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Ukraine's 'Let It Go' Girl Now a Refugee in Poland

Amelia Anisovych, 7, sang her national anthem at a charity concert

(Newser) - The young Ukrainian girl who went viral for singing a hit song from the movie Frozen in a Kyiv bomb shelter has performed her country's anthem live on stage at a charity concert in Poland, where she's now a refugee. Thousands of people waved lights in the darkened...

Beckham Lets Ukraine Doctor Use His Instagram

Soccer legend's 71M followers get first-hand accounts of the war

(Newser) - Soccer great David Beckham has more than 71 million followers on Instagram , and on Sunday they got an unexpected inside look at the Ukraine war. Beckham turned over his account on Sunday to a doctor in Kharkiv, reports the BBC . The woman identified only as Iryna is a child anesthesiologist,...

Ukraine: Russia 'Wasting Time' With Demand for Surrender

Russia had said local officials would face a 'military tribunal' if 5am deadline passed

(Newser) - Mariupol is still under siege from Russia, and Moscow on Sunday demanded residents of the Ukrainian city lay down their arms and raise white flags in order to be guaranteed safe passage out of the city. A deadline of 5am local time Monday was given—and not met, the Guardian...

Inside Chernobyl, Staffers Are on the Brink
Inside Chernobyl,
Staffers Are on the Brink
UPDATED
Mar 21, 2022 12:41 AM CDT

Inside Chernobyl, Staffers Are on the Brink

Some 210 workers have been held there, working nonstop since late February

(Newser) - Update: Sixty-four of the around 300 people who have, effectively, worked 600-hour shifts at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant were allowed to leave Sunday, the Washington Post reports. The 210 or so workers who were on shift when Russian forces took control of the plant three and a half...

Russian Astronauts Board ISS Wearing Surprising Outfits

Were they wearing Ukraine's colors on purpose, or was it a coincidence?

(Newser) - For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, a trio of Russian astronauts arrived at the International Space Station. But when the ISS hatch opened to let them in, their appearance raised some eyebrows, reports Space.com . Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev, and Sergey Korsakov blasted off in their...

Zelensky: Peace Talks, or Russia Will Suffer 'Huge' Losses

'Several generations will not be enough to rebound,' Ukrainian president warns

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin may have rallied a crowd in Russia on Friday to seemingly support his invasion of Ukraine, but Volodymyr Zelensky was not impressed. In fact, in an overnight video , the Ukrainian president accused Russia of spurring a "humanitarian catastrophe" and once more implored the Russian leader to sit...

After Theater Bombing, Rescue Services 'No Longer Exist'

With 130 survivors but 'hundreds' still buried in rubble, things still look dire in Mariupol, Ukraine

(Newser) - The search for survivors continued Friday in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where Russian forces have been accused of targeting civilians by bombing a mosque , a maternity hospital , and, most recently, a theater . Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine's human rights chief, told the Washington Post that 130 people have been...

Latest Lego Action Figure Is Familiar Face

Thanks to Chicago novelty shop, Ukrainian leader Zelensky is Lego-fied, complete with Molotov cocktails

(Newser) - A shop in Chicago that specializes in custom Lego pieces is making headlines with some new inventory that's raising cash to help a war-torn nation. Vice reports that the Windy City's Citizen Brick—a storefront that "started with a very dumb dream" to create unique Lego minifigures...

'Irreparable Grief' for Death of Revered Ukrainian Actress

Oksana Shvets, 67, died in attack on residential building in Kyiv

(Newser) - A theater company in Ukraine is expressing "irreparable grief" at the loss of one of the country's most respected actresses, who died in a rocket attack in or near the capital. The Young Theater announced the death of troupe member Oksana Shvets, believed to be 67, reports Variety...

Final Post of American Killed in Ukraine: No Way Out

Jim Hill wouldn't leave his Ukrainian partner, who is battling MS

(Newser) - Jim Hill spent half of his time in the US and the other half in Ukraine, caring for his partner of more than a decade, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. It was his love for Ira that took him two hours north of Kyiv to Chernihiv, where he had found...

