Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks
Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital for the first time in weeks. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Russia now occupies 20% of Ukrainian territory. Chris Livesay has the latest from Odessa.
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Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital for the first time in weeks. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Russia now occupies 20% of Ukrainian territory. Chris Livesay has the latest from Odessa.
Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm.
Afterward, Ukraine's players wept in the rain while applauding their dejected supporters. Their efforts had provided a fleeting respite for their countrymen from Ukraine's war with Russia.
The war for Ukraine has turned into a slugfest of dueling artillery, with heavy losses by both Russian and Ukrainian forces. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with retired Gen. David Petraeus, and with American veteran volunteer Mark Hayward, about control on the ground and the Ukrainian offensive to retake Russian-occupied territory.
More than 6 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes in the first 100 days of Russia's invasion. Ukrainian forces say they have taken back parts of Severodonetsk after weeks of fighting. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
The war in Ukraine has now gone on for 100 days. A Russian official says the country will continue its military operations in Ukraine until all of its goals have been achieved. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
After 100 days of war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "victory will be ours." Despite being outgunned and outmanned, Ukraine is still fighting back with a vengeance. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
High gas prices are turning into a major speed bump as the summer travel season kicks into high gear. The national average for regular gas is nearing $5 per gallon. Kris Van Cleave has more on why gas prices are increasing.
Friday marks the 100th day since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Reporting from Mykolaiv, CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab looks at the Kherson region in Ukraine, where Russian troops took over three months ago. Tyab speaks with residents and those who recently evacuated from the city about its conditions under Russian occupation.
Ukrainian bomb disposal technicians on Wednesday detonated nearly 150 units of Russian munitions that failed to explode in the vicinity of Kyiv. An official said it could take years to demine the region.
The Treasury Department is targeting yachts, aircrafts, the firms that manage them, Kremlin officials and businessmen linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a new round of sanctions.
Britain joined the U.S. and Germany in sending advanced weapons to Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said its fighters needed better rocket launchers to prevail.
Russian forces continue to make significant gains in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, encircling key cities and taking more territory. CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab met with Ukrainian troops on the frontlines, using American-made weapons that they hope will turn the tide.
Gun control talks continue on Capitol Hill; Adm. Linda Fagan becomes commandant of Coast Guard.
President Biden confirmed the U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, which has promised not to use them beyond its borders. Meanwhile, Russian troops have captured another city. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
OPEC is considering suspending Russia from an oil production deal. This comes after the EU announced a ban on the majority of Russian oil imports by the end of the year. John A. Quelch, dean of Miami Herbert Business School at University of Miami, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Errol Barnett with more.
Even those who cheer Europe's embargo on Russian energy predict short-term price shocks for nations and consumers.
A conspiracy theory, spread by the Kremlin and amplified by social media, claims Ukraine and the U.S. are creating biological weapons in labs all over Ukraine. Chris Livesay gets exclusive access to one of those labs, and speaks to Marko and Ulana Suprun – two American-Ukrainians who have found themselves targeted by Russia's disinformation war.
"It's not just disinformation," Ukraine's Detroit-born former health minister tells CBS News. "It actually has real-life consequences."
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.
Fighting has intensified in the eastern part of Ukraine, leaving villages in ruins. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Kharkiv in his first trip outside of the Kyiv region since the war began. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
In its ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine has the ultimate weapon: an entire country behind them. Imtiaz Tyab reports on the seamstresses, metalworkers and tombstone carvers who have dropped everything for the war effort.
As Putin's siege tactics take a mounting toll on civilians, those civilians are doing everything they can to help – and the heroic efforts continue to bring victories.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy has demanded that Europe cut off Putin's gas and oil cash flow, but several countries can ill-afford to shun Russian energy.