CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with warning shots fired in nearby Nikolayev. The sound of shelling impacts hit around Kherson, north of the Crimean Peninsula, could be heard from 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET), and

CNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk, CNN Photos by Mark Philips At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare. The terminal, one of the most historic Art Nouveau structures in Europe, is now a

CNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk, CNN Photos by Mark Philips At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare. The terminal, one of the most historic Art Nouveau structures in Europe, is now a

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Simone McCarthy and Tim Lister, CNN A large apartment block in the west of Kyiv was struck by what a Ukrainian government minister described as a Russian missile early Saturday, as residents across the city were forced to seek shelter after a terrifying night punctuated by explosions and gunfire. Images and

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN On Friday, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov sought to reassure the world about civilian casualties on day two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Nobody is going to attack the people of Ukraine,” he said during a heated press conference, telling CNN that there were “no strikes on civilian

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Volodymyr Zelensky approached a lectern under bright lights, preparing to deliver a message to the Ukrainian people. “Today I will start with long-awaited words, which I wish to announce with pride,” he said. “Finally,” he continued. “Ukraine is United … This is our victory.” The speech was fiction. It is from

CNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Volodymyr Zelensky approached a lectern under bright lights, preparing to deliver a message to the Ukrainian people. “Today I will start with long-awaited words, which I wish to announce with pride,” he said. “Finally,” he continued. “Ukraine is United … This is our victory.” The speech was fiction. It is

By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk, CNN Photos by Mark Philips At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare. The terminal, one of the most historic Art Nouveau structures in Europe, is now a waypoint

By Angela Dewan, CNN Heavily armed Russian troops are pushing rapidly towards Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, and US officials are warning the city could fall within days. The military capabilities of these two nations are so imbalanced that Ukraine’s defiant president, Volodymyr Zelensky, implored his Western allies overnight to do more than impose sanctions to

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A palpable sense of dread hovered over Kyiv Friday as the sound of air raid sirens pierced the otherwise quiet city at regular intervals, leaving people guessing at just how close Russian forces were. It was another terrifying wakening for the residents of Kyiv as several loud bangs were heard at