After nearly three years detained in Russia, former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed is back home. Reed was released Wednesday as part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia. Two Americans, including basketball star Britney Griner, remain in Russian custody and questions are swirling about when they too might be freed.
Russia is engaging in a drastic economic escalation, by cutting off supplies of natural gas to two members of NATO. This comes as the UN secretary general says a deal is in place to ease the humanitarian crisis in Mariupol, although we’ve heard that before.
Russia’s military is ramps up its offensive in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Their latest attempt to gain control in the east is now using targeted missile strikes. As the civilian death toll increases, the United States opens its arms to Ukrainian refugees.
More U.S. military aid will soon be in the hands of Ukrainian forces. President Joe Biden announced a second $800 million aid package today. The shipment comes as Ukraine braces for a major Russian assault in the eastern Donbas region. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin calls his troops’ siege of Mariupol “a success.”
The U.N. Refugee Agency says more than five million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country.
A day after deadly bombings in Lviv, Ukraine is now bracing for stepped up Russian strikes in the eastern Donbas region. The intensifying conflict sets off a refugee and humanitarian crisis.
The number of injured and killed in Ukraine continues to rise after a weekend of Russian bombing across the war torn country. Russia’s intensified attacks come as the Kremlin’s forces set their sights on finally overtaking the city of Mariupol and further escalating their invasion in eastern Ukraine.
Russia gives the last defenders of Mariupol a chilling ultimatum: surrender or be eliminated. The city has been under siege for nearly seven weeks, possibly on the brink of being taken.
The capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, bracing for a new wave of deadly attacks following the sinking of Russia’s most prized warship in the Black Sea. Nearly the entire city of Mariupol is destroyed. Now, tough talk from Russia is aimed at the U.S.
Millions in new military aid will soon be heading to Ukraine. ABC News has learned a formal announcement could be made this week, as two European leaders say they’re considering a major move, taking steps to join NATO.
