War Rages On, Ukraine Warming Up To Peace Talks
The war in Ukraine entered its 20th day. As many as 3 million Ukrainians have fled the country and many more are displaced within the country.
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The war in Ukraine entered its 20th day. As many as 3 million Ukrainians have fled the country and many more are displaced within the country.
Wounded correspondent Benjamin Hall remains hospitalized, the network said.
Eastern Europeans remain conflicted as the war continues to rage in their homeland, as Los Angeles locals continue to ramp up relief efforts for Ukrainians attempting to flee the war-torn country.
A Southern California credit union and its partner have launched a $100,000 donation match effort to raise funds for people suffering in war-torn Ukraine, it was announced Thursday.
The state's gas prices jumped 13 cents overnight continuing California's dominating streak of being the most expensive place in the country to fill up your tank. In some areas, like Studio City, super-unleaded gas is $6.89.
Liz Shchepetykovia and her partner Vitaliy Sharlay fled their homes during the first morning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They darted for the Romanian border and waited for hours, standing among the thousands of others trying to escape the bloodshed.
A separate motion was also proposed to make Kiev a sister city of L.A.
President Biden has issued a ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the U.S.
Food, water, medicine and almost all other supplies were in desperately short supply in the port city of Mariupol, where Russian and Ukrainian forces had agreed to a 11-hour cease-fire to allow civilians and the wounded to be evacuated. But Russian attacks quickly closed the corridor, Ukrainian officials said.
Iryna Vasyklova believes that NATO should create a no-fly zone in Ukraine. However, the organization and its members fear that that type of move will only further escalate Russia's relationship with the west and the war beyond Ukraine.
Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network and any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATMs. Visa said it's working with clients and partners in Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days.
Seven-time WNBA All-Star center Brittney Griner, 31, has been detained by the Russian Federal Customs Service after it claims to have found hashish oil in her luggage, according to the New York Times and Russian news agency TASS.
"He doesn't want his people to learn the truth," Congressman Adam Schiff says of Vladimir Putin, who is attempting to shut down independent journalism in Russia.
Mila Kunis was born in the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi in 1983, then part of the former Soviet Ukraine.
Rabbi David Wolpe, of Sinai Temple, says Zelensky's resilience and resistance in the face of the Russian invasion has been the topic of services at synagogues throughout LA.
The spike is mostly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, other factors such as inflation and California's switch to the summer blend could keep prices high for several months.
In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Paralympics for their countries' roles in the war in Ukraine.
The Agoura Hills-based ministry, Joni and Friends helped rescue some of the 2.6 million Ukrainians with disabilities as the war with Russia intensifies.
"I'm going to try to try to start getting towards the border."
Once again, the price for a gallon of regular gasoline reached another record high on Sunday, according to the Auto Club of Southern California. Drivers are now paying an average of $4.88 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, according to Doug Shupe of AAA Southern California.
Thomas-Greenfield said she is "not surprised" Putin has moved to prepare Russia's nuclear forces, as the Russian leader has "tried every means possible to actually put fear in the world in terms of his action."
Explosions from what Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called "horrific Russian rocket strikes" were heard in Ukraine's capital on Friday amid unverified reports that the fighting had already reached the heart of Kyiv. Videos posted online showed what residents said were Russian tanks driving through their city, and gunfire and air raid sirens were heard in the capital.
Oleksandra Zhukova, a 22-year-old college student living in Glendale, said she feels guilty that she is safe and her family, who live just outside Kyiv, are unable to leave the country.
As the images of war continue to fill the world scene, many are trying to find ways to help the Ukrainian people but are running into roadblocks.
Explosions from what Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called "horrific Russian rocket strikes" were heard in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Friday morning.
