Russia insists strike on Ukrainian port of Odesa hit military targets
Russian officials insisted that the airstrike — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — hit only military targets.
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Russian officials insisted that the airstrike — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — hit only military targets.
The U.S. State Department confirmed Saturday that two Americans were killed while fighting in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Meanwhile, despite a recent agreement between Ukraine and Russia to allow grain exports to leave Ukrainian ports, Russia is ramping up its attacks on key port cities. Holly Williams has more.
Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement to let vital grain supplies ship out from Ukraine's southern ports, which Russia has blocked since the beginning of the war. The deal could avert a global food crisis. Holly Williams reports.
The U.S. is warning that Russia plans to annex the entire Donbas region in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine's first lady delivered an impassioned speech to Congress, pleading for more weapons. Holly Williams reports.
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Russian missiles have hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine as a funeral took place for a 4-year-old girl killed in an earlier strike elsewhere in the country.
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Zelenskyy spoke to diplomats at an emergency Security Council meeting following a Russian missile strike on a shopping mall.
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President Biden and other world leaders have gathered in Germany for the G-7 summit. Leaders are focusing on the conflict in Ukraine and ways to isolate and put economic pressure Russia. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor at Georgetown University, joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.
President Biden is in Germany for a summit with G-7 leaders, who are gathering in an effort to provide additional aid to Ukraine as Russia continues to wage war against the nation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the leaders virtually Monday morning, stressing the importance of ending the war by the end of the year and reiterating his country's need for additional military support. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on the talks from Telfs, Austria.
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Key bridges have been destroyed in Sievierodenetsk, leaving civilians stranded as intense battles for Donbas is taking a “terrifying” toll on Ukraine according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Chris Livesay has more.
In the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, there is fierce fighting around a chemical plant where around 500 civilians are sheltering from the Russian shelling. But Ukraine's president says his military in the south of the country is gradually taking back parts of Kherson, the first major region taken by Russian forces during their offensive back in February. Chris Livesay reports.
Despite receiving billions in military aid, Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline are still in need of equipment. Supply chain issues have forced soldiers to craft versions of javelin batteries, a crucial component to the rocket systems that are used to fight Russian tanks, themselves. David Martin has more.
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Officials have increased the number of countries in Africa at risk for Ebola from three to 10. A third entry point is open for Americans traveling from certain high-risk countries back into the U.S. Holly Williams reports.
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