Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev led the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and helped bring about the end of the Cold War.
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Mikhail Gorbachev led the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and helped bring about the end of the Cold War.
U.N. inspectors are going to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine on Tuesday, as concerns mount over a possible disaster if shelling continues. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Kyiv on what inspectors are looking for and the counteroffensive Ukraine has launched to take back territory captured by Russia.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its breakup in 1991, has died at the age of 91, Russian state news agencies announced. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Trevor Reed, who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly three years and was released in a prisoner swap in April, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his experience in Russian labor camps and why it's crucial to secure the release of American basketball star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
The U.S. Marine veteran said Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan are likely to be kept in "terrible" conditions.
A team of international inspectors is set to visit a huge Russian-occupied nuclear plant on the front line, as Ukraine's emboldened forces try to retake lost territory.
Emboldened by a steady supply of western military aid, Ukraine is on the offensive in the south as it tries to take back major cities occupied by Russia. Meanwhile, there are fears that fighting near Europe's largest nuclear plant could lead to a disaster. Debora Patta reports.
Ukraine and Russia have been trading claims of strikes at or near the Zaporizhzhia plant, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak.
Bill Whitaker reports that a coordinated attack on a relatively small number of critical substations could plunge the U.S. into darkness.
Bill Whitaker reports that a coordinated attack on a relatively small number of critical substations could plunge the U.S. into darkness.
Six months after invading Ukraine, Russian forces are controling Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant. On Thursday, the plant was disconnected from the power grid for the first time ever. Debra Patta speaks to Energy Minister German Galushchenko about the potentially dangerous situation.
Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces fired missiles and artillery on two cities across the river from Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
Russia claims it has killed an American who was helping to defend Ukraine. Russia says the soldier was 24 years old and from Tennessee, but the State Department would only confirm that a U.S. citizen died in Ukraine.
Pavel Filatyev was on the front lines on the first day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, invading the currently occupied southern city of Kherson. Now, he has defected from the Russian military and is speaking out about the lies Russian soldiers were told and the way they were treated by their leaders.
The man's identity has not been confirmed, but a Russian politician claims he was killed "literally immediately after arriving at the front line."
Pavel Filatyev says he fled Russia after becoming an unwitting tool in Putin's war machine. He says he's speaking out "because if nothing is done, there will be nuclear war."
Russian President Putin has ordered a major expansion of his country's armed forces, six months after the Ukraine invasion. NASA’s mega-rocket Artemis 1 is scheduled to blast off toward the moon Monday. And the No. 2 pick in this year's NBA draft, Oklahoma City forward Chet Holmgren, will miss the entire season. He's set to have surgery on a ruptured tendon in his right foot.
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, Geltzer talks with host Major Garrett about the Biden administration's efforts to bring home Americans wrongfully detained abroad.
The huge Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which was temporarily cut off from Ukraine's power grid for the first time ever, sits right on the front line of Russia's invasion.
Fears are growing about a potential nuclear disaster after the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was temporarily disconnected from the power grid due to nearby fires. The plant, Europe's largest, has been occupied by Russian forces since March. Debora Patta reports.
The nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in Ukraine was temporarily cut off from the electrical grid because of fire damage.
Wednesday marked six months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. In that time frame, the U.S. has provided more financial support for Ukraine than any other country. CBS News' Errol Barnett breaks down the numbers. Then former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss the current state of the war and where things may be heading.
A Russian rocket attack on a train station in eastern Ukraine resulted in dozens of casualties. The attack comes six months after the start of Russia's invasion and as Ukraine marks its Independence Day. Debora Patta reports.
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.