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Putin Approves Bringing in 'Volunteer' Fighters From Syria

US officials say Russia is recruiting fighters trained in urban combat from Middle East

(Newser) - Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that an "international legion" of 16,000 volunteers had offered to come to his nation to help fight off invading Russian forces. Now, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Shoigu is claiming that an equal number of volunteers from the Middle East are stepping...

Russian Missiles Hit Cities Not Previously Targeted
Russian Missiles Hit Cities
Not Previously Targeted
the rundown
Mar 11, 2022 6:39 AM CST

Russian Missiles Hit Cities Not Previously Targeted

Assault on Kyiv feared as Russia steps up offensive

(Newser) - Russia appears to be stepping up its attacks on Ukrainian cities, days after US intelligence officials warned that Vladimir Putin is likely to "double down" on the invasion despite international pressure. Missile strikes have hit cities that were not previously targeted, including the western cities of Lviv, Lutsk, and...

Satellite Photos Show Russian Convoy Has Broken Up

Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies indicate it has been redeployed

(Newser) - Satellite photos show that a massive Russian convoy that had been mired outside the Ukrainian capital has split up and fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv, with artillery pieces moved into firing positions, reports the AP . Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that 40-mile convoy of vehicles, tanks,...

As Threat of Nuclear Attack Looms, a New Hot Commodity

Demand surges in Europe, prices spike for iodine, potassium iodide pills amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

(Newser) - With Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert , and a wary eye cast upon the situation at Ukraine's Chernobyl and other local nuclear power plants , there's a new hot commodity in Europe: iodine and potassium iodide pills that residents hope would mitigate the effects of radiation poisoning...

Prince William's Remarks on Ukraine War Rile Twitter

He says war in Europe is 'alien' as critics call attention to family history

(Newser) - Prince William is again facing accusations of racism after saying Britons were surprised by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Britons are used to seeing conflict in Africa and Asia, but "it's very alien to see this in Europe," the Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the...

Russian Minister Slams 'Pathetic Outcries' Over Hospital Attack

Mariupol officials say 3 people, including a child, were killed in strike on maternity hospital

(Newser) - The Russian strike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol on Wednesday killed at least three people, including a child, the city council confirmed Thursday. Officials in the besieged Ukrainian city say at least 17 people were injured in the bombing, including women waiting to give birth, the AP reports. The...

Mass Graves, People Drinking Out of Puddles in Mariupol

6-year-old reportedly dies of dehydration in besieged Ukraine city

(Newser) - The devastation in Mariupol, Ukraine, is unimaginable. It's been under siege from Russia for a week, and residents report there is no water, heat, or electricity. Food is running short, and Russian forces have the city surrounded. On Wednesday, a Russian airstrike hit a children's and maternity hospital...

No Progress Made in 'Difficult' Russia-Ukraine Talks

Foreign ministers met for high-level talks during summit in Turkey

(Newser) - This story has been updated with remarks from the ministers. Talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine took place on the sidelines of a diplomatic summit in Turkey on Thursday. An official photograph showed Russia’s Sergey Lavrov flanked by two advisers sitting across from his Ukrainian counterpart...

Zelensky: Strike on Maternity Hospital Is an 'Atrocity'

At least 17 injured in Mariupol bombing

(Newser) - Updated: This story has been updated with new details. A Russian attack severely damaged a children's and maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Officials said at least 17 people were injured, including staff and patients, but no deaths were confirmed. After that...

Family Reported Dead by NYT Had Silicon Valley Ties

Tatiana Perebeinis was chief accountant for SE Ranking

(Newser) - A Silicon Valley tech firm on Monday announced that one of its employees and her two children were killed in Ukraine. The SEO company SE Ranking has a number of employees based in Ukraine, and chief accountant Tatiana Perebeinis perished Sunday while trying to evacuate a suburb some 20 miles...

