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."
War in Ukraine
Heroic efforts to help the helpless flee Russia's invasion in Ukraine
CBS News meets a young American and others racing to evacuate the most vulnerable people as Russia's forces, and its bombs, close in.
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's top prosecutor and security chief
The largest government shakeup since Russia invaded came amid a high number of cases of suspected treason by Ukrainian law enforcement officials.
New report details Russian torture of Ukrainian civilians
Investigators found a series of torture chambers in Bucha, which was occupied by Russian forces for over two weeks.
British aid worker held by Ukraine separatists dies in captivity
"We are formally calling for his captors to release his body and help us repatriate it back to the U.K. for his family," the charity's co-founder said.
Russian missiles kill at least 23 in central Ukraine
Ukraine is again accusing Russia of war crimes after a missile strike killed more than 20 civilians and wounded more than 100 others in Vinnytsia. Children were among the casualties. Holly Williams has more.
Ukraine says children among 21 killed in Russian missile strike
Ukraine's defense chief tells CBS News the strike on the city of Vinnytsia is merely "the next proof" that his country is at war "with a state of terrorists."
U.N. hopeful for grain export deal soon; Ukraine and Russia skeptical
"We have a ray of hope," says U.N. Secretary General.
38 dead, 9 rescued from shelled apartment building in Ukraine
Meanwhile, Ukraine reported striking a Russian ammunition depot, resulting in a massive explosion.
Ukrainian teen recounts horrific Russian captivity
A 16-year-old Ukrainian has been reunited with his father after he said he was a captive of the Russian military for three months. He said he witnessed Russian guards torturing prisoners and that he was tasked with cleaning the room used for torture. Holly Williams reports.
Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all of Ukraine as fighting rages
Until recently, only residents of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions were eligible.
Medic who filmed Mariupol invasion recalls "hell" in Russian captivity
Yuliia Paievska, the Ukrainian medic who filmed Russia's invasion of Mariupol, was freed in June after three months as a prisoner of war.
Ukrainian teen says Russian captors made him clean prison "torture room"
Vlad Buriak, 16, paints a grim picture of the 3 months he says he spent as a prisoner of Russia's occupying forces.
Russia continuing its intense assault on eastern Ukraine, local governor says
Last week, Russia captured the last major stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk, the city of Lysychansk.
150 million more people hungry worldwide in last 2 years, U.N. warns
WFP chief says if the world fails to act, "the result will be global destabilization, starvation, and mass migration on an unprecedented scale."
12 civilians dead as Russia shells eastern Ukraine: "Every crime will be punished"
One governor accused Russian forces of scorched-earth tactics, "burning down and destroying everything on their way."
Ukraine vows to retake seized land as Russia continues pummelling civilians
"Mothers of Russia, why do you send your sons to kill our people?" demanded one woman in a small town struggling to understand Vladimir Putin's aggression.
NATO allies sign accession protocols for Finland and Sweden
"We will be even stronger and our people will be even safer as we face the biggest security crisis in decades," NATO secretary general says.
Ukraine's LGBTQ+ community fights for freedom on the frontline
"You can't protect human rights in Ukraine without a gun now," a Ukrainian fighter says.
Russia claims pivotal Ukraine city, but Zelenskyy says fighting continues
Ukrainian fighters spent weeks trying to defend Lysychansk and to keep it from falling to Russia.
Ukraine says 21 killed as Russian missiles slam into homes near Odesa
"A terrorist country is killing our people," said Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's chief of staff. "In response to defeats on the battlefield, they fight civilians."
Brittney Griner "keeping the faith" as Russian court sets next trial date
The latest hearing yielded no real information on the strategy adopted by the WNBA star's legal team, but a U.S. diplomat says she's doing "as well as can be expected."
Pentagon to provide medium-range air defense systems to Ukraine
The Defense Department's announcement of $820-million in assistance on Friday includes items procured through a contracting process that may take weeks or months.
Latvia's leader warns U.S., Europe against Ukraine "war weariness"
Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins urged countries struggling with inflation to accept it as a small price to pay, as "Ukrainians are paying with their lives."
How Russia's war in Ukraine is starving kids to death 3,000 miles away
Flooding and famine already had millions in South Sudan clinging to survival. CBS News sees how the war on another continent is cutting their only lifeline.
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