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Russia Accused of Kidnapping Head of EU's Largest Nukes Plant

Ihor Murashov, director of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant, was said to have been yanked from his car

(Newser) - Ukraine's nuclear power provider said Saturday that Russian forces blindfolded and detained the head of Europe's largest nuclear plant, hours after Moscow illegally annexed a swath of Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of the war. The alleged kidnapping comes at a pivotal moment in Russian President Vladimir...

Ukraine Is Submitting Fast-Track NATO Application

'De facto, we have already proven compatibility with alliance standards'

(Newser) - Ukraine’s president says his country is submitting an "accelerated" application to join the NATO military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement Friday came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to annex occupied areas of Ukraine that he warned Russia would protect using "all available means,...

Putin: 'Will of Millions' That We Annex a 5th of Ukraine

Ukraine, West don't recognize 'sham' referendums on Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's announcement on Friday wasn't an unexpected one, but it's one that is already receiving international pushback. The Russian president informed the world that his country would be annexing four regions of Ukraine—Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south—after...

New Twist May Raise the Stakes in Ukraine War
New Twist May Raise
the Stakes in Ukraine War
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 24, 2022 11:30 AM CDT

New Twist May Raise the Stakes in Ukraine War

Separatist regions to hold quick referendums to become part of Russia

(Newser) - It's no secret that Ukraine's military has been making big gains against Russian forces, gains that have Ukrainian officials talking about forcing the Russians out completely. Now, however, comes a potentially major wrinkle. Amid the Ukrainian military surge, four regions at least partially controlled by Russian troops plan...

Hundreds Arrested at Russia War Protests
Russians Protest Troop Callup
Sep 21, 2022 6:00 PM CDT

Russians Protest Troop Callup

Demonstrators defy new threat of imprisonment to object to mobilization

(Newser) - Protesters turned out across Russia on Wednesday, in spite of the threat of imprisonment, in response to the announcement that thousands of troops will be called up to join the fighting in Ukraine. Hundreds, at least, were arrested; OVD-Info, a Russian human rights group, put the number at more than...

Putin Reminds Us How Easily War Could Spread
Putin Reminds Us
How Easily War
Could Spread
OPINION
Sep 21, 2022 4:45 PM CDT

Putin Reminds Us How Easily War Could Spread

Still, 'mobilization of reservists risks provoking widespread anger' at home

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is "not out of tricks," writes the Globe and Mail editorial board, and he proved as much Wednesday by backing sham referendums on Russian accession in four occupied territories of Ukraine, calling up 300,000 reservists, and threatening every possible defense of Russian territory. Here are...

Putin Announces Major War Escalation

Some flights out of Russia sell out after it's announced 300K reservists will be called up

(Newser) - Following a retreat in Ukraine's northeast , Russia on Wednesday signaled the "biggest escalation" of its war in the country since the Feb. 24 invasion, per Reuters . President Vladimir Putin approved a plan to annex 15% of Ukraine's territory, called up 300,000 reservists, and toyed with the...

Ukraine's Pressing Problem: It Has Lost Its Windows

It's estimated that millions of windows have been blown out, and winter looms

(Newser) - Ukraine needs glass, badly and quickly. But from almost any angle you look at it, obtaining that glass is a nightmare. The New York Times reports that across the country, countless buildings that have withstood the Russian invasion have lost their windows—"millions" of windows, per one estimate the...

Russian Attacks Leave Kharkiv in the Dark

Power had been restored to some neighborhoods by later Sunday night

(Newser) - Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces pressed a swift counteroffensive that has driven Moscow's troops from swaths of territory it had occupied in the northeast, the AP reports. The bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station...

After a Stunning Retreat, Putin Hears It From Hawks
After a Stunning Retreat,
Putin Hears It From Hawks
the rundown
Sep 11, 2022 9:05 AM CDT

After a Stunning Retreat, Putin Hears It From Hawks

Ukraine recaptures large swaths of the northeast

(Newser) - Is it a blip or a major turning point in the Russia-Ukraine war? That's the key question in play after Ukraine forces recaptured cities in the northeast and forced a Russian retreat in that region. Coverage:
  • The gains: Ukraine says it recaptured more than 3,000 square miles in
...

