April 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Matias Grez and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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April 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Matias Grez and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Atrocities are piling up across Ukraine. CNN witnessed some of the horrors.
By Clarissa Ward, Frederik Pleitgen, Ben Wedeman, Vasco Cotovio and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Indiscriminate killings of civilians attempting to flee the violence. Victims found with their hands tied behind their backs. An attack on a maternity hospital, a theater turned shelter bombed. The list of atrocities and apparent war crimes allegedly committed by Russian troops
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Russian forces left bombs, death and destruction around Kyiv. Now, a painstaking demining operation is underway
By Vasco Cotovio and Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN On the outskirts of Kyiv, Lt. Col. Mykola Opanasenko kneels down in a remote field as he winds up a small electrical generator to power a blast. “Fire,” he shouts, before bracing and pressing the trigger. A fraction of a second later, an
Continue Reading Jewish man shelters refugees to honor those who saved his own family from the Holocaust
By Kyung Lah, Sarah Boxer and Rachel Clarke, CNN Jan Gebert handed his apartment keys to the family he had just met. The Ukrainian mother wanted to pay. No, insisted Gebert, this is free. It was days after Russia invaded Ukraine and one of the countless acts of kindness being shown to those fleeing danger
Continue Reading Jewish man shelters refugees to honor those who saved his own family from the Holocaust
By Kyung Lah, Sarah Boxer and Rachel Clarke, CNN Jan Gebert handed his apartment keys to the family he had just met. The Ukrainian mother wanted to pay. No, insisted Gebert, this is free. It was days after Russia invaded Ukraine and one of the countless acts of kindness being shown to those fleeing danger
Continue Reading Austria’s leader says his face-to-face meeting with Putin was ‘not a friendly visit’
By Nadine Schmidt, Nic Robertson and Rob Picheta, CNN Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he raised alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a “tough” and unfriendly meeting Monday with Vladimir Putin — the first Western sit-down with the Russian President since he launched his invasion in February. “This is not a friendly visit. I have
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Turkish drones have become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance
By Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce, CNN “Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze — Bayraktar — that’s the new craze,” go the lyrics of a popular Ukrainian song dedicated to a drone that has become one of many symbols of the nation’s resistance. The “Bayraktar” has become so popular that Ukrainians are now naming
Continue Reading Turkish drones have become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance
By Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce, CNN “Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze — Bayraktar — that’s the new craze,” go the lyrics of a popular Ukrainian song dedicated to a drone that has become one of many symbols of the nation’s resistance. The “Bayraktar” has become so popular that Ukrainians are now naming
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Nine volunteer drivers on rescue mission to Mariupol detained by Russian forces, aid group says
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Nine drivers working for “Help People,” a Ukrainian volunteer group that provides food and medicine for those in need and assists in evacuations, were detained by the Russian military and remain missing, a group official told CNN. A total of 10 minibus drivers had driven into the
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Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French presidential election runoff
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country’s presidential election, setting up a rematch of their runoff contest in 2017. Centrist Macron and Le Pen, a long-time standard-bearer for the French far-right, were the top two candidates in the first
Continue Reading Atrocities are piling up across Ukraine. CNN witnessed some of the horrors.
By Clarissa Ward, Frederik Pleitgen, Ben Wedeman, Vasco Cotovio and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Indiscriminate killings of civilians attempting to flee the violence. Victims found with their hands tied behind their backs. An attack on a maternity hospital, a theater turned shelter bombed. The list of atrocities and apparent war crimes allegedly committed by Russian troops
Continue Reading Nine volunteer drivers on rescue mission to Mariupol detained by Russian forces, aid group says
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Nine drivers working for “Help People,” a Ukrainian volunteer group that provides food and medicine for those in need and assists in evacuations, were detained by the Russian military and remain missing, a group official told CNN. A total of 10 minibus drivers had driven into the
Continue Reading April 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Matias Grez, Amy Woodyatt, Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Ivana Kottasová, Mike Hayes, Maureen Chowdhury and Jason Kurtz, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading April 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Joe Ruiz, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading April 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Joe Ruiz, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Three deaths in separate incidents highlight sky-high tensions in Israel, West Bank
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian women in separate incidents in the West Bank on Sunday, further heightening tensions between Israelis and Palestinians after weeks of deadly attacks. In a third incident, a Jewish man was shot dead in Israel after allegedly trying to steal
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How Marine Le Pen has changed since losing the 2017 presidential election
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN France’s presidential runoff will see Emmanuel Macron face off against Marine Le Pen for a second election in a row, but the woman challenging France’s current leader is hardly the same candidate that lost by nearly two votes to one in 2017. Le Pen, 53, is currently a member of the
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French presidential election runoff
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country’s presidential election, setting up a rematch of their runoff contest in 2017. Centrist Macron and Le Pen, a long-time standard-bearer for the French far-right, were the top two candidates in the first
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French voters head to the polls in presidential race
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN French voters head to the polls Sunday for one of the most consequential presidential elections the country has seen in decades. Twelve candidates, including incumbent Emmanuel Macron, are running for the top job. If none of them receives more than 50% of the ballots, the top two candidates
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