Russian-backed officials try to solidify rule in Ukraine
Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday.
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Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday.
A spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry called it a "routine — twice a year — procedure."
Russia has "thrown pretty much everything non-nuclear at the front" in its bid to advance in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Britain's top diplomat condemned the "sham judgment" against 2 men captured by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Officials in the besieged city of Mykolaiv say Putin is creating a food "catastrophe" that could starve millions in a bid to restore access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
The ministry said the exchange took place on the front lines and it had been an even swap of 50 bodies on both sides.
A Ukrainian soldier tells CBS News Putin's forces are using Ukrainian sea mines taken during Russia's last invasion to frame her country, and starve those most in need.
The war has turned into a slugfest of dueling artillery, with heavy losses by both Russian and Ukrainian forces, and now a Ukrainian offensive to retake Russian-occupied territory.
EU leader accuses Russia of "shameful acts… in a shameful war" as U.N. says its evaluating 124 reports of alleged conflict-related sexual violence.
"I'm just waiting for the body of my son," one mother said. "It's important for me to bury him in our Ukrainian land."
Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm.
Afterward, Ukraine's players wept in the rain while applauding their dejected supporters. Their efforts had provided a fleeting respite for their countrymen from Ukraine's war with Russia.
After 100 days of war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "victory will be ours." Despite being outgunned and outmanned, Ukraine is still fighting back with a vengeance. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Friday marks the 100th day since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine is riding a wave of global goodwill as the victim of Russian aggression and its players' intense motivation to reward the nation was clear.
"They put a bag over my head and then began beating me. I was so severely beaten, I lost consciousness," victim says.
About 6,500 Ukrainians have arrived under the Uniting for Ukraine program, which President Biden said will help the U.S. welcome up to 100,000 refugees.
Britain joined the U.S. and Germany in sending advanced weapons to Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said its fighters needed better rocket launchers to prevail.
As the new weapons shipments were announced, a Russian missile hit rail lines in the western Lviv region, a key conduit for supplies of Western weapons and other supplies, officials said.
President Biden confirmed the U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, which has promised not to use them beyond its borders. Meanwhile, Russian troops have captured another city. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading with the West to send rocket systems to Ukraine to help stop Russia's destruction of towns in the Donbas.
Even those who cheer Europe's embargo on Russian energy predict short-term price shocks for nations and consumers.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused "devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II," U.N. says
"It's not just disinformation," Ukraine's Detroit-born former health minister tells CBS News. "It actually has real-life consequences."
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.