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CNN By Julia Hollingsworth and Matthew Chance, CNN Russia’s brutal onslaught of Ukraine is raging on multiple fronts, but despite desperate pleas for more international assistance, the country faces Moscow’s offensive largely alone. Key cities in Ukraine were attacked from several sides Tuesday, with Russia launching strikes on buildings in the center of the capital

CNN By Denise Hruby for CNN Elena Holitsyna and her daughter, Valerie, were exhausted by the time they arrived in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania, and were greeted by dozens of volunteers and a little girl handing out yellow tulips. They had spent four days crisscrossing Ukraine, hoping to find safety, each day bringing with it more news of Russian soldiers advancing

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A drive through central Kyiv leaves no room for doubt. This is a city preparing for a major Russian attack. Rows of concrete panels arranged in maze-like formations. Anti-tank road blocks. Piles of sandbags. Improvised barriers built of random pieces of metal, wood, old tires or anything that was at

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A drive through central Kyiv leaves no room for doubt. This is a city preparing for a major Russian attack. Rows of concrete panels arranged in maze-like formations. Anti-tank road blocks. Piles of sandbags. Improvised barriers built of random pieces of metal, wood, old tires or anything that was at hand.

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CNN By Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill, Shama Nasinde and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country say they are experiencing racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials. One African medical student told CNN that she and other foreigners were ordered off the public

By Matthew Chance, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, in an exclusive interview with CNN and Reuters from the bunker in Kyiv in which he is leading his military’s response.

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Tamara Qiblawi, Tara John and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Russian forces fired rockets at a TV tower in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Tuesday, hours after Moscow warned of strikes on other facilities linked to Ukrainian security agencies. The rocket attack took out broadcasting hardware, raising fears that Moscow is attempting

By Laura Ly and Nimi Princewill, CNN Representatives from the three African nations on the UN Security Council — Kenya, Ghana, and Gabon — all condemned reports of discrimination against African citizens at the Ukrainian border during a meeting at the UN HQ in New York City Monday. There have been widespread reports from African

By Ivana Kottasová and Jack Guy, CNN Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are facing worsening conditions as a Russian military column more than 40 miles long bears down on the city. Thousands of residents are sheltering in unheated basements, underground parking lots and subway stations and a sudden cold snap has blanketed the city

CNN By Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill, Shama Nasinde and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country say they are experiencing racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials. One African medical student told CNN that she and other foreigners were ordered off the public

By Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill, Shama Nasinde and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country say they are experiencing racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials. One African medical student told CNN that she and other foreigners were ordered off the public transit