Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban
Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
FBI disrupts Russian military hackers, preventing botnet amid Ukraine war
The Federal Bureau of Investigation disrupted a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices linked to the Russian Federation.
US targets Putin's daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions for Ukraine 'war crimes'
The U.S. announced sanctions targeting Putin’s two adult daughters and says it’s toughening penalties against Russian banks in retaliation for “war crimes” in Ukraine.
Ukraine says civilians gave poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers, killing 2 and sickening 28
Ukraine’s intelligence unit claimed that civilians in the Kharkiv region gave poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers, killing two of them and hospitalizing 28 others.
Zelenskyy accuses Russian military of war crimes in plea to UN Security Council
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.
Help needed: Ukrainian zoo continues evacuations after shelling amid Russian invasion
Feldman Ecopark appears to be continuing evacuation efforts and has asked for donations that will not only help rescue the animals and find temporary homes and care but assist in humanitarian efforts as well.
Russia faces global outrage over bodies of civilians in Ukraine's streets
Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine.
Small dog helps locate mines in Ukrainian region of Chernihiv after Russian retreat
A small terrier named Patron in Ukraine has been credited with helping to find unexploded landmines and mortar shells near Chernihiv after Russia’s retreat from the area.
US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin
The capture of the massive yacht is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other assets of Russian elites.
Biden: 'War criminal' Putin should face trial for Bucha killings
President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.
Antonov An-225 wreckage: Footage shows world's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine
The charred wreckage of Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was revealed in new video and photos after the withdrawal of Russian troops near Antonov Airport.
Ukraine accuses Russian troops of massacre after finding city strewn with bodies
Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area.
Ukrainian troops cautiously retaking areas near Kyiv amid fear of Russian traps
In at least one town, soldiers used cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets Saturday out of fear that Russian forces may have set booby-traps before leaving.
Ukraine strike on oil depot in Russian territory reported as talks resume
Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine have resumed as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down.
Russian troops leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure, Ukraine says
Ukrainian authorities at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say Russian forces have left the damaged plant.
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control surging gas prices
Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices.
Convoy heads to Ukraine's Mariupol to attempt evacuation of trapped civilians
The Red Cross said its teams were traveling to Mariupol with relief and medical supplies and hoped to help pull civilians out of the beleaguered city on Friday.
Russia shells areas in Ukraine where it vowed to scale back operations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is at a “turning point” in the war with Russia.
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth in Russian capsule after record-long spaceflight
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station on Wednesday with two cosmonauts.
Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks with Ukraine progress
Russia’s military says it will “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view.