Around 2,000 Mariupol evacuees are on the move as Russia targets Ukrainian city
A convoy of around 2,000 refugees being escorted by the Red Cross is heading from the Mariupol area to the city of Zaporizhzhia, which is under Ukrainian control.
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Ukraine claims Russian forces have left Chernobyl, handed over control
Ukraine state energy company Energoatom said Friday that Russian forces have handed back control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Energoatom claimed the pullout happened after soldiers received "significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches in the forest in the exclusion zone around the closed plant.
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U.S. to send $300 million in military equipment to Ukraine
The U.S. will provide an additional $300 million in military equipment to Ukraine as their war with Russia continues, the Defense Department announced.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby shared the additional aid in a statement Friday evening, saying the new package “represents the beginning of a contracting process to provide new capabilities” to Ukraine.
The U.S. has given more than $1.6 billion to Ukraine since the start of the war.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Harris distances herself from Biden remark calling for Putin's removal
Vice President Kamala Harris was pressed about whether she agreed with President Biden's controversial remark calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin's removal from power.
Biden generated international headlines after his speech in Warsaw, Poland, when he told the world in what apparently was an off-script remark that Putin "cannot remain in power."
The White House immediately rolled that back, releasing a statement saying, "The president’s point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change."
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‘Special Report’ panel reacts to exclusive Zelenskyy interview
Ben Domenech, Matthew Continetti and Juan Williams discuss the exclusive interview on ‘Special Report’ with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy to Fox News: Ukraine 'will not accept any outcome' besides 'victory'
Special Report’s Bret Baier interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday evening, touching on a wide variety of topics, including what a victory looks like for Ukraine and what Putin is hoping to achieve.
Baier asked the Ukrainian leader at the start of the interview how he believes the "war will end" prompting an explanation from Zelenskyy that only "victory" will be acceptable to his country.
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Petraeus: Sending Switchblade drone munitions to Ukraine would be 'game-changer'
Ret. Gen. David Petraeus called the barraged Ukrainian city of Mariupol that country's "Alamo," saying the United States could help provide "game-changer" loitering munitions to the Zelenskyy administration.
Petraeus, a former CIA director, told "The Story" on Friday that the West has been providing key assistance to the country as Russia's invasion moves into its third calendar month.
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Ukrainian charity collects $500K, tons of supplies within 1 month to aid the war effort
Vlada Galan, a Ukrainian-born U.S. citizen, couldn't stand to sit back and watch Russia's invasion of Ukraine from the United States while her father joined the country's war effort.
Galan, an international political consultant who was born in Odesa, Ukraine, has used her connections from all over the world — including Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko — to create a nonprofit called the International Ukrainian Crisis Fund. In just one month, her fund has raised more than $500,000 in cash and collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in humanitarian supplies for Ukrainians in need.
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Len Khodorkovsky: I don’t trust a word out of the Kremlin
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Len Khodorkovsky and retired Gen. Mick McGuire spoke to ‘Fox News @ Night’ about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Zelenskyy provides updates on situation in Ukraine in interview with Bret Baier
Special Report’s Bret Baier sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview airing Friday evening and asked him about the current status of the war with Russia and the negotiations underway to potentially end it.
In the interview, set to air on Fox News Channel at 6 p.m ET, Zelenskyy explains to Bret Baier that he believes Ukraine would make a positive addition to NATO.
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International Ukrainian Crisis Fund delivers food to those in need
The International Ukrainian Crisis Fund nonprofit partners with local restaurants and food services to deliver supplies to those in need.
Bret Baier previews his exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
'Special Report' anchor reveals the details of his 'fascinating' interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trey Yingst on covering Ukraine war: This isn't a movie, this is real life
Fox News foreign correspondent joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to offer a snapshot of his time on the frontlines covering Russia's invasion.
Steve Forbes slams Biden admin's ‘morally reprehensible’ lack of action against Putin
Forbes Media Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes said on Friday the Biden administration is "morally reprehensible" in how it is handling the Russia-Ukraine war.
"The fact of the matter is the administration is not doing all it can to enable Ukraine to win this war. Ukraine, properly armed, would win this war militarily and in terms of depriving Russia the means to fight against Ukraine, we still haven’t put on full sanctions. We still allow the energy of Russia to go out. … Why don’t we sanction all the oil?" Forbes told "The Faulkner Focus."
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Kyiv's mayor says nearby towns are being bombarded 'nonstop'
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday that towns outside of the Ukrainian capital are being bombarded with explosions being heard “nonstop during the day and night.”
Klitschko, speaking to Sky News, said that the cities northwest of Kyiv such as Irpin, Borodyanka and Hostomel were being targeted after Ukrainian fighters moved back Russian troops, and that fighting also persisted in Brovary, east of Kyiv.
For those who may want to return to Kyiv in light of the supposed Russian withdrawal, he urged people to wait a “couple of weeks” to see how the situation develops.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Russia accuses Ukraine of strike on Russian soil
Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan reports on how Russia claiming Ukrainian helicopters blew up an oil depot can complicate negotiations between the two countries.
UN nuclear watchdog chief says he's heading to Chernobyl
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Friday that he is going to lead an "assistance and support mission to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible."
"It will be the first in a series of such nuclear safety and security missions to Ukraine," he said in a tweet.
Grossi also said Friday that Russian nuclear and foreign ministry officials didn’t discuss with him why Russian forces left Chernobyl.
“The general radiation situation around the plant is quite normal," Grossi added. "There was a relatively higher level of localized radiation because of the movement of heavy vehicles at the time of the occupation of the plant, and apparently this might have been the case again on the way out.”
Ukraine’s state power company said Russian troops received “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches in the exclusion zone around the plant. But Grossi said “we don’t have any confirmation” that soldiers were contaminated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
'Our kids, our women, they're dying' as we speak, Ukrainian MP visiting Capitol Hill says
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian parliament members who flew to Washington, D.C., this week to request more assistance in the war told Fox News that women and children were dying as they spoke and that they needed more than "nice speeches."
"We can't have just statements and nice speeches," Ukrainian MP Yevheniia Kravchuk told Fox News. "We need to prove that democracy matters, that the free choice matters, that human rights matters."
The MPs, all women, visited with lawmakers as well as with Pentagon and State Department officials and asked for more military equipment and financial assistance.
"Congress plays a crucial role in pushing government, President Biden White House, to be more faster, to be more firm, and to be more strict in assistance of Ukraine," Ukraine Parliament member Lesia Zaburanna, told Fox News.
While we are talking "our kids, our women, they're dying," she continued.
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Trey Yingst on reporting from Ukraine: Civilians are still dying, this is not over
Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst discusses his experience reporting from Ukraine during the war and highlights the ongoing need for humanitarian aid.
42 buses carrying Mariupol residents are on the move: report
Russian officials on Friday are allowing 42 buses with Mariupol residents to depart from the neighboring occupied city of Berdyansk, which Mariupol residents were able to reach on their own, according to the Associated Press.
The convoy of about 2,000 refugees, escorted by the Red Cross, is heading to the city of Zaporizhzhia, which is under Ukrainian control.
But authorities in Mariupol say it is not possible to enter the besieged Ukrainian city and that it is dangerous for people to try and leave it on their own.
“We don’t see a real desire from the Russians... to provide an opportunity for Mariupol residents to evacuate to territory controlled by Ukraine,” Petro Andryushchenko, adviser the mayor of the city, said Friday on the messaging app Telegram.
“Since yesterday, the occupiers have categorically not allowed any humanitarian cargo, even in small volumes, to enter the city,” he added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.