Russia pounds Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with deadly missile strikes
The lethal barrage smashed into civilian areas, knocking out power and water.
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The lethal barrage smashed into civilian areas, knocking out power and water.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined CBS News to discuss Moscow's strategy in Ukraine.
In Kyiv, 10 civilians were killed in blasts that mark the first time Ukraine's capital has attracted military attention in months. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is blaming the bombing of a bridge in Crimea on Ukraine, calling it a terrorist attack. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata explains how these latest attacks could influence the trajectory of the war.
Air raid sirens went off in Kyiv to start the day Monday as the Kremlin launched a new wave of missile attacks on Ukraine's capital city. Kyiv is just one of several cities across the country being targeted by Russia's latest wave of violence. BBC News correspondent Hugo Bachega, who was able to watch Russian missiles rain down on Kyiv, joined CBS News to describe what he saw.
More than a dozen people were killed in an overnight missile attack in Ukraine. The strike comes after Ukraine destroyed a key bridge in the Crimean Peninsula. Charlie D'Agata has more.
The multiple strikes came after an explosion Saturday caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia.
A massive explosive tore through a bridge that links Crimea to Russia on Saturday morning, which came after a series of battlefield setbacks. Russia hit back with deadly airstrikes in Ukraine. Charlie D'Agata reports from Ukraine.
One military analyst called it a punch in the face for Putin on his 70th birthday, CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, students in Ukraine are preparing for the new school year differently. Instead of traditional school supplies, children are being sent with emergency kits and bomb shelters have been set up in the few schools still standing. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta has more.
Experts worry the combination of limited military options and personal embarrassment could lead Russian President Vladimir Putin to lash out with chemical or tactical nuclear weapons. David Martin takes a look at what that would mean.
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the risk of "Armageddon" is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. From the White House, CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports.
Russia is blaming Ukraine for a truck bomb that caused a major fire to erupt on the only bridge linking Russian-annexed Crimea to Russia. Authorities say part of the bridge collapsed. CBS News correspondent Charlie D’Agata is in Ukraine with the latest.
Schools cannot open unless they have bomb shelters.
The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
President Biden warned the world that it's closer to a nuclear conflict than at any point since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 after Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly reminded the West that nuclear weapons are one of his options in Ukraine. Major Garrett has the details.
On Oct. 1, Russia withdrew its troops from Lyman after the city was surrounded by Ukrainian forces, who have been in the midst of a successful counteroffensive.
President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."
Russian forces hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia in another deadly attack on civilians. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata spoke with residents about the attack.
President Joe Biden has responded to Russia's threats to use nuclear force in Ukraine as the war in Ukraine intensifies, saying "We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis." CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Ukraine and CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina discusses the rhetoric from the Kremlin.
After a series of missile tests from North Korea, South Korea is beginning joint maritime drills with the U.S. which are set to continue through Saturday. Isaac Stone Fish, CEO of Strategy Risks, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the heightened tensions between the two countries and risk that poses to other nations.
Vladimir Putin himself still appears sheltered from the backlash over his flailing "special military operation," but it's getting closer.
Investigators said they identified 22 sites used as torture rooms by Russian troops.
All three of the winners, one individual and two organizations, have worked to highlight human rights issues amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Amid fear Putin could resort to nuclear weapons, CBS News sees the extent to which Russia's leader is already punishing Ukrainian civilians for his military's losses.
Britain's National Grid said it was just putting people on notice, "given the scale of uncertainty and risks associated with the current geopolitical situation."