Pope Is Resisting Pressure to Denounce Putin

Critics are drawing parallels with WWII-era Pope Pius XII

(Newser) - Pope Francis has not failed to condemn the war in Ukraine—he denounced the "barbarianism of the killing of children" in an address last Sunday—but a lot of people, including some Catholic bishops, would like him to be a lot more specific in his condemnation. Francis has spoken...

Russian General Killed After Using Unsecured Phone

Four have reportedly died since fighting began; the latest death was reported Tuesday

(Newser) - NATO officials have confirmed three Russian generals are among the estimated 7,000 Russian military members to die in Ukraine—"a shocking number," former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tells the New York Times . And Ukrainian officials reported the death of a fourth general on Wednesday. Maj....

Putin Sets Out 'Precise Demands' for Peace Deal

Officials say he laid out position in call to Turkish leader

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday and set out "precise demands" for a peace deal, according to an Erdogan spokesman. Ibrahim Kalin, the Turkish leader's chief adviser, told the BBC 's John Simpson that the first four demands would be "...

Schwarzenegger&#39;s Plea to Russians Goes Viral
Schwarzenegger's
Plea to Russians
Goes Viral
video
Mar 18, 2022 12:36 AM CDT

Schwarzenegger's Plea to Russians Goes Viral

Actor records video message for a country he loves

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with another heartfelt video message , this time to the people of Russia—a country where Schwarzenegger is hugely popular, per the New York Times . Russian President Vladimir Putin even follows Schwarzenegger on Twitter, one of just 22 accounts he follows. In a more than 9-minute-long video...

Zelensky's Old Hit Show Is Streaming Again in US

'Servant of the People,' which helped launch him to the Ukrainian presidency, is on Netflix

(Newser) - Before he became president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky starred in a satirical TV show in which he portrayed, yes, the president of Ukraine. In fact, Zelensky's fictional president was so popular that the character helped real-life candidate Zelensky win the presidency in a 2019 landslide . Now that show, called...

Ukraine Says Russia Destroyed Building Where Hundreds Were Sheltering
Russia: 'Our Armed Forces
Don't Bomb Cities'
UPDATED
Mar 17, 2022 12:00 PM CDT

Russia: 'Our Armed Forces Don't Bomb Cities'

Russian official makes claim as authorities in Mariupol, Ukraine, assess damage

(Newser) - Update: Survivors have emerged from the wreckage of a theater in Mariupol that was destroyed by a Russian attack Wednesday, an adviser to the city's mayor says. Authorities say it appears that the building's bomb shelter, which housed up to 1,000 civilians in recent days, withstood the...

Zelensky 'Surrender' Deepfake May Be Just the Start

Meta has taken phony clip down, but experts warn there could be more, and better ones, to come

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Ukraine's military intel agency issued a warning about the possibility of Russia using deepfake technology to spread disinformation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict . That has now apparently come to pass: Facebook parent Meta has removed a phony clip purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky surrendering...

Ukraine: Mayor Who Wouldn&#39;t Cooperate Was Kidnapped
Ukrainian Mayor Freed
in 'Special Operation'
UPDATED
Mar 17, 2022 8:58 AM CDT

Ukrainian Mayor Freed in 'Special Operation'

Footage reportedly shows Ivan Fedorov thanking President Zelensky by phone

(Newser) - Update: The Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol has been freed from Russian forces in a "special operation," according to officials. Ivan Fedorov was spotted with a bag over his head in the company of heavily armed Russian soldiers in the city on March 11, per ABC News . "The...

Russian Invasion 'Stalled on All Fronts'

Pentagon estimates Russia has lost 7K troops

(Newser) - Russian forces are continuing to bombard Ukrainian cities, killing civilians and wrecking infrastructure, but the invasion has "largely stalled on all fronts," according to Britain's defense ministry. An intelligence assessment released Thursday says Russians "have made minimal progress on land, sea, or air in recent days...

Biden's 'War Criminal' Comments 'Unforgivable,' Says Kremlin

'Unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric,' says rep

(Newser) - This story has been updated with additional developments. The Kremlin is not happy about US President Biden calling his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a war criminal for the first time Wednesday . Those comments were "unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric," a Kremlin spokesperson said, per the Guardian . Putin also went...

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