Local artists to host auction to raise thousands for people of Ukraine
Local artists have scheduled an auction on May 20 at Art Avenue, a gallery on Main Street in Sarasota. They hope to raise thousands of dollars to help the people of Ukraine at the benefit auction.
As Putin marks Victory Day, his troops make little war gains
While Western analysts in recent weeks had widely expected Putin to use the holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, he did neither.
Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school
“Most likely, all 60 people who remain under the rubble are now dead," a Ukraine official said.
Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady
The first lady traveled under the cloak of secrecy, becoming the latest high-profile American to enter Ukraine during its 10-week-old conflict with Russia.
Putin's alleged $700M superyacht seized in Italy
Zelenskyy pushes for harsher sanctions as the war in Ukraine persists
Ukraine: Women, kids, older adults evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
All women, children and older adults have been evacuated from a Ukrainian steel mill that's been under attack by Russian forces for weeks.
50 more civilians rescued from besieged Mariupol steel plant
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are believed to be holed up beneath Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Ukraine said a few hundred civilians were also trapped there.
US shared intel before Ukraine sank Russian warship, official says
The Pentagon denied Friday any involvement in the attack on the Russian warship but acknowledged that the U.S. does share intelligence with Ukraine.
'Seemed like goodbye': Mariupol defenders make their stand
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, were holed up in the tunnels and bunkers under the sprawling Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
Cooking oils see historic price hikes due to Ukraine war
The United Nations says prices for world food commodities like grains and vegetable oils have reached their highest levels ever because of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Fiji judge rules US can seize Russian superyacht but not right away
The yacht Amadea is worth $325 million and was stopped from leaving Fiji because of its links to Russia. But it’s not known which Russian oligarch owns it.
Russian airstrike on Mariupol theater likely left 600 dead, AP evidence suggests
The Russian bombing of the drama theater in Mariupol on March 16 stands out as the war's single deadliest known attack against civilians to date.
New Sarasota exhibit features artwork of Ukrainian children coping with war
An art installation in Sarasota is capturing the reality of the war in Ukraine through the eyes of the children living through it.
Baseball autographed by Zelenskyy to be sold at auction, proceeds go to Ukraine
When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy autographed a baseball for an American collector in 2019, he probably had no idea it would one day be used to help his nation during a time of need.
Russian forces storm Mariupol steel plant as some evacuees reach safety
Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol say Russian forces have started to storm the the last pocket of resistance.
Civilians rescued from Mariupol steel plant head for safety
More than 100 people — including elderly women and mothers with small children — left the rubble-strewn Azovstal steelworks on Sunday and set out in buses and ambulances for the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia.
'Ghost of Kyiv' fighter pilot is a myth, Ukraine's air force says
The “Ghost of Kyiv” was a military hero, an ace fighter pilot hailed for supposedly shooting down multiple Russian planes. But authorities admitted the pilot was a myth.
Evacuations underway in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the most senior American lawmaker to visit Ukraine since the war erupted.
Civilians 'begging to get saved' from Mariupol steel mill as Russian attacks intensify
The United Nations is trying to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol, where an estimated 1,000 civilians are still sheltering in a steel mill.
Exxon profits surge; $3.4 billion hit from Russian exit
Exxon profits have doubled in the last year, but the oil giant is taking a big hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.



















