Russian soldier accused of war crimes pleads guilty to killing unarmed civilian
Prosecutors said the 21-year-old Russian soldier was ordered to shoot a 62-year-old civilian riding a bicycle to stop him from sharing their location.
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Prosecutors said the 21-year-old Russian soldier was ordered to shoot a 62-year-old civilian riding a bicycle to stop him from sharing their location.
On the outskirts of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, the battle between Ukrainian forces and Russian has left the surrounding area in ruin. The fierce standoff has left the Russian troops with their backs at the border and Ukrainian forces steadily regaining territory. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.
The war in Ukraine is the most documented war in history thanks to camera phones and social media. For "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley reports on Bellingcat, a group of online investigators using artificial intelligence to expose alleged Russian war crimes.
More allegations of war crimes are emerging from Ukraine as the first Russian soldier goes on trial in Kyiv, accused of killing a civilian during the first week of the invasion. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has an update from Kyiv.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Russian commanders who order atrocities as "sick and incurable," as allegations of war crimes continue to mount.
Russia's war has now displaced a third of Ukraine's population, U.N. agencies say, leaving children at particular risk of "trafficking and sexual exploitation."
Benjamin Ferencz, who's now 102, has joined Ukraine's foreign minister in advocating for the creation of a Nuremberg-style war crimes tribunal to hold Russia to account.
Russia's forces are being forced to retreat from around one major city, but they're leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Russian President Putin accused the U.S., NATO and Kyiv of starting the fight in Ukraine during the Victory Day Parade. In Ukraine, President Zelenskyy accused Putin of "repeating the horrific crimes of Hitler's regime today" as a Russian airstrike killed an estimated 60 people at a Luhansk school. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
Ukraine accuses Russia of a direct hit on the school, which was sheltering civilians, as Putin's war machine continues to flatten front-line cities in the east.
With little to show for more than two months of fighting, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has left Russian President Vladimir Putin accused of nearly 10,000 war crimes so far. Debra Patta has more.
A recent CBS News poll suggests that nearly 70% of adults believe that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to a nuclear war. Russian nuclear missile tests have sparked further concern across NATO nations. Ian Lee reports.
Russia is reportedly preparing to hold a "Victory Day" parade in the decimated port city where, despite relentless bombing, hundreds of civilians have made it out.
CBS News meets weary souls eking out an existence in a front-line Ukrainian town where Russia "can't do anything except bomb everything."
As lucky survivors recall hiding from airstrikes under a steel plant in Mariupol, residents of another front-line town share the horrors of life under Russia's relentless assault.
CBS News sees the remarkable tactics helping Ukraine's defenders, as dozens of civilians who escaped a battered steelworks head for safety, and more await rescue.
Ceasefire enables dozens to escape a makeshift bomb shelter in Mariupol, but elsewhere Ukraine's embattled forces are desperate for more U.S. weapons.
Willy Joseph Cancel, a U.S. Marine veteran, was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his family said. His widow told CBS News "he just wanted to help people." Charlie D'Agata reports.
Russian missiles hit Kyiv on the same day the head of the United Nations visited Ukraine's capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attacks an effort by Russia to "humiliate" the United Nations. Chris Livesay reports.
President Biden said he is asking Congress for another $33 billion to support Ukraine against Russia's invasion. Meanwhile, Marine veteran Trevor Reed is back in the U.S. after being freed in a prisoner swap with Russia and is undergoing medical evaluation. Weijia Jiang has the details.
The U.S. envoy to the U.N. says the resolution will help address Russia's "shameful pattern of abusing its veto privilege" on the Security Council.
Ukraine's government called the latest dire warning from Moscow a sign that Putin's regime "senses defeat" as the fighting, and the weapons shipments, intensify.
Yuriy Sak, adviser to Ukraine's minister of defense, joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the secret meeting between President Zelenskyy and U.s. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, as well as the additional military aid promised by the U.S.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the battle for Mariupol should be "a red line for the all civilized world, not only for Ukrainian people."
Civilians in Mariupol have been seeking shelter in bunkers beneath a steel plant for up to two months. Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of breaking a cease-fire meant to allow those civilians to evacuate. Charlie D'Agata has the details.