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August 1, 2022

Student Builds Platform to Help World Stay Informed About Ukraine War

21-year-old student Bernard Moerdler developed a platform called Ukraine Sirens Alert which alerts the citizens of Ukraine from incoming Russian missile attacks.

August 1, 2022

Former US Marine describes 'terrible' time in Russia prison as Biden admin negotiates releasing Griner, Whelan

Trevor Reed, who spent three years in a Russian prison, said he was punished with solitary confinement for refusing to work at a forced labor camp.

August 1, 2022

State Department offers $10M reward for information on how Russian internet trolls interfere in US elections

Biden's State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on a "troll factory" known as Internet Research Agency and its backer Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin.

August 1, 2022

Against Russia, Ukraine will lose a war of attrition

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy understands the reality: if the war continues to descend into what New York Times columnist Tom Friedman calls a "somewhat boring slog," Ukraine will lose.

August 1, 2022

First grain shipment leaves Ukraine after months of Russian blockade amid food crisis

Over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn is on its way to Lebanon after the first ship set off from Odesa Monday following an agreement between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the U.N.

July 31, 2022

Ukrainian agriculture tycoon killed by Russian shelling, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian agriculture tycoon Oleksiy Vadaturskyi and his wife were killed by Russian shelling in the city of Mykolaiv, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

July 31, 2022

Drone detonates explosive at Russia’s Black Sea navy HQ

Russian Navy Day celebrations were cut off Sunday after a drone detonated an explosive device at the headquarters of the nation's Black Sea Fleet on Sunday.

July 31, 2022

Vladimir Putin targets US in new Russian navy doctrine, warns of using hypersonic weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin touted that Russian naval vessels would soon be equipped with hypersonic weapons on Sunday, and targeted the U.S. with a new navy doctrine.

July 31, 2022

Ukrainian president declares mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

The Ukrainian president said Saturday that the government had ordered a mandatory evacuation of the Donetsk region. He urged those in the larger Donbas region to leave as well.

July 30, 2022

Trump: Brittney Griner prisoner swap for 'Merchant of Death' doesn't 'seem like a very good trade'

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday it "doesn't seem" like a good trade if the U.S. exchanges WNBA star Brittney Griner for a Russian arms dealer.