‘It was a day of difficult events,’ the Ukrainian president said in a video address.
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Russians Pound Ukrainian Cities, as Biden Rallies Anti-Kremlin Alliance
A powerful explosion ruined a shopping mall in Kyiv and claimed several lives, while Ukraine refused a Russian demand to surrender the devastated city of Mariupol.
Your Tuesday Briefing: The Fight for Mariupol
Plus a plane crash in China and Hong Kong’s easing of Covid restrictions.
Mariupol Residents Fight to Survive in Bombed and Besieged City
For three weeks, the Ukrainian port city has been without water, heat, electricity and all communication under a merciless Russian assault. Here’s what its residents have been enduring.
The Grimmest Dilemma
The Biden administration is facing an old Cold War dilemma: Be weak or risk a world war.
Deadly Strike on Ukraine Barracks Punctuates Russian Military Gains
Ukraine said it had temporarily lost contact with officials in the strategic port city of Mariupol, and a Russian rocket attack on a military site in Mykolaiv left dozens dead.
Survivors Emerge From a Bombed Theater, but Ukraine’s Suffering Grows
Russia continues to devastate cities and hit civilians, as Ukrainian forces strike back and peace talks drag on.
A City Under Siege
We give you a rare dispatch from Mariupol, Ukraine.
Ukrainian Forces Strike Back at Russia, as Biden Sends More Firepower
The attacks in Kyiv and Kherson were aimed at inflicting “maximum losses” against Russia but not regaining territory, while the U.S. pledged $800 million more in military aid.
Russian Bombardment of Kyiv Continues While European Leaders Visit
The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia made the trip as a show of solidarity, but it also bared divisions with other European Union members.