Ukrainian civilians desperately try to flee the hellscape of Mariupol amid Russian attacks
The first evacuations from a steel plant in Mariupol, site of the last stand by Ukrainian troops, continued Monday a day after 100 civilians were freed. But more than 100,000 Ukrainians remain in the city, which has now been besieged…
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Pelosi pledges U.S. support in Ukraine visit as evacuations begin in war-torn Mariupol
About 100 residents in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol on Sunday were freed and promised safe passage after being trapped for months in the basement of a steel plan with little access to clean air, food or water. This comes…
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Deep inside Mariupol’s last stronghold, Ukrainians send messages of patriotism and resolve
Russia is slowly consolidating its forces around Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Meanwhile, thousands of Ukrainians remain trapped in a steel factory in the beleaguered city of Mariupol. And as correspondent Ali Rogin reports, their loved ones are sending urgent pleas…
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Heavy casualties and low morale hamper Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
With the war raging in eastern Ukraine, there is a divide between the war aims declared by the Russian high command in Moscow, and the reality of the war on the ground. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator,…
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As Ukrainian forces hold off Russian advances, the roar of artillery remains relentless
Desperate attempts to evacuate the besieged city of Mariupol continue Friday, with the United Nations trying to strike a deal with Russian forces that would allow more than 100,000 civilians to leave the port city. Fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine’s…
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Preserving Ukraine’s cultural treasures with digital tools
In Ukraine, as everywhere, much of contemporary life, including history and culture, is documented in the digital space. With so much at risk, new efforts are taking on a new kind of digital “cultural preservation.” Jeffrey Brown reports for our…
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Ukrainians brave Russian shelling to restore power
With so much of Ukraine’s vital infrastructure targeted by Russia, widespread power outages are the norm. It falls to local crews to fix power lines, all the while under fire. Special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report from…
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New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who…
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