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Minnesota man freed after being detained in Russia: Sen Klobuchar

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar released a statement Friday announcing the release of Tyler Jacob, a Minnesota man who had been detained in Russia.

“I am relieved that Tyler is safely reunited with his wife and daughter," Klobuchar said in the statement. "Over the last two weeks, my team and I have been in close contact with his family, the State Department, and the U.S. embassy in Moscow working towards this outcome, and I am grateful that we were able to help bring him to safety."

Klobuchar added, "While this is good news, my heart remains with all those separated from their loved ones or in danger. As Vladimir Putin continues his senseless war, our commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine is steadfast.”

Jacob was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for his own safety at the approximately two weeks ago. He was detained in Russia for ten days as his family tried to work with the U.S. State Department and U.S. embassy in Moscow to locate him and bring him home.

“I am so ecstatic that Tyler is safe," Tina Hauser, Jacobs' mother, said in the statement. "This has been a harrowing experience, and I am so grateful to the officials in the State Department and embassy who helped us locate Tyler and get him out of Russia. I am especially grateful to Senator Klobuchar for her steadfast support through this whole process. This was a parent’s worst nightmare, but I can rest easy tonight knowing my son has made it to safety."

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Russia calls in reinforcements from Georgia signaling shift in strategy

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Zelenskyy announces a temporary housing construction plan for displaced persons

President Zelenskyy announced a plan to build temporary housing for people displaced by the Russia War.

“Once we achieve peace, we will begin immediate large-scale reconstruction of our country. But now people need a temporary home,” Zelensky said.

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'Weakness invites aggression' for Biden: McCaul

Rep. Michael McCaul sounds off on the consequences of President Biden's actions beyond the Russia-Ukraine war on 'Special Report.'

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Evidence shows Russian morale declining

 Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith has the latest on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 'Special Report.'

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Russia issues 'fictitious' report claiming it has achieved main tasks of invasion's first stage: ISW

The Institute for the Study of War released a report Friday that Russia is attempting to "adjust the war’s narrative" by claiming that its primary objective was to capture the entirety of Donetsk and Luhansk.

"Sergei Rudskoi, first deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, gave a briefing to Russian press summing up the first month of the Russian invasion on March 25," the ISW report reads. "Rudskoi inaccurately claimed Russian forces have completed 'the main tasks of the first stage of the operation,' falsely asserting that Russia has heavily degraded the Ukrainian military, enabling Russia to focus on the 'main goal' of capturing Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts."

The report states the Russians are "adjusting" the narrative because it is "not achieving its objectives and is being forced to abandon large-scale offensive operations because of its own failures and losses as well as continuing skillful Ukrainian resistance."

The report added that Rudskoi's comments were likely aimed at the domestic Russian audience.

"The Kremlin has reiterated this justification for the war frequently as part of efforts to explain the invasion to its people and build or sustain public support for Putin and the war," the report explained. "Rudskoi’s framing of the capture of the rest of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as the 'main goal' of the operation is in line with this ongoing information operation."

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Civilians bear brunt of Putin’s ‘fury’: Lt. Gen. Richard Newton

 Lt. Gen. Richard Newton told ‘Your World with Neil Cavuto’ Ukrainian forces shifted the ‘momentum’ in Kyiv, annoying Putin.

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President Biden embarrassed himself on the world stage: Judge Jeanine

'The Five' panelists react to President Biden's dangerous gaffe telling troops they'll soon be sent off to Ukraine.

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Putin attacking civilians more: Ukrainian MP

Andrii Osadchuk explains what Ukraine and the West should do to fight Putin on 'Your World.'

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Russia creates partial land corridor between Crimea and Donetsk

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane said Russia committed its ‘better-trained’ forces to the partial land corridor and has not given up its overall objectives to topple Ukraine’s government, despite ‘propaganda.'

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Russia 'prioritizing' eastern Ukraine as ground forces remain stalled

Russia 'prioritizing' eastern Ukraine as ground forces remain stalled, reinforcements coming from Georgia: DOD
Russia 'prioritizing' eastern Ukraine as ground forces remain stalled, reinforcements coming from Georgia: DOD
Russia looks to prioritize eastern Ukraine after it has failed to take control of the nation after four weeks of fighting.

Russia is re-evaluating its strategy as it looks to save face in cease-fire negotiations with Ukraine following a month of fighting that has resulted in little ground advancement.

"They are putting their priorities and their efforts in eastern Ukraine. And that's where still there remains a lot of heavy fighting," a senior defense official told reporters Friday.  "We think they are trying to not only secure some sort of more substantial gains there as a potential negotiating tactic at the table, but also to cut off Ukrainian forces in the eastern part of the country."

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Posted by Andrew Mark Miller

White House insists US troops not going to Ukraine after Biden comments in Poland

White House insists US troops not going to Ukraine after Biden comments in Poland
White House insists US troops not going to Ukraine after Biden comments in Poland
The White House on Friday insisted the U.S. military will not be deployed to Ukraine amid Russia’s multifront war on the country after comments President Biden made to troops in Poland seemed to suggest otherwise.

The White House on Friday insisted the U.S. military will not be deployed to Ukraine amid Russia’s multifront war on the country after comments President Biden made to troops in Poland seemed to suggest otherwise.

