Ukraine says woman held in plot to kill Zelenskyy as airstrikes kill 3
Ukraine's Secret Service says it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Ukraine's Secret Service says it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
More than 40 countries were in Saudi Arabia over the weekend to hear a peace pitch from Ukraine and its allies, but notably absent was Russia. In light of not being invited, Moscow has referred to the talks as a "hoax." Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined CBS News to discuss the meeting.
Ukraine's intelligence agency, the Secret Service of Ukraine (SSU), said Monday that it had arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The woman in question "was preparing a Russian airstrike in the Mykolaiv region during the visit of the President of Ukraine," the SSU said. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
The U.S. Navy sent destroyers to the coast of Alaska last week after nearly a dozen Russian and Chinese warships were spotted patrolling in nearby international waters. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on what this all means.
Four U.S. Navy warships were dispatched to the Aleutian Islands after 11 military vessels jointly operated by China and Russia were spotted in American waters last week. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan called the move by Russia and China "unprecedented." Weijia Jiang explains what the show of force means amid heightened tensions between the U.S., China and Russia.
Niger's military rulers closed the country's airspace as they defied an international ultimatum to restore the nation's president to power.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said the missiles, "destroyed the city's blood transfusion center."
Shipping ports, now both Ukraine's and Russia's, have been in the line of fire since Moscow pulled out of a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports.
Navalny, one of the leading Russian voices against Vladimir Putin before he was locked up, has now been convicted of promoting "extremism."
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who is already serving a 9-year prison term, was sentenced to an additional 19 years behind bars Friday after a Russian court convicted him of promoting "extremism." CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina has the latest.
In 2017, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny told 60 Minutes he was willing to risk his life for the cause, "I think I'm ready to sacrifice everything for my job."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on world leaders Thursday to tell Russia: Stop using food as a weapon of war in Ukraine. In July, Russia withdrew from a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine to safely export its grain from Black Sea ports. Luke Coffey, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, joined CBS News to discuss why Russia pulled out of the deal and what would it take for them to return.
Ukraine's air defenses say they have downed nearly 15 drones launched on Kyiv overnight in an attack that lasted three hours. Meanwhile, a Russian attack on a southern Ukrainian port yesterday is thought to have destroyed 40,000 tons of grain. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Niger's new military ruler Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani on Wednesday warned against foreign meddling against the coup.
Ukraine's air force says 23 drones were intercepted overnight as Russia launched attacks across the country. No casualties were reported in the strikes, but a grain silo in Izmail was damaged. Global food prices rose as a result of the attack. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
Russia unleashed a drone attack on the Izmail river port, the main route for Ukrainian grain exports with its sea routes blockaded.
Moscow was hit by another drone attack on Tuesday as the war in Ukraine enters its 18th month. A building in the Russian capital that houses three government ministries was hit for the second time in 48 hours. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Russia is accusing Ukraine of another drone attack on Moscow. Russia's military says it downed two drones outside the capital early Tuesday and a third, which was mechanically jammed, crashed into a high-rise tower in the city that had been hit by another drone Sunday morning. Meanwhile, Russian drones targeted Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, injuring at least one person. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
Ukraine marked its Armed Forces day as the fight for Ukraine's strategic eastern region intensified. CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from a memorial in Bucha, a Kyiv suburb where hundreds were killed.
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown on Monday, killing at least six people. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports. Plus, George Beebe, director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the recent escalation in the war.
Six people, including a 10-year-old, were killed by Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown, he said. The strikes are seen as retaliation for drone attacks on Moscow over the weekend. Ramy Inocencio reports.
A missile strike in the southeastern Ukrainian town of Kryvyi Rih hit an apartment building Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several others. Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
Ukrainians are packing out bars and clubs across the country despite the ongoing war with Russia. Charlie D'Agata spoke with young Ukrainians who are defiantly partying on.
Twin Russian missile attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih have killed at least five people and left dozens injured. The strikes came after three drones headed for Moscow were shot down by Russian air defenses, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying that war was "returning" to Russia - without directly referencing the drone attack. Ramy Inocencio has the story.
In Niger, where a military junta seized power last week, thousands of coup supporters took to the streets of the country's capital Sunday waving Russian flags and denouncing the former colonial power, France. Some protesters threw stones at the French Embassy, breaking windows. Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times, joined CBS News with more on the situation.