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Teddy bears honor Ukrainian children killed in the war with Russia
February will mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since then, more than 600 Ukrainian children have been killed. To honor the lives lost, hundreds of teddy bears were placed at the Washington Monument Friday morning. Voices raised to the words of the Ukrainian national anthem drifted across the monument grounds. Teddy bears were arrayed in neat rows, each…
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Teddy bears honor Ukrainian children killed in the war with Russia
To honor the lives lost, hundreds of teddy bears were placed at the Washington Monument on Friday morning.
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Ukraine's power grid under ‘massive attack' from Russia as frozen temperatures set in
The 11th attack this year on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure comes amid uncertainty about how President-elect Donald Trump might deal with the conflict.
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Trump nominates top adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia
Kellogg is a retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense. He served as Mike Pence’s National Security Advisor during the first Trump administration.
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The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war
This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities Ukraine has witnessed since Russia’s full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war.
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Soccer player from Ukraine finds new home at Howard during war
A soccer player from Ukraine has found a place with the Howard University team that helps him cope with the war. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Russia did not fire an ICBM at Ukraine, US officials say, disputing a claim by Kyiv
U.S. officials said the weapon fired by Moscow at the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile.
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US shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘significant air attack' threat
The threat to the Ukrainian capital follows news Tuesday that Ukraine carried out its first strike on Russian territory with U.S.-supplied long-range weapons.
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Putin lowers nuclear weapon threshold after Biden approves Ukrainian use of US long-range missiles
President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles, NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
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Putin issues new nuclear doctrine in warning to the West over Ukraine
Moscow’s decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear attack came as the Kremlin responded furiously to the U.S. allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American weapons.
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What does Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?
Since the first year of the war, Ukrainian leaders have lobbied Western allies to allow them to use advanced weapons to strike key targets inside Russia. But their effect will depend on how they are used.
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Biden authorizes Ukraine's use of US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
The decision allowing Ukraine to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMs, for attacks farther into Russia comes as thousands of North Korean troops have been sent into a region.
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Russia launches largest missile and drone attacks in months on Ukraine, officials say
Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians.
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Germany's leader discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years.
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Biden sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year.
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces.
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Back to the Cold War: Russia uses Mexico as a hub for spying on the US
Russia has a long history of spying on the U.S. from the relative safety of Mexico City, dating back to the 1980s.
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Top US and UK diplomats pledge almost $1.5 billion in additional aid for Ukraine during visit to Kyiv
The United States and Great Britain have pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats.
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More than 50 killed in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian military facility
Two ballistic missiles hit a military educational facility and a nearby hospital in the city of Poltava, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.