Sean Penn, Ben Stiller Can Never Go to Russia
Guess Who Can
Never Go to Russia?
in case you missed it
Sep 10, 2022 12:45 PM CDT

Guess Who Can Never Go to Russia?

Country permanently bans Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, among others

(Newser) - Sean Penn and Ben Stiller have been very publicly engaged in activism on behalf of Ukraine, and now Russia would like them to know they're not welcome. The country's foreign ministry on Monday permanently banned 25 high-ranking officials, academics and experts, business leaders, and cultural figures from...

US: We Have New Evidence on 'Series of Horrors' in Ukraine

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says up to 1.6M Ukrainians have been deported to Russia

(Newser) - The US said Wednesday it has evidence that "hundreds of thousands" of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained, and forcibly deported to Russia in "a series of horrors" overseen by officials from Russia's presidency. The charge came during a United Nations Security Council meeting called to discuss...

Zelensky Warns: 'One Step Away From Radiation Disaster'

Russian shelling forces plant to be disconnected from Ukraine power grid

(Newser) - Russian shelling on Monday brought down "the last power transmission line connecting the [Zaporizhzhia nuclear power] plant to the energy system of Ukraine," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, leaving the facility—Europe's largest nuclear plant—"one step away from a radiation disaster." He asked the...

Ukrainian Firefighters Make an Adorable Rescue

'We found a beauty:' Rescuers gently pull a kitten from a building hit by Russian shelling

(Newser) - Ukrainian firefighters understandably weary from rescuing people from buildings hit by shelling in more than six months of war instead found themselves helping a small, furry survivor this weekend—a gray-and-white kitten, reports the AP . The rescuers, wearing full firefighting gear, battled raging flames and smoke to pull the kitten...

UN Team Manages to Get to Zaporizhzhia Plant

International Atomic Energy Agency experts will inspect security conditions at nuclear plant

(Newser) - The New York Times calls it "one of the most complex and perilous missions of its kind ever attempted," and it has apparently been successful, at least in this very initial step. A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe's largest...

Ukrainian Wins for &#39;My Country&#39;
Upset Victory Is for Ukraine
Aug 29, 2022 7:45 PM CDT

Upset Victory Is for Ukraine

Daria Snigur defeats Simona Halep at US Open

(Newser) - It took a bit for Daria Snigur to grasp what she'd just accomplished. "When I was in the moment, I didn't understand what happened," she said after her US Open match Monday, the New York Times reports. The Ukrainian, No. 124 in the world, had just...

Attack on Ukraine Train Station Kills at Least 22

Zelensky had warned of possible Independence Day attacks

(Newser) - Days ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia could do "something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious" as the country celebrated its Independence Day. On Wednesday, he said a Russian attack on a train station had killed at least 22 people, the BBC reports. Ukrainian authorities said the attack...

&#39;Ghost Parade&#39; Marks a Significant Day in Ukraine
'A New Nation Emerged
on February 24 at 4am'
the rundown
Aug 24, 2022 6:33 AM CDT

'A New Nation Emerged on February 24 at 4am'

Ukraine marks Independence Day, 6-month anniversary of Russian invasion

(Newser) - August 24 is an unusual day in Ukraine: both its Independence Day, which celebrates its now 31-year-old decision to break with the Soviet Union, and the six-month mark of the Russian invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky gave what CNN calls an "emotional address" to mark the day. "A new...

Russian Soldier Shares War Journal, Flees Country

'I don’t see justice in this war. I don’t see truth here,' says Pavel Filatyev

(Newser) - A Russian soldier injured in the early weeks of the war in Ukraine has published a damning journal of his war experiences—and fled the country. Pavel Filatyev, a 34-year-old paratrooper, posted the 141-page journal on social media, describing his experiences after his unit was ordered to march into southern...

After Murder of Putin Ally's Daughter, Accusations Fly

Some claim a false flag event, others blame Ukraine

(Newser) - There's plenty of finger-pointing going on following the murder of Daria Dugina , the daughter of Vladimir Putin ally Alexander Dugin, in a car bombing outside Moscow on Saturday night. "We are waiting for the results of the investigation," but if Ukraine is responsible, "then we have...

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