Ukraine accuses Russia of "nuclear terrorism" after strike near power plant
A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors.
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A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian authorities have found a mass burial site near a recaptured northeastern city previously occupied by Russian forces.
Debora Patta is in the recently recaptured Ukrainian city of Izium and spoke with President Zelenskyy, who made a rare trip outside of Kyiv to tour the battlefield.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was involved in a car crash as he returned to Kyiv after visiting troops in the recently-reclaimed northeast city of Izyum, but he was not seriously hurt. The World Health Organization says last week saw the fewest COVID-19 deaths globally since March 2020. And the founder of the Patagonia outdoor company is donating the $3 billion business to help fight climate change.
Ukrainian officials said they've gained over 2,300 square miles of territory from Russian forces in their counteroffensive. CBS News anchors Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano spoke with retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, a former commanding officer for the U.S. Army in Europe and a senior adviser for Human Rights First, about whether this means an endgame is in sight.
Ukrainian forces have made advances in recapturing territory in the northeast of the country. Russian forces were forced to retreat from Kharkiv. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Ukraine, then BBC correspondent Hugo Bachega and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst join CBS News discuss this major turning point in the war.
CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Kyiv on a Ukrainian counteroffensive that has quickly reclaimed large swaths of territory from Russian troops.
Ukrainian forces are pushing a counteroffensive in the country's east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting that has sharply changed the course of the conflict.
Russia's Defense Ministry says it's pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week.
The U.S. is providing major new military aid to Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.
The nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in Ukraine was temporarily cut off from the electrical grid because of fire damage.
Ukraine's president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the country's Independence Day, killing at least 22 people and wounding about 50.
Six months after Russia lunched its full-scale attack, Ukraine's citizens are marking the nation's independence day. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins "CBS News Mornings" from Kyiv with more on the day's observances and growing fears of Russian attacks.
The U.S. is sending nearly $3 billion in new military aid to Ukraine as the country marks six months since the Russian invasion. CBS News foreign policy and national security contributor and former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster joined Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett to discuss the new aid package and the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.
CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports from Kyiv on Ukraine's independence day, which coincides with six months since Russia invaded the country and sparked a bloody war.
The U.S. State Department warns that Russia is preparing to step up attacks on Ukrainian cities in response to a brazen car bomb attack that killed the daughter of one of President Vladimir Putin's closest advisers. The Kremlin blames the attack on Kyiv – but exiled Russian MP Ilya Pomoronev tells CBS News' Debora Patta it was the work of an underground resistance group working inside Russia.
Bakhmut has for weeks been a key target of Moscow's eastern offensive as the Russian military tries to complete a monthslong campaign.
Russia blamed the blasts in the village of Mayskoye on an "act of sabotage," without naming the perpetrators.
Workers say Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was shelled this week, and Ukraine and Russia are each blaming the other for risking a nuclear disaster. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Lilia Luciano spoke with Scott Roecker, the vice president of nuclear materials security at Nuclear Threat Initiative, about what this means for Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
Resuming business in Kyiv will help foster a "sense of normalcy" in the war-torn country, a company executive says.
The sole no vote was Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri. Fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted present.
Ukrainian forces are holding the capital city Kyiv despite increased shelling from Russia. Chair of urban warfare studies with the Madison Policy Forum and retired Maj. John Spencer explains to CBS News why fighting in urban areas will be a disadvantage for Russia.
Explosions shook the city of Kyiv on Sunday morning after Russia launched its first attack in the capital in over a month. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins CBS News' Ali Bauman with more on the attack.
Ukrainian forces were able to slow down Russian troops on Saturday, but they're still advancing toward the country's capital. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata discusses the situation on the ground in Kyiv with CBS News anchor Lana Zak.
The U.S. has evacuated Americans from its embassy in Kyiv, but there are reports hundreds of local staff members were left behind. CBS News' Lana Zak spoke with Ambassador Eric Rubin, president of the American Foreign Service Association, about what unfolded in the weeks leading up to Russia's invasion.