Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Brad Lendon, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare…
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Mariupol officials say evacuation of civilians from besieged city is paused until Monday
By Jack Bantock, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister, Camille Knight, Mariya Knight and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The evacuation of civilians from the besieged…
Continue Reading Russians plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they’ve been remotely disabled
By Olexsandr Fylyppov and Tim Lister, CNN Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment…
Continue Reading US military delivers new birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after American soldiers stole the original
American soldiers took a 13-year-old’s birthday cake off of a window sill while celebrating a victory in Vicenza, Italy during World War II. 77 years…
Continue Reading They fled Ukraine to protect their children. Now these mothers are returning home
By Eliza Mackintosh and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Photographs by Yurko Dyachyshyn for CNN Lviv, Ukraine — At the train station in Lviv, on the…
Continue Reading Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
Many comparisons have been drawn between Vladimir Putin’s brutality and ambitions in Ukraine, and those of soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Bianca Nobilo…
Continue Reading Mariupol officials say evacuation of civilians from besieged city is paused until Monday
The Azovstal iron and steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine is sheltering hundreds of military personnel and citizens and is the last stand in this city.…
Continue Reading At least five Russian businessmen have died by apparent suicide in just three months
Investigators say it’s unclear whether two Russian gas executives were in contact before they, along with their families, were found dead within 24…
Continue Reading At least five Russian businessmen have died by apparent suicide in just three months
By Ivana Kottasová and Uliana Pavlova, CNN At least five prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide since late January, with…
Continue Reading US military delivers new birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after American soldiers stole the original
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The US military delivered a new birthday cake to an Italian woman, exactly 77 years after American soldiers fighting in her…
Continue Reading ‘They never expected Mariupol to resist.’ Locals horrified by Russia’s relentless attack on the vast steel plant shielding Ukrainians
Wife of soldier who stayed behind to defend Mariupol tells her…
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper finally meets Ukrainian mom Olena Gnes in person after interviewing her several times since the Russian…
Continue Reading April 29, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Steve George, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Jessie Yeung, Sana Noor Haq, Ben Morse, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner and…
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Oleg Moskalenko is a Ukrainian man who was captured and tortured by Russian troops for several days and left for dead in the forest. He shares his…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia for first time in years, seeking to mend ties
By Jomana Karadsheh and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Continue Reading ‘They never expected Mariupol to resist.’ Locals horrified by Russia’s relentless attack on the vast steel plant shielding Ukrainians
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Lviv, Ukraine — Few beyond the metals industry had heard of…
Continue Reading After epic journey, orphaned Ukrainian girl is reunited with grandfather
By Sandi Sidhu, Roman Tymotsko and Oleksandra Titorova, CNN When 12-year-old Kira Obedinsky, orphaned by war, was whisked from her hometown of…
Continue Reading After epic journey, orphaned Ukrainian girl is reunited with grandfather
Kira Obedinsky was orphaned by war. She was taken from her hometown of Mariupol to a hospital in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine. She…
Continue Reading In Russian-occupied Kherson, allegations of rape emerge
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh speaks with 16-year-old Dasha, who says she was raped by a Russian soldier in her village in Ukraine’s Kherson region. CNN…
Continue Reading In Russian-occupied Kherson, allegations of rape emerge
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych, and Brice Laine, CNN When Dasha and the other children emerged from their basement and into…
Continue Reading Russia’s tanks in Ukraine have a ‘jack-in-the-box’ design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war
By Brad Lendon, CNN Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going to…
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Russia shifts tactics, steps up pace of assault in Ukraine’s east and south
By Tim Lister, CNN The war in eastern Ukraine appears to be entering a critical phase, as Russia pours in more fighting units and Ukrainian forces…
Continue Reading How Transnistria, a Russian-backed region in Moldova, is getting pulled into the war in Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, CNN A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed…
Continue Reading Russian hacking in Ukraine has been extensive and intertwined with military operations, Microsoft says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN At least six different Kremlin-linked hacking groups have conducted nearly 240 cyber operations against Ukrainian targets,…
Continue Reading Jerusalem violence puts century-old status quo to the test
By Zeena Saifi, CNN A recent spike in violence at some of Jerusalem’s key holy sites has left Jordan in a difficult position vis-a-vis its…
Continue Reading UK Phone Hacking Scandal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. Journalists at British newspapers are accused of…
Continue Reading Scores flee for their lives ahead of Russia’s sham independence vote in Kherson
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh speaks to Ukrainians fleeing the growing Russian occupation who shared stories of the brutality they say they endured at the…
Continue Reading Scores flee for their lives ahead of Russia’s sham independence vote in Kherson
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych and Brice Laine, CNN A steady flow of people make their way across fields and rivers dotting…
Continue Reading The world’s oldest person is a French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine
By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Camille Knight and Elias Lemercier, CNN A 118-year-old nun living in a nursing home in southern France has become the…
Continue Reading Tigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
By Zahid Mahmood and Hafsa Khalil, CNN and Reuters Tigrayan forces are fully withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region, a spokesperson for the…
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