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Live Updates: Explosions in Ukrainian city of Kherson

Thursday, 28 April 2022, 06:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — In the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a series of explosions boomed near the television tower late Wednesday and at least temporarily knocked Russian channels off the air,...

European leaders blast cutoff of Russian gas as 'blackmail'

Thursday, 28 April 2022, 06:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

European leaders blasted Russia's decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as “blackmail,” saying the cutoff and the Kremlin's warning that it might cease shipments to...

Russia cuts off 2 EU nations from its gas in war escalation

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 13:51 Last update: about 5 years ago

Russia opened a new front in its war in Ukraine on Wednesday, cutting NATO members Poland and Bulgaria off from its gas, a dramatic escalation in the conflict that is increasingly becoming...

Live updates: Kremlin says other countries could see gas cut

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 06:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

POKROVSK, Ukraine — As Russian forces intensify their shelling of eastern Ukraine, more people are leaving their homes in search of safety. In Pokrovsk, a town in the Donetsk region, people...

US urges more arms for Ukraine amid fears of expanding war

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 06:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The U.S. pressed its allies Tuesday to move “heaven and earth” to keep Kyiv well-supplied with weapons as Russian forces rained fire on eastern and southern Ukraine amid growing new fears...

Live updates: Russia expelling 40 German diplomats

Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 06:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Monday that Ukraine risks provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated.” In an...

Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII

Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 06:19 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia unleashed a string of attacks Monday against rail and fuel installations deep inside Ukraine, far from the front lines of Moscow’s new eastern offensive, as Russia’s top diplomat...

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