ukraine

Published
May 20, 2022

Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Russia’s state news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.
Published
May 19, 2022

U.S. accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war

Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stressed that Russia remains 'a responsible supplier of both food and energy.'
Published
May 19, 2022

New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation

The changes make Twitter the latest social platform to grapple with the misinformation, propaganda and rumors that have proliferated since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Published
May 19, 2022

Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol are registered as POWs

The Red Cross registers hundreds of the soldiers as prisoners of war in a step toward ensuring their humane treatment under the Geneva Conventions.
Published
May 19, 2022

Madison woman’s journey brings her to Romania and in the service of Ukrainian refugees

Savanna Kandiko is nearing the end of a missionary trip that currently has her providing aid and support to Ukrainians who fled their homes amid Russia's attack on their country.
Published
May 19, 2022

Senate passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package

An infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies now heads to President Biden for his signature.
Published
May 19, 2022

Captive medic’s bodycam shows firsthand horror of Mariupol

A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail.
Published
May 18, 2022

Surrendering Ukrainian troops in Mariupol face interrogation, uncertain fate

While Ukraine hopes to get them back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatens to put some of them on trial for war crimes.
Published
May 18, 2022

Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial

He could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window.
Published
May 17, 2022

After Kyiv visit, Sen. Collins expresses support for Ukraine military aid

Maine’s senior senator says a trip led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also was meant to signal support for Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids.