Stay updated with breaking news from Adam Shreck. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory Thursday in the battle for Mariupol despite an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters still holed up at a giant steel mill, ordering his troops not to storm the stronghold but to seal it off "so that not even a fly comes through."
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory Thursday in the battle for Mariupol despite an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters still holed up at a giant steel mill, ordering his troops not to storm the stronghold but to seal it off "so that not even a fly comes through."
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the number of people fleeing the country topped 5 million, the Kremlin said it submitted a draft of its demands for ending the war, beleagured Mariupol was bombarded again and the West raced to supply Ukraine with heavier weapons to counter the Russians' new drive to seize the industrial east.
The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, a guided-missile cruiser that became a potent target of Ukrainian defiance in the opening days of the war, sank Thursday after it was heavily damaged in the latest setback for Moscow's invasion.
KYIV, Ukraine -- As Ukrainian forces dug in on Sunday, Russia lined up more firepower and tapped a decorated general to take centralized control of the war ahead of a potentially decisive showdown in eastern Ukraine expected to start within days.