and her partner Sviatoslav Fursin rushed to tie the knot with the sound of air raid sirens ringing in their ears. “That was very scary,” Arieva, who married her partner at Kyiv’s St Michael’s
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