Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks with Ukraine progress
Russia’s military says it will “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view.
Zelenskyy hints at openness to compromise with Russia on eastern Ukraine
With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east in the hope of forcing Kyiv into surrendering part of the country’s territory to end the war.
Russia-Ukraine war: Russia may try to split country, Ukraine intel suggests
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief says that Russia could try to break Ukraine in two.
Russians appear to shift focus away from Kyiv amid war on Ukraine
It seems too early to know whether this means President Vladimir Putin has scaled back his ambitions, but Russian military moves this week indicate a recognition of the surprisingly stout Ukrainian resistance.
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls for Ukrainians to maintain resistance to Russian forces
During his nightly video address to his people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Thursday that, “With every day of our defense, we are getting closer to the peace that we need so much. We are getting closer to victory.”
Fox News' Benjamin Hall transferred to Texas after suffering serious injuries reporting from Ukraine
Benjamin Hall, who has three young daughters at home, was traveling alongside Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshinova and cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, who did not survive the attack.
300 dead in Russian airstrike on theater in Mariupol, officials say
The government of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol says 300 people died in a Russian airstrike on March 16 on a theater being used as a bomb shelter. Over 1,300 people had been sheltering in the building.
Bradenton man traveling to Ukraine to rescue refugees
A Bradenton man whose family is from Ukraine is preparing to travel there to help those who can't escape.
Ukraine's most vulnerable refugees helped by Polish man and his sister in Tampa
Four mothers who fled with their children from the war zone in Ukraine are getting help from a man in Poland and his sister who lives in Tampa.
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine’s cities under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders meet
Ukraine’s cities stood under relentless Russian fire on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked NATO leaders gathered in Brussels to provide unlimited aid — including planes, tanks and other weapons.
Biden, Western allies warn Russia on chemical weapons after emergency summits
After meeting with NATO and G-7 leaders, Biden warned that a chemical attack by Russia “would trigger a response in kind.”
US to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, expand Russia sanctions
The U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine and provide an additional $1 billion in food, medicine, water and other supplies.
ZooTampa donates to campaign to help Ukrainian zoos
When zookeepers around the world, and at ZooTampa, saw the devastation in Ukraine, they were immediately concerned for the animals and wanted to help.
Bradenton photographer tells 'profoundly moving' story of Ukrainian refugee crisis
Photographer Allan Mestel has an eye – and a heart – for what he calls “that decisive moment.” From the faces of people living on the streets of the Tampa Bay area to the faces of migrants crossing the border from Mexico to the US – and now the faces of Ukrainian refugees in Medyka, Poland.
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv remains under fire as Biden arrives in Europe
One month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fire rained down on a shopping mall and high-rise buildings in Kyiv, as the outnumbered Ukrainian military waged intense battles to defend the capital and other key cities.
Tampa volunteers rescue newborn baby from Ukraine
An 8-day-old baby boy is safe in Poland with his parents after a group of volunteers rescued the infant from war-torn Ukraine, according to Project Dynamo, an American non-profit rescue organization based in Tampa.
Poland's president compares Russian bombing of Mariupol to Nazi war crimes
The president of Poland said that besieged Mariupol looks like Warsaw did in 1944 after the Germans bombed houses and killed civilians “with no mercy at all.”
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces retake key Kyiv suburb as battle for Mariupol rages
The Ukrainian military has retaken a key neighborhood near Kyiv as the invading Russian forces increased air raids that have caused uncounted deaths.
Warnings for potential cyberattacks grow as Russian invasion of Ukraine persists
The White House is warning that the Russian government is planning cyberattacks, potentially against the United States.
Russia considering cyber attacks against US companies, Biden warns
President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked tight.