Russia-Ukraine war

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Putin Tells Troops Not to Storm Mariupol Steel Plant

Instead, it will be blocked 'so that not even a fly comes through'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday but instead to block it "so that not even a fly comes through." His defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said the rest of the city beyond...

Starting at 7, Russians to Learn 'Patriotic History'

Students will be taught their country didn't mistreat Ukraine

(Newser) - After being accused of committing atrocities in Ukraine , and facing global opposition for its invasion, Russia is taking a step to control the narrative among its people early. The Education Ministry has announced the starting age for compulsory history lessons in its schools will be 7, down from 10. It'...

Putin: New ICBM Should Make Foes 'Think Twice'

Russia announces Sarmat passed its first test

(Newser) - Russia has had the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile since 2018 . But it wasn't until Wednesday, after launching its offensive in eastern Ukraine, that Russia said the Sarmat had been successfully tested—an announcement packaged with a warning, the New York Times reports. Analysts and other nations have raised the...

Chernobyl Is Still a Mess Weeks After Russian Retreat

Worst-case scenarios were averted, but enormous risks remain

(Newser) - Ukrainian workers and state authorities are still recovering from the effects of Russian occupation in Chernobyl, one of the world’s most radioactive places. Even now, weeks after the Russians left, “I need to calm down," the plant’s main security engineer, Valerii Semenov, told the AP . He...

Desperate Plea from Mariupol: 'Tell America to Help Us'

Ukrainian soldiers, civilians seek a way out of surrounded steel plant

(Newser) - Ukrainian soldiers holed up in the besieged city of Mariupol issued a desperate call for help Tuesday night, as Russian troops bombarded their base at a steel plant, which represents the "last substantial obstacle" in Russia's push to connect separatist-held regions of Donbas to the annexed Crimean Peninsula,...

Ukraine Says It Has Repelled Russian Attacks

Russia pours troops into eastern offensive

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials say Russia is pouring all the troops it can into its offensive in eastern Ukraine—but Ukraine is managing to hold the line, for now. Military chiefs say a Russian offensive south of the city of Izyum failed after heavy losses and Ukrainian...

Putin Rewards the 'Butchers of Bucha'

Russian president gives the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade an honorary title

(Newser) - The Russian infantry unit suspected in the mass killings that filled mass graves in Bucha, Ukraine have now been hailed by Putin for their "mass heroism and valor," per the Independent . The Russian president awarded the honorary title of "Guards" to the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade for...

Russia's Lavrov: Eastern Push Is 'Very Important Moment'

Foreign minister also downplays risk of nuclear weapons

(Newser) - Russia's foreign minister has confirmed what has been obvious over the last day or so: The Russian military has begun a new phase in its invasion of Ukraine, one aimed at conquering the eastern region of Donbas. "This operation in the east of Ukraine is aimed as it...

Ukraine Used Banned Cluster Bomb on Own Village

'New York Times' reports it's part of a 'strategic calculation' by Ukrainian leaders

(Newser) - As Russia's push to capture eastern Ukraine intensifies , some developments:
  • Howitzers: The US says it will train Ukrainian troops on how to use artillery howitzer systems, reports the Hill . The training will take place not in Ukraine but probably in Poland or Romania. The US has previously provided training
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Zelensky Says Major Russian Offensive Has Begun

He says 'battle of the Donbas' is underway in eastern Ukraine

(Newser) - The long-expected major Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine is now underway, with Russian forces trying to push forward along a front around 300 miles long, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. "We can now say that Russian forces have started the battle of the Donbas, for which they have...

Russian Ship Is Gone, but Questions Mount

How the Moskva went down and what happened to its crew remains unclear

(Newser) - About the only thing certain about the Russian war ship Moskva is that it is now at the bottom of the sea. But days after it sank, key questions remain, including how it got there and how many members of its 500-plus crew were injured or worse. Ukraine says it...

Russia Said to Use a Weapon 'Rarely Seen in Modern Conflict'

Flechettes were more commonly used in WWI, and in Vietnam

(Newser) - If you're not familiar with flechettes, that's understandable. The Washington Post reports the roughly inch-long finned darts "are rarely seen or used in modern conflict"—the Ukraine-Russia war apparently being an exception. The Post isn't presenting evidence that they've been widely used, but it...

'There Is No Longer Anywhere in Ukraine We Can Feel Safe'

Russian strikes kill at least 6 in western city of Lviv, which was previously a refuge

(Newser) - Russian missiles hit the city of Lviv in western Ukraine on Monday, killing at least six people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow’s troops stepped up strikes on infrastructure in preparation for an all-out assault on the east. Plumes of thick, black smoke rose over the city after a series...

Ukrainians Defy Russian Deadline to Surrender

All eyes on Mariupol, which looks destined to fall

(Newser) - The battered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to Russian forces Sunday after seven weeks under siege, a development that what would give Moscow a crucial success in Ukraine following Russia's failure to storm the capital and the loss of its Black Sea flagship. The...

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Mariupol Teeters as Russia Pounds Ukraine

Zelensky warns against atrocities after takeover

(Newser) - Russian forces were close to seizing Mariupol on Saturday, with defense officials in Moscow saying the only significant opposition in the city was the 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers surrounded at a huge steel plant. There's no way out for the troops, a Russian defense ministry spokesman said, per the ...

Woman, 70, Hitchhikes Daily to Bucha to Retrieve Her Son

Nadiya Trubchaninova has found his body but still lacks permission to take him home

(Newser) - This is not where Nadiya Trubchaninova thought she would find herself at 70 years of age, hitchhiking daily from her village to the shattered town of Bucha trying to bring her son's body home for burial. The questions wear her down, the AP reports, heavy like the winter coat...

In Bucha, Residents Report Seeing Russians Dig Up Bodies

While authorities say the bodies of 900 civilians were found outside Kyiv

(Newser) - Indignant over what it called Ukrainian strikes in Russian territory and following the stunning loss of its Black Sea flagship, Moscow threatened renewed missile attacks on Kyiv, where authorities said the bodies of more than 900 civilians were found outside the capital. Most had been shot dead, police said, and...

Ukraine IDs Russian Bodies, Contacts Soldiers' Mothers

Women back home are receiving photos of their sons' bodies, and critics say it's cruel

(Newser) - Throughout the war, Ukraine has spoken directly to the mothers of Russian soldiers. A month ago, defense officials told the women they could travel to Kyiv to collect their POW sons . Last week, per the Wall Street Journal , President Volodymyr Zelensky told the women that Russian troops killed civilians in...

Pentagon: Ukraine Hit Russia's Warship Before It Sank

Ukrainian forces struck Moskva with two Neptune missiles, says defense official

(Newser) - Ukraine claimed it caused a Russian warship to sink on Thursday. Russia refuted that claim, saying there was a fire and that the ship simply sank as it was being towed to shore for repairs. Now the Pentagon is weighing in, and it's confirming the Ukrainian side of the...

Ukraine Gives Finger to Russia via Stamp

It's serves to 'remind the invaders that they should ... follow their ship'

(Newser) - There's now an obscene gesture featured on Ukrainian postage stamps in honor of a key moment of defiance amid Russia's invasion. Some 1 million of the stamps have been introduced into circulation, according to a Tuesday announcement from Ukrainian postal service Ukrposhta, per the Jerusalem Post . On Instagram,...

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