Why Getting Jets Into Ukrainian Hands Is Proving So Messy

Kamala Harris heads to Poland, where she'll have to smooth things over

(Newser) - Kamala Harris is in Warsaw Wednesday to thank Poland for receiving masses of Ukrainian refugees, reports the AP —and to mop up a late-developing diplomatic headache. The Polish government on Tuesday evening offered to hand over Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to the US, which would then give them to Ukraine....

UN Nuclear Watchdog Issues Warning on Chernobyl

IAEA says it has lost contact with systems reporting on nuclear material at plant in northern Ukraine

(Newser) - The International Atomic Energy Agency has been keeping tabs on nuclear-linked sites in Ukraine as the war there waged by Russia continues, and recent news is concerning. Per Reuters , the international group that reports to the United Nations on nuclear power and technology worldwide, says it has lost contact with...

Video of Girl Singing 'Let It Go' in Bomb Shelter Goes Viral

As Russian forces continue to descend on Kyiv

(Newser) - Video of a young girl in a Ukraine bomb shelter singing "Let It Go" went viral this week, with Idina Menzel among those responding to the moving clip on social media. "We see you. We really, really see you," tweeted Menzel, who of course played Elsa and...

Americans Heading to Ukraine Told to Leave DNA Samples, a Will

State Department issues new recommendations

(Newser) - The federal government has advised US citizens not to travel to Ukraine—but those who decide to do so anyway should leave behind a DNA sample and a will, and designate power of attorney before they go. That's the advice from the State Department as of Tuesday, NBC News...

Zelensky Vows Ukrainians &#39;Will Fight Until the End&#39;
Ukraine Accuses Russia
of Firing on Aid Convoy
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 8, 2022 8:17 PM CST

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Firing on Aid Convoy

Zelensky channels Churchill in speech to British lawmakers

(Newser) - Thousands of civilians, including around 1,700 international students, were successfully evacuated from the eastern Ukraine city of Sumy Tuesday—but Ukrainian authorities accused the Russian invaders of shelling another convoy in the south of the country. Authorities said buses were used to take civilians from Sumy to Poltava in...

McDonald's Is Closing Its 850 Restaurants in Russia

After calls for a boycott, company decides to pause operations

(Newser) - Update: McDonald's, facing pressure including calls on social media for a boycott, says it is temporarily shutting down its operations in Russia. The company "has decided to temporarily close all our restaurants in Russia and pause all operations in the market," CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a...

'Little Hassan' Makes 700-Mile Solo Trip Out of Ukraine

11-year-old Ukrainian boy had only passport, plastic bag, phone number on journey to Slovakia

(Newser) - While many Ukrainians are fleeing the country via Poland, an 11-year-old boy went a different route, which took him 700 miles by train to Slovakia with only a passport, a plastic bag, and a phone number scrawled on his hand. As the Washington Post reports, Slovakian authorities are calling "...

World War III Began a Few Years Ago
World War III
Has Likely
Begun
opinion
Mar 8, 2022 11:46 AM CST

World War III Has Likely Begun

Analysts say Putin is emboldened while NATO refuses to fight

(Newser) - Lawmakers and media outlets are warning that the war in Ukraine could trigger World War III, but some say it has already started—perhaps even years ago. Among them is billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who argued Saturday on Twitter that "WWIII has likely started already" while NATO...

DWTS Pro to 'Join Efforts' for Ukraine

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who fled Ukraine last week, to provide assistance from Poland

(Newser) - A week ago, former Dancing With the Stars professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy fled Eastern Europe. Next week, he plans to head back. The 42-year-old Ukrainian-American, who serves as a judge on Ukraine's World of Dance series, tells CNN that he's been dealing with survivor's guilt since escaping...

Ukrainian Movie Star Reportedly Killed by Russian Shelling

Pasha Lee is said to have died in Irpin

(Newser) - Ukrainian movie star Pasha Lee is reportedly among those killed by Russian shelling in the city of Irpin, west of Kyiv. The actor, also known as Pavlo Li and Pasha Li, was 33, Deadline reports. He had reportedly joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to...

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