As the death toll climbs in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading with Western nations for a no-fly zone above Ukraine. But NATO and the United States have denied that request. “Basically, a no-fly zone, if people understood what it means, it means World War III,” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) told ABC. “It means…

Ahead of a third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded to the West for assistance. The request came after video surfaced appearing to show families of Ukrainians killed in the street around Kyiv while attempting to evacuate. Breaking! pic.twitter.com/VCL5mpOVMi — Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 6, 2022 “We are people and it…

A fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been extinguished. Ukrainian officials said the fire started after Russian forces fired on it. Radiation was not released during the incident.  Терміново! pic.twitter.com/MuXfniddVT — Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 4, 2022 “Europeans, please wake up. Tell your politicians – Russian troops are shooting at a nuclear power…

In an apparent effort to shut down Ukraine’s access to the sea, Russia targeted two port cities, including the first major Ukrainian city to fall since the invasion began. In a virtual briefing Tuesday, a spokesperson for Russia’s defense ministry announced “units of Russian Armed Forces took under its entire control the regional centre of…

Russia continued its quest to take over Kyiv Tuesday, launching at least two attacks on Ukraine’s capital city. One of the attacks, targeting Kyiv’s main TV tower, killed five people. Another attack targeted a nearby Holocaust memorial. The Russian attacks on Kyiv came on the same day Russia fired what appeared to be a missile…

As day six of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine got underway, Russia continued to focus on Ukraine’s two largest cities: Kharkiv and the capital of Kyiv. Tuesday brought the second straight day of shelling in Kharkiv. Explosions tore through residential areas, and a maternity ward was moved to an underground shelter. “As a result of air…

Five days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an application for membership into the European Union (EU). Pictures of the signing were tweeted out by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Video of the signing can be found above. “This is the choice of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. We more than…

The new week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began with peace talks between the two nations in Belarus. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said his country was seeking an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. The Kremlin declined to comment on what Russia was looking for out of the Monday peace…

As the world closely monitors the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainians and even the country’s president have gone viral on social media with their response. According to Belarus-based journalist Hanna Liubakova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described himself as Russia’s top enemy. “The enemy marked me as target number one, and my family as target…

As fighting increases near Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will stay in Kyiv with the understanding that doing so puts his safety at risk. Friday morning, Russia claimed it had taken Kyiv’s airport, cutting the city off from the West. The United Nations estimates 50,000 Ukrainians have fled the country, and that…