Russia observes national day of mourning as concert hall attack death toll climbs
Family and friends of those missing were still waiting for news of their loved ones two days after attack on the concert hall near Moscow, which also left 150 injured.
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Family and friends of those missing were still waiting for news of their loved ones two days after attack on the concert hall near Moscow, which also left 150 injured.
Last March 29, the Wall Street Journal reporter was on assignment in Russia when he was arrested by security forces and accused of being a spy, a charge vigorously denied by Gershkovich, the paper, and the U.S. government.
Dozens of people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a mass shooting and fire Friday at a Moscow concert hall, Russian media reports. Beth Knobel, a professor at Fordham University and the former Moscow bureau chief for CBS News, discusses what we know about the attack.
Ukraine's capital Kyiv was targeted with a huge missile attack, wounding 13 people, after Putin vowed to retaliate for strikes inside Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared himself the winner of a pre-determined election over the weekend, clearing the way for a fifth term that would make him the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. There were small acts of protest during the election, held just a month after Putin's biggest critic, Alexey Navalny, died in prison. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the story.
Presidential election results underline Vladimir Putin's total control of Russia's political system, but his foes made their presence known.
Vladimir Putin has cracked down on dissent, but it hasn’t stopped critics from speaking out. Many of them now live in Vilnius, Lithuania, a place some might view as the capital of free Russia.
Russian dissidents living in Vilnius, Lithuania, are speaking out against Vladimir Putin, who's set to win a fifth term as president.
Vladimir Putin has faced no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.
Russia's weekend-long presidential election is expected to deliver another term in office to Vladimir Putin. Maria Snegovaya, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss how the opposition is trying to break through, and what it all means for the war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin is already expected to win Russia's presidential election as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots through Sunday. Brian Taylor, a political science professor at Syracuse University, joins CBS News with a look at Putin's efforts to remain in power for six more years.
Polls opened Friday in Russia's presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to continue his rule for six more years following the country's three-day elections. Russia reporter Mary Ilyushina has more.
With Russia's political opposition, dead, jailed or living in exile, Vladimir Putin is virtually guaranteed to win a new 6-year term.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is remaining firm on his objective to continue fighting the war against Russia, calling on the U.S. to allocate the funds needed to help arm Ukraine's soldiers on the frontline. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
As Russia’s presidential election looms, many of Vladimir Putin’s political opponents are dead or in exile. This Sunday, Scott Pelley meets some of those who defied Putin and were forced to flee to the nearby capital of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin warns that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if the country comes under threat. Putin made the comments in a state television interview released Wednesday. Russia reporter Mary Ilyushina has more.
Vladimir Putin claims Moscow's nuclear arsenal is "much more" advanced than America's, and says he'll use it if Russia is threatened.
With potential U.S. military aid to Ukraine stalled in Congress, Ukrainian troops are running short on supplies and are struggling to hold the line. Charlie D'Agata is on the ground in eastern Ukraine.
President Biden began his third State of the Union address by raising the stakes of the 2024 presidential election, telling those assembled in the House chamber that Americans "face an unprecedented moment in the history of the union."
The Ukrainian government estimates that Russia has kidnapped at least 30,000 Ukrainian children since the start of the war — and Ukraine has only been able to recover 388 to reunite with their loved ones. Margaret Brennan spoke to three — two boys and a girl, all under 15 years old — who were rescued by their grandparents and traveled to the U.S. to plead for help.
Ukraine is struggling to hold Russian forces at bay on land, but it claims to have sunk 3 Russian warships in less than 2 months.
Russia says leaked audio of German officials shows the "direct involvement of the collective West" in the Ukraine war.
Ukrainian troops are rationing ammunition and salvaging parts in order to keep up the fight against Russia. Ammunition stocks are dangerously low on the eastern frontlines, along with other crucial supplies needed to keep the war effort moving. Charlie D'Agata reports from Ukraine.
Thousands of supporters gathered Friday in Moscow outside the funeral service for Russia's most prominent opposition figure, Alexey Navalny. Some mourners present were reportedly arrested by Russian authorities. Putin's long-time foe was murdered in prison on Feb. 16. Mary Ilyushina, a foreign desk reporter for the Washington Post, joins CBS News with the latest.
As well-wishers flocked to a Moscow church for Alexey Navalny's funeral, Russian authorities warned people against any "unauthorized gatherings"