First ship carrying Ukrainian grain since Russia invaded leaves Odesa

It happened under an internationally brokered deal that's expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing global hunger crisis.

• Aug 1, 2022

Red Cross requests access to prison after Ukrainian POWs die

Both sides alleged the attack on the prison was premeditated and intended to silence the Ukrainian prisoners and to destroy evidence, including of possible atrocities.

• Jul 30, 2022

Blinken urges Lavrov to accept proposal for swap of Griner, Whelan

It was the first time he and Sergey Lavrov have spoken since Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago.

• Jul 29, 2022

U.N. nuclear conference on tap, with Ukraine plant in "alarming" state

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres IAEA chief Rafael Grossi are among those expected to gather at United Nations headquarters for nuclear conference.

• Jul 29, 2022

Zelenskyy oversees loading of ship set to export grain from Ukraine

Grain shipments are set to resume following a deal with Russia brokered by the U.N. and Turkey.

• Jul 29, 2022

Ukrainian shelling of prison kills dozens of Ukrainian POWs, Russia claims

Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of carrying out the strike. The POWs had surrendered after months of fierce fighting for Mariupol.

• Jul 29, 2022

Former Russian TV journalist fined again for criticizing Ukraine war

Marina Ovsyannikova was charged under a law, enacted after the invasion of Ukraine, that penalizes statements against the military.

• Jul 29, 2022

Russian strikes on Ukraine intensify amid counterattacks

Russian forces have launched massive missile strikes on the Kyiv and the Chernihiv regions, areas that haven't been targeted in weeks.

• Jul 28, 2022

U.S. vets train Ukrainian soldiers: "People not trained will not last long"

Former U.S. servicemen are teaching Ukrainian soldiers first aid and how to use weapons.

• Jul 27, 2022

Mines among risks slowing efforts to export grains out of Ukraine

Explosive mines are drifting in the surrounding waters, and many still have questions over how a deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea will unfold.

• Jul 27, 2022

Russian strike leaves 7-year-old with burns on nearly half his body

The burns are so deep in some places on the small boy's body that they "even reach bones," the Medical Association of Lviv said.

• Jul 27, 2022

Ukraine strikes bridge essential to Russian supply lines in occupied south

Ukrainian forces used the U.S.-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to hit the bridge, which was the main crossing of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region.

• Jul 27, 2022

Russia hits Ukraine's Black Sea targets with new air strikes

A Moscow-installed official in Kherson said the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions will soon be "liberated" by the Russian forces.

• Jul 26, 2022

U.S. identifies 2 Americans killed in Ukraine

Two Americans who were recently killed fighting Russian troops in Ukraine were identified as Luke Lucyszyn and Bryan Young. Holly Williams has the latest on their deaths.

• Jul 25, 2022
• 02:06

2 Americans killed while fighting Russian forces in Ukraine identified

The two were among four foreigners who died while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the country's disputed Donetsk region, their commander said.

• Jul 25, 2022

Transcript: Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova that aired Sunday, July 24, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

• Jul 24, 2022

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.

• Jul 24, 2022

2 Americans dead in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue

"We are in touch with the families and providing all possible consular assistance, a State Department spokesperson said.

• Jul 23, 2022

Russia, Ukraine sign deal to resume grain exports

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.

• Jul 22, 2022
• 01:39

Ukraine and Russia sign deal to get vital grain shipments moving again

The agreement should see Russia drop its blockade of Ukraine's ports, where millions of tons of food have been stuck, exacerbating a global food emergency.

• Jul 22, 2022

British spy chief thinks Russians will soon "run out of steam" in Ukraine

He predicted Russian forces would be forced to regroup "within the next few weeks."

• Jul 21, 2022

U.S. warns of Russian plans to annex more territory

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.

• Jul 20, 2022
• 02:14

Iran leader lauds Putin for taking "initiative" to start Ukraine war

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the visiting Russian autocrat that their two heavily sanctioned nations should maximize their "mutual cooperation."

• Jul 20, 2022

Zelenskyy dismisses 28 Ukrainian officials for "unsatisfactory results"

Analysts said the moves are designed to strengthen Zelenskyy's control over the army and security agencies.

• Jul 19, 2022

Ukrainian teen goes through monthslong ordeal to make it to U.S.

Originally refused a visa, a teenager from Odesa gained entry to the U.S. through the southern border, where he was detained in a shelter: "It was, like, in a jail … but for kids."

• Jul 18, 2022

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