Ukrainian troops cautiously retaking areas near Kyiv amid fear of Russian traps
In at least one town, soldiers used cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets Saturday out of fear that Russian forces may have set booby-traps before leaving.
Ukraine strike on oil depot in Russian territory reported as talks resume
Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine have resumed as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down.
Walz signs bill to end state investments into Russian companies
On Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the bill to force the state's pension funds to sell their Russian and Belarusian investments.
Russian troops leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure, Ukraine says
Ukrainian authorities at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say Russian forces have left the damaged plant.
Personal connection to Ukraine conflict inspires new fundraiser
After witnessing the war in person, the owners of Art Factory Twin Ports decided that everything they sell now on Etsy would go to help people living in Ukraine.
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control surging gas prices
Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices.
Convoy heads to Ukraine's Mariupol to attempt evacuation of trapped civilians
The Red Cross said its teams were traveling to Mariupol with relief and medical supplies and hoped to help pull civilians out of the beleaguered city on Friday.
Russia shells areas in Ukraine where it vowed to scale back operations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is at a “turning point” in the war with Russia.
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth in Russian capsule after record-long spaceflight
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station on Wednesday with two cosmonauts.
Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks with Ukraine progress
Russia’s military says it will “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view.
Zelenskyy hints at openness to compromise with Russia on eastern Ukraine
With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east in the hope of forcing Kyiv into surrendering part of the country’s territory to end the war.
Russia-Ukraine war: Russia may try to split country, Ukraine intel suggests
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief says that Russia could try to break Ukraine in two.
Biden calls for Putin's removal: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'
President Joe Biden said Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” dramatically escalating the rhetoric against the Russian leader after his brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war: Explosions reported in Lviv, Biden denounces Putin
Russian forces appear to be shifting their focus from Ukraine's capital to the contested Donbas region, possibly signaling a new phase of the war.
Minnesotan Tyler Jacob freed after being detained in Russia
A Minnesotan man that was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for safety has been released.
President Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis
President Joe Biden’s said he wanted to visit Poland to underscore the assistance the country is providing as Europe experiences the biggest refugee crisis since World War II.
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls for Ukrainians to maintain resistance to Russian forces
During his nightly video address to his people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Thursday that, “With every day of our defense, we are getting closer to the peace that we need so much. We are getting closer to victory.”
US, European Union announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy
The White House is billing the partnership as the start of a years-long effort to further isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
300 dead in Russian airstrike on theater in Mariupol, officials say
The government of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol says 300 people died in a Russian airstrike on March 16 on a theater being used as a bomb shelter. Over 1,300 people had been sheltering in the building.
‘Ukraine Take Shelter’: 2 Harvard teens develop website to help refugees find homes
The teenagers, Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein, hope the website will “really puts the power back in the hands of the refugee.”