Ukraine marks independence anniversary as Moscow and Kyiv swap POWs
Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked the third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion.
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Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked the third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion.
Two-and-a-half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv has taken the fight into Russia, seizing nearly 500 square miles of the Kursk region. Ukraine captured hundreds of young Russian conscripts, and Moscow and Ukraine made a trade Saturday, swapping a total of 230 prisoners of war.
The Defense Department announced that the Biden administration is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine as the country marks its Independence Day today. The support comes after Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region opened up another front in the fighting. Meanwhile, Reuters is reporting that Russia and Ukraine are set to exchange 115 prisoners following mediation from the United Arab Emirates.
Moscow is accusing Ukraine of striking a civilian ferry with fuel headed to Crimea. This comes as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss an end to the war. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
Ukraine's military is using drones for long-range attacks on Russian territory, including a key air base and a cargo ferry. These drones are also being deployed against Russian troops on the battlefield.
As Ukraine pushes a shock incursion into Russia, a drone unit tasked with supporting the mission tells CBS News why the inexpensive weapons are so vital.
CBS News' Ian Lee got an up-close look at how a Ukrainian drone team near the Russian border prepared to launch a $400 drone that can haul four pounds of explosives up to five miles, targeting Russian armor, vehicles and troops inside Russia.
Russia claims it stopped Ukrainian forces from crossing the border into the Bryansk region. This comes after Moscow claimed Ukraine launched a drone attack in Russia's capital. CBS News' Ian Lee gets a glimpse at the drone use in the war.
Ukrainian Ruslan Mokrytskyi says cooking for fans on social media offers him and his fellow troops on the front lines a way "to recuperate mentally."
Russia's military says it downed 45 Ukrainian drones, including 11 in the Moscow region, in Kyiv's biggest drone attack to date amid Ukraine's ongoing Kursk incursion.
A Ukrainian commander who has helped lead Ukraine's forces in their surprising incursion into Russian territory sat down with CBS News' Ian Lee. The commander described how American mine-clearing equipment proved critical in the opening hours of the incursion, but as the battle progressed, Ukrainian drones became their greatest asset.
Ukraine's use of drones during its war against Russia appears to be growing as Moscow decries an apparent drone attack and Ukrainian soldiers remain in the Kursk region. CBS News' Ian Lee is following the latest.
Russian officials say Ukraine targeted Moscow in the largest drone attack since the war began. Ukraine has not yet confirmed the attacks as its incursion into Russia's Kursk region enters a third week. CBS News' Ian Lee has more.
Ukraine says it has captured 92 settlements so far in the Russian Kursk region. This comes after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the goal of the surprise incursion is to create a buffer zone with Russia. CBS News' Ian Lee reports from the Ukraine-Russia border.
Ian Lee follows Ukrainian troops as they demonstrate how they crossed into Russia's Kursk region.
Ukrainian forces say they control an area of Russia larger than Los Angeles following a shocking incursion earlier this month. Ian Lee got an inside look at how Ukraine's troops were able to enter Russia.
In his State of the Union address, President Biden vowed a united response against Russia's attack on Ukraine, and he laid out his domestic priorities, including plans for strengthening the U.S. economy. Norah O'Donnell anchors CBS News coverage of the president's address and the Republican response.
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Ukrainian troops have pushed into Russia's Kursk region, taking control of territory in a bid to create a buffer zone and weaken Moscow's ability to resupply its forces. As CBS News' Ian Lee reports, the surprise incursion has lifted spirits in Ukraine after months of challenges.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the objective of the Kursk region incursion is to create a buffer with Russia to fend off future attacks. CBS News' Ian Lee reports, and Gian Gentile, the associate director of the RAND Arroyo Center, joins CBS News with his analysis.
Millions of landmines are spread across Ukraine. A massive effort is underway to find and remove the deadly devices, but it will take a generation or more to be rid of them.
The bridge attacks, apparently aimed at thwarting a Russian counter-push in Kursk, could mean that Kyiv intends to seek a foothold in the region.
Ukraine's incursion into Russia is in its second week as Volodymyr Zelenskyy's forces inch farther into Russian territory. Ukraine's military says it struck two key bridges in Russia's Kursk region while Russia continues strikes inside Ukraine. Ian Lee has the latest.
Ukraine has been littered with millions of landmines since Russia's invasion began two years ago. A humanitarian group says clearing them will take "generations."
Millions of landmines are spread across Ukraine. A massive effort is underway to find and remove the deadly devices, but it will take a generation or more to be rid of them.
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Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking information about whether Taylor Farms used White House ties to influence the federal response to the foodborne illness outbreak.
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Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, caused by a parasite, have been reported in 41 states. The outbreak comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff; disbanded a national advisory committee on how to prevent microbial contamination in food; winnowed down an early-warning surveillance program for specific pathogens; and further delayed a rule that would have required tracing contaminants from field to store. Correspondent David Pogue talks with experts who see the current compromises of food safety as "a national wake-up call."
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