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Ukrainian Soldier Creates Twitter Account Just to Contact Musk

'Help us get out of Azovstal,' the commander tweets from besieged steel plant in Mariupol

(Newser) - Serhiy Volyna only recently created a Twitter account, and he's so far tweeted just once and is following just one person. That person is Elon Musk, who was also the subject of the Ukrainian commander's one tweet, reports the AFP . "People say you come from another planet...

Ukraine Says Russian Occupiers Are Stealing Grain

Satellite photos suggest some of it is being sent to Syria

(Newser) - Stealing grain can be added to the long list of crimes committed by Russian forces occupying parts of Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say. According to officials in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian trucks loaded with Ukrainian grain and other produce left an occupied town Tuesday, heading for Crimea, which has been under...

We Will Join Russia, Says Pro-Moscow Official in Kherson

Request to include southern Ukrainian region in Russian Federation to be made by year's end

(Newser) - A Pro-Russia administration official in the Russian-occupied region of Kherson in southern Ukraine says the region will request annexation by Russia by the year's end. "The city of Kherson is Russia," Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of Kherson's Russia-installed administration, told reporters on Wednesday, per the...

Top US Intelligence Official: Putin Ready to Outlast Us All

Avril Haines sees him as 'preparing for a prolonged conflict'

(Newser) - The country's top intelligence official spoke at a Senate hearing Tuesday, and the updates she provided on the Ukraine invasion weren't encouraging. US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines painted Vladimir Putin as digging in his heels and "preparing for a prolonged conflict," suspecting he'll...

Independent Ukraine&#39;s First President Dies
Independent Ukraine's
First President Dies
OBITUARY
May 10, 2022 5:45 PM CDT

Independent Ukraine's First President Dies

Leonid Kravchuk played a key role in disbanding the Soviet Union

(Newser) - Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. He was 88. Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, confirmed Kravchuk’s death on the social media app Telegram without...

Meet Patron, Ukraine's Latest War Hero

President Zelensky awards Jack Russell terrier a medal for his mine-sniffing work

(Newser) - A very special awards ceremony was held over the weekend in Kyiv to honor the nation's newest hero amid the Russian invasion: a 2 1/2-year-old dog named Patron, reports the BBC . A medal was bestowed upon the Jack Russell terrier at a Sunday news conference by none other than...

Kyiv Bomb Shelter Gets a Surprise Concert

Bono, the Edge put on 40-minute show with Ukrainian band Antytila

(Newser) - On Sunday morning, two stars from U2 made an unexpected announcement. "President @ZelenskyyUa invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that's what we've come to do," tweeted Bono and the Edge, but they didn't play...

Jill Biden Visits Ukraine
First Ladies Meet in Ukraine
May 8, 2022 12:40 PM CDT

First Ladies Meet in Ukraine

Jill Biden makes unannounced visit, as does Canada's Trudeau

(Newser) - Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show US support for the embattled nation trying to fight off the Russia invasion. Biden traveled under the cloak of secrecy, the AP reports, becoming the...

Civilians Are Out of Mariupol Plant
Civilians Are Out
of Mariupol Plant
the rundown
May 7, 2022 5:45 PM CDT

Civilians Are Out of Mariupol Plant

Ukrainian forces push back Russians from Kharkiv

(Newser) - "All women, children and elderly people" have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced Saturday, CNN reports. "This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed," she said. Russia made the same announcement, per the BBC , but...

With Fund Nearly Dry, Biden Sends Ukraine $150M in Aid

Military assistance includes artillery rounds, radar

(Newser) - The US is sending another shipment of military equipment to Ukraine, costing $150 million, White House officials said Friday. But the fund for such aid is nearly dry, CNBC reports, and President Biden reminded Congress to approve more money. "For Ukraine to succeed in this next phase of war...

Lavrov&#39;s Remarks on Zelensky, Hitler Draw Outrage From Israel
Israel: Putin
Apologized
Over Hitler
Comment
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May 5, 2022 1:40 PM CDT

Israel: Putin Apologized Over Hitler Comment

Russia's foreign minister said Hitler had 'Jewish blood'

(Newser) - Update: Israel says Vladimir Putin has apologized for his foreign minister's controversial remarks about Hitler, reports the BBC . Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Putin apologized during a phone call for the comments made by Sergey Lavrov that Hitler had "Jewish blood," like Ukraine's leader. Bennett...

Pope: I&#39;ll Meet With Putin
Pope: I'll Meet
With Putin
May 3, 2022 8:13 AM CDT

Pope: I'll Meet With Putin

Francis says he hasn't heard back yet from Russian leader on meeting to talk about Ukraine conflict

(Newser) - Pope Francis has told an Italian newspaper that he has offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia's war in Ukraine, but that he hasn't yet heard back. Francis said he made the offer about three weeks into Russia's...

Russia's Theft of Tractors Hits a Major Snag

John Deere equipment taken from Ukraine is remotely disabled

(Newser) - It's like those stories about carjackers who fail because they can't drive a stick . In Ukraine, CNN reports that Russian troops stole brand-new tractors and other farming machinery—only to discover they can't turn them on because they've been disabled remotely. The outlet reports that Russian...

Jill Biden Will Spend Mother's Day Overseas

First lady will be in Slovakia meeting with Ukrainian mothers and children who fled the war

(Newser) - Jill Biden will spend Mother's Day meeting with Ukrainian mothers and children who have fled the Russian invasion. The Sunday meeting will take place in Slovakia, one of two eastern European countries the first lady plans to visit during a five-day trip that starts Thursday, per the AP . She...

Evacuations Underway at Mariupol Steel Plant

As Nancy Pelosi visits Ukraine

(Newser) - The long-awaited effort to evacuate civilians from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was underway Sunday, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed she visited Ukraine's president to show unflinching American support for the country's defense against Russian aggression. Video posted online by Ukrainian forces...

The Lessons of America's Civil War Don't Bode Well for Ukraine

Michael O'Hanlon thinks Russia will ultimately outpower Ukraine

(Newser) - If you've been feeling pretty optimistic about Ukraine's chance of vanquishing Russia, Michael O'Hanlon is here to burst your bubble. O'Hanlon, the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy at the Brookings Institution, allows that Ukraine has "performed amazingly well so far" in a...

Ukrainians Displaced by War Get a Surprise Visit

Angelina Jolie met with refugees in Lviv

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday. Jolie—a UN Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011—came to speak with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv, including children undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the missile strike on the Kramatorsk...

Zelensky's Wife Says She Sees Him Only on TV

The war hasn't changed her husband, Olena Zelenska tells newspaper

(Newser) - Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, says the war with Russia has not changed her husband but only revealed to the world his determination to prevail and the fact that he is a man you can count on. Zelenska, in an interview published Friday in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, also...

Young American Father Killed Fighting in Ukraine

Willy Joseph Cancel of Tennessee is believed to be the first US battle casualty

(Newser) - A Marine veteran and father to a 7-month-old child appears to be the first US citizen killed while fighting on behalf of Ukraine, reports Fox News . Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, was killed on Monday, mother Rebecca Cabrera tells CNN , though no details were available on how or where he was...

One Result of McDonald's Russian Closures: Tossed Food

Chain also continues to pay employees in Ukraine and Russia

(Newser) - McDonald's is losing a lot of money as a result of the war in Ukraine—$127 million in the last quarter, to be exact. The fast-food giant opted to close restaurants in Russia last month while continuing to pay its 62,000 employees there. In a Thursday call with...

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