
World Feb 24, 2022
Fighting in Ukraine rages as Russia invades from three sides
Russian forces have captured the Chernobyl former nuclear power plant, 90 km north of the capital, and Hostomel airport in the Kyiv region.
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Russian forces have captured the Chernobyl former nuclear power plant, 90 km north of the capital, and Hostomel airport in the Kyiv region.
The burned-out remains of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in fields near the village of Horbatenko bear witness to the ferocity of a battle that turned the tide of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Most of the tanks were used by the government forces ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Sunday for immediate talks on the "statehood" of southern and eastern Ukraine, although his spokesman said this did not mean Moscow now endorsed rebel calls for independence for territory they have seized. The Kremlin leader's remarks, two days after ...
Clutching empty plastic bottles, hundreds of people stand waiting for water in this besieged city, with the almost constant thud of artillery shells echoing in the distance. More than two months after pro-Russian separatists rose up in east Ukraine, electricity and water have been cut ...