Biden, visiting U.S. service members in Poland, talked about how average Ukrainian citizens are "stepping up."

"You’re going to see when you’re there – some of you have been there – you’re going to see women, young people, standing in the middle, in front of a damn tank, saying, ‘I’m not leaving.'"

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Who is the 'butcher of Mariupol' who allegedly ordered hospital bombing

Who is the 'butcher of Mariupol' who allegedly ordered hospital bombing
Who is the 'butcher of Mariupol' who allegedly ordered hospital bombing
Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev serves as the head of the National Centre for Defense Management, established in 2014 to direct military operations.

Russian Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev has earned the nickname "Butcher of Mariupol" for masterminding the harrowing attack on the Ukrainian city that has reduced it to rubble. 

Ukrainian military officials claim that Mizintsev orchestrated a similar attack in Syria, leaving the city of Aleppo bomb-shattered. The attack in Mariupol included the bombing of a theater that had marked itself as a shelter with children – an attack that killed roughly 300 people seeking refuge at the time. 

Mizintsev, 59, serves as the head of the National Centre for Defense Management, which Russia established in 2014 to direct future military operations. 

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Posted by Andrew Mark Miller

Turkey takes center stage as peacemaker in Ukraine-Russia talks, Kyiv says 'no consensus' yet

Turkey takes center stage as peacemaker in Ukraine-Russia talks, Kyiv says 'no consensus' reached yet
Turkey takes center stage as peacemaker in Ukraine-Russia talks, Kyiv says 'no consensus' reached yet
Turkey has taken center stage in attempts to end Russia’s deadly war in Ukraine, but top government officials in Kyiv said Friday that "no consensus" had been reached.

Turkey has taken center stage in attempts to end Russia’s deadly war in Ukraine, but top government officials in Kyiv said Friday that "no consensus" had been reached.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO nations have repeatedly called on the Kremlin to remove all Russian forces from its southern neighbor. 

But Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly laid out a list of six demands he says need to be met in order to broker a deal with Zelenskyy.

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Tech companies fighting back against Russian censorship

Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy reports on how tech companies are fighting back against Russia censoring apps and websites.

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Russia for first time bringing in troop reinforcements from Georgia: Pentagon

A senior U.S. defense official revealed Friday that Russia is "trying to send in some reinforcements from Georgia" as its military losses continue to rise in the war in Ukraine.

"We have seen the movement of some number of troops from Georgia," the official said. "We don't have an exact number."

Earlier Friday, Russia's defense ministry claimed that the "main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been accomplished."

"The combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been significantly reduced, which allows us, once again, to concentrate our main efforts on achieving the main goal -- the liberation of Donbass," a separatist region in eastern Ukraine, the defense ministry added.

Posted by Greg Norman

Sullivan clarifies Biden 'in kind' comment, says US has 'no intention' of using chemical weapons

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. has "no intention" of using chemical weapons, after President Biden said his administration would respond "in kind" if Russia uses such a weapon in Ukraine.

Sullivan was asked Friday what Biden meant by "in kind."

Sullivan said that meant "we’ll respond accordingly" and that Russia would pay a "severe price."

"We will collect the form and nature of our response based on the nature of the action Russia takes," Sullivan said. "And we'll do so in coordination with our allies."

For more on this story: Sullivan clarifies Biden 'in kind' comment, says US has 'no intention' of using chemical weapons

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Threat of Russian cyberattack looms, but NATO expert says military escalation unlikely

Europe has seen the worst security crisis since World War II following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deadly invasion into Ukraine last month, but security experts have warned that another threat is looming in the form of cyber warfare.  

President Biden said this week that Russia is "exploring options" to target the U.S. and its allies through cyberattacks as tensions with Moscow remain precarious.  

"The more Putin’s back is against the wall, the greater the severity of the tactics he may employ," the president said Monday. "One of the tools he’s most likely to use in my view, in our view, is cyberattacks."

But Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said this week that while a Russia-based cyberattack could prompt a NATO-wide reaction, it does not necessarily mean a military response will be activated. 

"Any cyberattack that results in death or injury or damage is going to be a pretty important thing to which NATO must respond," former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Michael Ryan told Fox News Digital.

For more on this story: Threat of Russian cyberattack looms, but NATO expert says military escalation unlikely

Posted by Caitlin McFall

New images emerge of Russian ship Ukraine says it blew up

Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies on Friday are showing the aftermath of a Russian ship at a port in the Black Sea that Ukraine's Navy said was "destroyed" yesterday.

The images taken in the southern city of Berdyansk reveal "a Russian Alligator-class landing ship that is burned and partially submerged near one of the port’s loading/unloading quays," according to Maxar Technologies.

Ukraine's Navy claimed Thursday to have blasted the Russian vessel that morning.

"A large paratroop ship ‘Orsk’ of the black sea fleet of occupiers was destroyed in the occupied Russian port Berdyansk," the country's Navy announced on Facebook. "Glory to Ukraine!"

Fox News' Tyler O'Neil contributed to this report.

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Biden says 'they will not let me' cross into Ukraine on European trip

President Biden, while visiting Poland Friday, said he is there "to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis and quite frankly, part of my disappointment is that I can't see it firsthand like I have in other places.

"They will not let me understandably, I guess it, cross the border and take a look at what's going on in Ukraine," Biden said.

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