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President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken out about his decision to fight for his country in a new interview with 60 Minutes. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine as part of President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation". In the weeks that have followed, Ukraine has been devastated by attacks from Russian…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken out about the free world's refusal to assist Ukraine more over the fear of a nuclear exchange. The 44-year-old European leader recently sat down with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley to talk about the atrocities his country is facing as Ukraine approaches 50 days at…
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Hacking group Anonymous claims to have successfully hacked the Kremlin's CCTV system and are threatening to release its secrets. The Anonymous TV Twitter account wrote on April 6: "JUST IN: Hackers ( @Thblckrbbtworld ) who operates in behalf of #Anonymous gained access to the Kremlin CCTV system." The tweet continued:…
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UPDATE: Per The Guardian, the regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko has now said that the death toll for Friday's airstrike attack in Kramatorsk has risen to 39. ORIGINAL: Officials say that at least 30 people - including two children - have been killed following a Russian airstrike on a train station…
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The Biden Administration has announced new sanctions targeting the two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As reported by CNN, fresh new sanctions were announced on Wednesday, affecting financial institutions in Russia as well as individuals, including Putin's children, in response to the alleged civilian killings in the Ukrainian…
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Zookeepers in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Kharkiv may have to put down all their large animals. As reported by The Independent, Feldman Ecopark says it has been bombed incessantly by invading Russian forces over the past five weeks. While some animals have survived the attack, the facility has been…
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The Kremlin has referred to President Joe Biden's calls for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes as "unacceptable and disgraceful". As reported by BBC News, Biden on Monday said Putin had committed war crimes and called for a trial. His remarks were made in the wake…
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Today marks 41 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his "special military operation" in Ukraine. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, we have seen the Ukrainian people left devastated by attacks via land, air, and sea. A recent report from the Office of the UN High…
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Ecuador has become the first country in the world to formally grant wild animals legal rights, Inside Climate News reports. The South American nation's Constitutional Court upheld non-human legal rights this month when they ruled in favor of a woolly monkey called Estrellita, who was confiscated from her home to…
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Sean Penn has threatened to publicly smelt his Oscars statuettes if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not invited to talk at tonight's ceremony. The 61-year-old actor has claimed the Best Actor Academy Award twice over his storied career - the first for his role in 2003's Mystic River and the…
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Ukraine has revealed that the civilian sailors from Snake Island - who famously told a Russian warship to "go f*** yourself" - are returning home. The border guards first hit headlines back on February 24 when an audio file surfaced online revealed an exchange between the Ukrainians on Snake Island…
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The United States is set to welcome up to 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. As reported by CNN and Reuters, the news was confirmed by the Biden Administration on Thursday (March 24), with a senior administration official stating: "To meet this commitment, we are considering the full range…
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The first remains of the victims of the Boeing 737 plane crash in China have been found, along with one of the jet's black boxes. On Monday, a passenger plane carrying more than 130 people crashed into the mountains of China's rural Guangxi region after plunging more than 20,000ft. It…
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Hacktivist group Anonymous has apparently claimed a new victory in their cyberwar against Russia. The collective says they have successfully hacked the Central Bank of Russia - and that they're threatening to release sensitive files. Also known as the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the bank is responsible for…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been checking in on his brave citizens. The leader stopped by a Kyiv hospital on Thursday to visit a wounded 16-year-old girl who was injured while saving her little brother's life. In a video shared by CBS News on Twitter, Zelensky, 44, can be seen…
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The young girl who melted hearts when she sang Frozen's 'Let It Go' in a Kyiv bomb shelter has performed live on stage in Poland. Earlier this month, seven-year-old Amelia Anisovych was filmed performing the song from the hit Disney movie while taking shelter amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The…
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky had a video call with Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher after the Hollywood couple raised more than $30 million in support of Ukrainian refugees. Last week, Ukrainian-born Kunis, 38, and Kutcher, 44, announced in a video that their Stand with Ukraine campaign had reached its $30…
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Ukraine has turned down a Russian demand to surrender the key strategic city of Mariupol in exchange for opening humanitarian corridors into the area. BBC News reports that there are around 300,000 people trapped in the besieged port city, where residents have endured weeks of Russian bombardment with no power…
