Russia intensifies attacks in Eastern Ukraine
Russia launched a barrage of strikes in Eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, marking a new stage of the war Ukrainian officials are calling “the battle of the Donbas.” And Ukrainian forces trapped in a Mariupol steel plant plead for international assistance…
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What’s behind Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s Donbas region
Russian forces have made a push into the contested Donbas region as President Vladimir Putin focuses on capturing the Eastern part of Ukraine. To understand why the area is so significant, and the long battle ahead, Judy Woodruff talks to…
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Russian forces escalate attacks on Eastern Ukraine
Russian forces made a push into the contested Donbas region today, attacking the cities, broad farm lands and mining towns of the Eastern part of Ukraine. As President Joe Biden pledges more artillery support and the UN secretary general called…
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WATCH LIVE: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing
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Zelenskyy says Russia’s battle for the east has begun as besieged Mariupol holds on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the expected next phase of Russia’s war, focusing on the eastern part of his nation, appears to have begun. John Yang reports, then Judy Woodruff talks to retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the…
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In the battered port city of Mariupol, Ukrainians resist Russian demands to surrender
In Ukraine, Russian long-range attacks continue to rain down near Kyiv, even as Russian troops consolidate in the south and east. And the port city of Mariupol is on the brink of a full Russian takeover, but the remaining Ukrainian…
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Russian forces regroup in the east, leaving destruction in their path
As more Ukrainians return to their homes, and embassies in the war-torn country reopen, the threat from Russia remains. Ukrainian authorities on Saturday announced more than 900 civilian bodies have been found in the capital region alone. Ali Rogin reports…
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Brooks and Capehart on the global impact of war in Ukraine, historic inflation
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s accusations that Russia committed genocide in Ukraine, rising prices in the U.S. continue to outflank…
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