US targets Putin's daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions for Ukraine 'war crimes'

The U.S. announced sanctions targeting Putin’s two adult daughters and says it’s toughening penalties against Russian banks in retaliation for “war crimes” in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy accuses Russian military of war crimes in plea to UN Security Council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.

US astronaut Mark Vande Hei comments on record-setting spaceflight

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei talked to journalists this week about his time in space, how he’s feeling now, the record he set, and his relationship with his Russian crewmates.

One family's escape from Mariupol to Mexico to Minnesota

A family who escaped war-torn Ukraine is now trying to make a new life in Minnesota, as Russia's attacks on their home country continue.

Russia faces global outrage over bodies of civilians in Ukraine's streets

Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine.

Small dog helps locate mines in Ukrainian region of Chernihiv after Russian retreat

A small terrier named Patron in Ukraine has been credited with helping to find unexploded landmines and mortar shells near Chernihiv after Russia’s retreat from the area.

US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin

The capture of the massive yacht is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other assets of Russian elites.

Biden: 'War criminal' Putin should face trial for Bucha killings

President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.

Antonov An-225 wreckage: Footage shows world's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine

The charred wreckage of Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was revealed in new video and photos after the withdrawal of Russian troops near Antonov Airport.

Ukraine accuses Russian troops of massacre after finding city strewn with bodies

Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area.

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.

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.