
Russian attacks on Ukraine reported; tank training to start
The attacks came after Germany and the United States announced they would send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine.
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The attacks came after Germany and the United States announced they would send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine.
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Nearly 11 months into the Russian invasion, Ukraine's Zelenskyy has expressed frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry from Western allies.
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The missile strike Saturday hit an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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The combined arms training is aimed at honing Ukrainian forces' skills so they will be better prepared in fighting back against Russia.
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Photos showed a large gap in the nine-story building. Infrastructure facilities were also hit in the western Lviv region and northeastern Kharkiv.
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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church proposed the cease-fire to observe the Christmas holiday, which is celebrated Jan. 7.
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The International Criminal Court is limited in its ability to investigate war crimes, and the most powerful have ways to shield themselves.
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Monday that 40 drones "headed for Kyiv" overnight. All of them were destroyed, according to air defense forces.
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Officials say at least one person has been killed and 14 others hospitalized after 20 Russia launched 20 missiles over Ukraine Saturday.
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A country-wide air raid alert was announced twice on Sunday and three missiles in the afternoon hit the city of Kramatorsk.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation's capital following his wartime visit to the U.S.
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The drone strikes come as Russian President Putin is believed to be seeking some kind of Belarusian military support for his war in Ukraine.
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The threat from Russia's Foreign Ministry against U.S. air defenses was quickly rejected by Washington.
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan described the administration's commitment to bringing Paul Whelan home as "absolutely rock solid."
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Kremlin requested the release of former Russian Colonel Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence in Germany for murder, in exchange for Whelan.
The head of NATO has expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO.
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Griner was seen getting off a plane that landed Friday morning at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas.
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Anne Fogel’s brother Marc and another American Paul Whelan weren’t part of the exchange — a huge blow to their families.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated his claim that he had to send troops into Ukraine nine months ago.
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Emotions for Brittney Griner's friends, family and colleagues have been running high since the announcement of her release.
The efforts to secure Griner's release resulted in the highest-level diplomatic contact between the U.S. and Russia in months.
D'Andra Moss spoke with Newsy Live about Brittney Griner's incarceration and release.
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Bout was convicted in 2011 on terrorism-related charges, including conspiring to kill Americans.
Brittney Griner's arrest in February made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad.
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In Mykolaiv, Ukraine, a retired, record-setting powerlifter puts all her muscle into saving hundreds of cats and dogs left behind by their owners.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said about 70% of the Ukrainian capital was still without power on Thursday morning.
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Multiple explosions abruptly ended a period of relative calm around the nuclear facility that has been the site of fighting since Russia invaded.
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"Brittney is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment," her lawyers said in a statement.
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The Burns-Naryshkin meeting was the highest-ranking face-to-face engagement between U.S. and Russian officials since before the Ukrainian invasion.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the Russians were feigning a pullout from Kherson to lure the Ukrainian army into an entrenched battle.
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Griner's legal team says she has left a detention center for a penal colony — a common type of Russian prison where detainees work for minimal pay.
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The denial follows dozens of weapons tests, including short-range missiles that are likely nuclear-capable and an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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A resident said Russian soldiers are forcing Ukrainian civilians from their apartments in the Kherson region and moving in themselves.
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby spoke with Newsy about the allegations and how the U.S. might respond to North Korea's actions.
| Scripps News Staff and AP