Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help
Russian troops left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid in a northern Ukrainian city, giving fuel to Kyiv's calls Thursday for more Western support to help halt Moscow's offensive.
Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban
Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
US targets Putin's daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions for Ukraine 'war crimes'
The U.S. announced sanctions targeting Putin’s two adult daughters and says it’s toughening penalties against Russian banks in retaliation for “war crimes” in Ukraine.
Chinese Mutual Aid Association doubles down to help Ukrainian refugees, Chicago immigrants
A Chicago agency is preparing to assist refugees from Ukraine and other parts of the world, fulfilling its mission for 40 years now.
Ukraine says civilians gave poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers, killing 2 and sickening 28
Ukraine’s intelligence unit claimed that civilians in the Kharkiv region gave poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers, killing two of them and hospitalizing 28 others.
Zelenskyy accuses Russian military of war crimes in plea to UN Security Council
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.
Russia faces global outrage over bodies of civilians in Ukraine's streets
Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine.
Ukraine accuses Russian troops of massacre after finding city strewn with bodies
Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area.
Ukrainian troops cautiously retaking areas near Kyiv amid fear of Russian traps
In at least one town, soldiers used cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets Saturday out of fear that Russian forces may have set booby-traps before leaving.
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control surging gas prices
Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices.
Chicago area residents continue to donate, raise money for Ukrainian refugees
"Being born in Poland, raised in Poland, 60 miles from the Ukrainian border, that just broke my heart to see so many women and children and people dying, and I wanted to help somehow," said Fr. Benedykt Pazdan, the Pastor of St. Bernadette Parish.
Russia shells areas in Ukraine where it vowed to scale back operations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is at a “turning point” in the war with Russia.
