For Ukraine's ex-NBA star Slava Medvedenko, Russia's war is personal
"I made a decision to stay in Kyiv," the basketballer says. "Whatever I can do to defend my city."
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"I made a decision to stay in Kyiv," the basketballer says. "Whatever I can do to defend my city."
Millions of Ukrainians are facing winter with disruptions to their heat and water supplies after a Russian bombing campaign that targeted energy infrastructure. CBS Correspondent Chris Livesay is in Kyiv with a look at the devastation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Vladimir Putin of "energy terror" as millions of civilians are plunged into frigid darkness.
Russian forces launched another large-scale attack on Ukraine's infrastructure. More than 70 cruise missiles rained down on the country's energy grid, knocking out power to millions. Chris Livesay is in Ukraine with more.
CBS News' Chris Livesay gets an inside look at the drones being used by Ukraine to counter attacks from Moscow. Then, former IAEA Deputy Director General Olli Heinonen joined Vladimir Duthiers and Elaine Quijano to discuss Russia's ongoing attacks to Ukrainian energy infrastructures and the risk it poses to millions as winter sets in.
Ukraine has assembled an army of drones as the war reaches its nine-month mark this week. CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
“I think it was a clear attempt to stop us, to say, ‘Go home. This is not your place,’” Rafael Mariano Grossi describes “heavy shooting” as his team of inspectors drove toward the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi: “[Putin] knows every detail of [the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant], which was surprising to me.” Lesley Stahl asks: “Is Mr. Putin trying to use this plant as a weapon?”
CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay talks to a worker inside the Zaporizhia nuclear plant in Ukraine about the dangers of nuclear disaster as the United Nations expresses concerns about safety and fighting continues in the area.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog will conduct an assessment of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine after the site was rocked by explosions over the weekend. It is not clear who was responsible for the attack. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Ukraine.
IAEA head on preventing a nuclear disaster in Ukraine and around the world; The worldwide phenomenon of Panini stickers; A state prison rehabilitating inmates by training wild horses.
"We were fortunate a potentially serious nuclear incident did not happen. Next time, we may not be so lucky," the IAEA chief warned.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, tells Lesley Stahl about the situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been shelled repeatedly since March.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi tells Lesley Stahl about the precarious nuclear situation in Ukraine and the work his team is doing to prevent a catastrophe.
When Russian troops launched their invasion last spring, Ukraine's most famous chef, Ievgen Klopotenko, shut down his acclaimed Kyiv restaurant, 100 Rokiv, and reopened it as a military canteen. Now he's back to serving customers – and supporting his country's identity by promoting its native cuisine, including borsch. Correspondent Holly Williams goes in the kitchen with Klopotenko for a taste of Ukraine.
Ukrainian authorities reclaiming the Kherson region are discovering shocking evidence of war crimes committed during Russia’s occupation. Chris Livesay has the details.
As the horrors of Russian occupation are revealed, Putin's forces continue destroying infrastructure from afar, leaving Ukrainians to face winter without heat or electricity.
Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Russian calls for a "short truce." Idaho Senator James Risch also spoke at the conference, and he joined CBS News' Catherine Herridge to talk about the war in Ukraine, NATO's response, and the latest threats from North Korea.
Rafael Grossi is the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Grossi’s most urgent mission: trying to reach an agreement between the Russians and the Ukrainians to protect Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine.
Chef Ievgen Klopotenko offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his "unbelievably fragrant and tasty" variation on traditional Ukrainian fare.
Millions of Ukrainians plunged into darkness after a barrage of Russian airstrikes targeted the country's energy grid. Chris Livesay witnessed the panicked aftermath of one attack in Dnipro.
Annual holiday feast is likely to see sharply higher prices for turkey and other traditional food items.
The United States and NATO say Tuesday's missile that killed two people in Poland was fired by Ukraine, defending itself against Russian airstrikes. But Ukraine's president says the missile is Russian. Charlie D'Agata and Chris Livesay have more.
The verdict from the international court comes more than eight years after a missile slammed into the commercial flight, killing all 298 people on board.
After denying the blast just inside Poland's border could have been caused by his country, Ukraine's leader focuses on his demand to join the investigation.