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Russia Claims Bucha Bodies Are a Hoax. Satellite Images Say Otherwise

Analysis shows bodies were on the streets for weeks

(Newser) - Russia insisted it was not responsible for the horror in Bucha , where bodies of civilians, some of them bound, have been seen lying in the streets. The images came out after Russian troops pulled back, and Russia's Ministry of Defense suggested in a Telegram post Sunday that after "...

Biden on Putin's Tactics: 'I Think It Is a War Crime'

'What's happening in Bucha is outrageous,' he says

(Newser) - President Biden is again escalating his public condemnation of Vladimir Putin. As evidence emerges of mass atrocities against civilians in areas around Kyiv, Biden on Monday doubled down on his branding of Putin as a "war criminal" and said the US is gathering information about alleged war crimes, reports...

Jamie Dimon Warns of Unprecedented Trifecta

Pandemic recovery, Ukraine war, and high inflation could 'dramatically increase' risks to economy

(Newser) - JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is out with his annual letter to shareholders, which Axios notes is closely watched in financial circles. The Wall Street Journal finds that it's less rosy than last year, when he saw a potential "Goldilocks" moment of sustained growth on the horizon. This year,...

He Lost His Job for Not Predicting Russian Invasion
He Lost His Job for Not
Predicting Russian Invasion
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Apr 3, 2022 12:05 PM CDT

He Lost His Job for Not Predicting Russian Invasion

Gen. Eric Vidaud, France's chief of military intelligence, had only been in the role for 7 months

(Newser) - As the US warned earlier this year that Russia may try to invade, others pushed back on that prediction, including the new chief of France's military intelligence. Now, just seven months after he was hired, Gen. Eric Vidaud is out of a job, Reuters reports, citing an internal email...

Zelensky Reflects on Family, Destiny in Fox Interview

Ukrainian leader tells Bret Baier: 'God chooses what we can endure'

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky isn't just the president of Ukraine and a newly minted international hero amid the Russian invasion that has plunged his nation into turmoil. He's also a husband and a dad, a fact brought home Friday as he got more personal than usual during an appearance on...

Kremlin Says Ukraine Attacked Oil Depot Inside Russia

Russia says it's 'not conducive to talks'

(Newser) - Russian authorities say Ukrainian helicopter gunships launched an attack over the border early Friday, striking an oil storage facility 25 miles inside Russia. If confirmed, the attack on the facility in Belgorod will be the first Ukrainian strike across the border since Russia invaded its neighbor more than a month...

Russian Troops Leave Chernobyl
Russian Troops
Leave Chernobyl
Apr 1, 2022 12:28 AM CDT

Russian Troops Leave Chernobyl

Ukraine says radiation is to blame, but that has not been verified

(Newser) - Russian troops left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site early Friday after returning control to the Ukrainians, authorities said, as eastern parts of the country braced for renewed attacks and Russians blocked another aid mission to the besieged port city of Mariupol. Ukraine’s state power company, Energoatom, said the...

US: Russia Is Repositioning Troops, Not Withdrawing

There's no sign of de-escalation, Pentagon says

(Newser) - Russia said earlier this week that it would "fundamentally" cut back military operations near Ukraine's capital—but so far, it appears that they are sticking to the pledge about as well as they stuck to their claim that they weren't planning to invade Ukraine. Pentagon Press Secretary...

Mission to Take Chernobyl May Have Been 'Suicidal'

Russian soldiers had no protection from radioactive dust, workers say

(Newser) - Russian soldiers' seizure of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine may have been "suicidal," according to Ukrainian workers at the site. Two workers on duty during the takeover tell Reuters that Russian vehicles kicked up clouds of radioactive dust as they drove through the Red Forest, a heavily...

Chernihiv's Mayor: Russia's Promise Was Toothless

Mayor, governor report heavy attacks overnight, despite Russia's pledge to pull back

(Newser) - Whatever promise Tuesday held on the Ukraine-Russia front seems to have been lost by Wednesday. The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region tells the BBC that Russia has not eased up on its attacks as it pledged to do . "The entire night was pretty tense," Viacheslav Chaus said....

There's a New Milestone in Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

4M refugees have evacuated from the country since Feb. 24: UNHCR

(Newser) - The UN refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website, per the AP , and represents about a tenth of Ukraine'...

Texas A&M to Waive the Bill for Its Ukrainian Students

Chancellor made the announcement to university presidents Tuesday

(Newser) - Starting next semester, it will be nearly free for Ukrainian students to attend school at one of Texas A&M University's 11 campuses and research centers across the state. The school will waive all tuition and fees, as well as certain living expenses including room and board, the Texas ...

Some See Strategy in Russia's Promise to Ease Up on Kyiv

Others can't hold back their skepticism

(Newser) - "Actions speak louder than words" seems to be the quick response to Russia's announcement during Tuesday peace talks that it would "fundamentally" cut back military operations around the capital of Kyiv, which it got within about 12 miles of, and near the northern city of Chernihiv. A...

Bids on This Banksy Art 'Escalated Quickly,' for a Cause

Proceeds from 'CND Soldiers,' which sold for $106K, will all go to Kyiv children's hospital

(Newser) - An unknown donor has sold off a piece of anti-war Banksy art, with the funds raised from the sale earmarked for Ukraine's largest children's hospital. The BBC reports that the UK artist's "CND Soldiers" was auctioned off for just north of $106,000, which will be...

Graphic Video Shows Violent Treatment of Russian POWs

Video has not yet been independently verified as authentic

(Newser) - A video that the New York Times has deemed too graphic to post shows Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine being beaten and shot in the legs. The video, shared online elsewhere Sunday, shows people who appear to be Ukrainian soldiers interrogating five prisoners who are on the ground, bound,...

Ukraine Official: Russia Wants to Split Ukraine in Half
Zelensky Accuses
West of Cowardice
Mar 28, 2022 12:09 AM CDT

Zelensky Accuses West of Cowardice

As top Ukraine official issues a warning

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the West of cowardice Sunday while another top official said Russia was trying to split the nation in two, like North and South Korea, the AP reports. Zelensky made an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to help defend his country from Russia’s...

Russian Comments Suggest a More Limited War Goal

Defense official says focus will be on eastern region of Donbas

(Newser) - Comments made by a Russian defense official on Friday are being interpreted as a signal that Moscow may be "scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine," as Reuters puts it. Maj. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi declared that the "first stage" of its military operation had been "mainly accomplished,...

Russian Journalist, a Putin Foe, Killed in Ukraine

Oksana Baulina worked to expose corruption inside Russia

(Newser) - Another journalist has been killed in Ukraine, this one hailing from Russia. Oksana Baulina died Wednesday during shelling in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the BBC reports. The 42-year-old, who previously worked as a producer for jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, had been reporting for an...

US Plans to Welcome 100K Ukrainian Refugees

Programs will focus on those with family already in the US

(Newser) - More than 3.6 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began a month ago, and the White House says the US will do its part to welcome refugees and assist those who remain in Europe. In a statement Thursday morning, the White House said the US is...

Ukrainian Armed Forces: 'Occupiers Are Burning'

Officials claim to have sunk Russian tank-landing ship, damaged others in Berdyansk

(Newser) - The Russian-controlled port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine is burning. Videos shared on social media Thursday morning showed the port on the Sea of Azov, about 50 miles southwest of besieged Mariupol , where several Russian warships were docked, in flames as the Ukrainian Navy claimed to have sunk a Russian...

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