Roksolana, left, tries on her new boots while Kseniia Drahanyuk, the co-founder of the Zemlyachki NGO, helps her fill a suitcase with various items. (Christian Streib/CNN) Andrii Kolesnyk and Kseniia Drahanyuk both beam with excitement as they crouch over a box. They are about to unpack Ukraine’s first ever military uniform for pregnant women, which […]
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — When Russian forces invaded their country in late February, Vladimir Bespalov and Maria Bespalaya feared their long-held dream of starting a family through adoption was over. “I remember that morning of February 24, very clearly,” said Vladimir Bespalov, a 27-year-old railroad worker, of the first day of the war. “We thought […]
CNN — Residents of the newly liberated city of Kherson are almost without water and face shortages of bread and medicines, officials warned, as efforts continued Sunday to remove mines and restore critical infrastructure following the withdrawal of Russian forces. Crowds celebrated the liberation of the city Saturday after Ukrainian forces swept into the city […]
Istanbul CNN — At least four people have been killed and 38 injured in an explosion in the heart of the Turkish city of Istanbul on Sunday afternoon, according to the city’s governor. Those who were injured are being treated, the governor, Ali Yerlikaya, added. “We wish God’s mercy on those who lost their lives […]
Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine’s Kherson region west of the Dnipro River. Ukrainians celebrated in the streets of the liberated regional capital. Follow live updates here. Source link
London CNN — King Charles III will lead Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday service for the first time as monarch. The King will attend the service alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort and other members of the royal family at The Cenotaph in central London. The King will lay a new wreath, the design of which pays […]
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Andrii Kolesnyk and Kseniia Drahanyuk both beam with excitement as they crouch over a box. They are about to unpack Ukraine’s first ever military uniform for pregnant women, which they recently commissioned after a pregnant sniper got in touch. The young couple, both TV journalists before the war started, are now […]
CNN — Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who had lived inside the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport for years and inspired Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film “The Terminal”, died Saturday at the same airport. Nasseri was pronounced dead by the airport medical team at Terminal 2F and had died of natural causes, a spokesperson for the airport […]
Kherson, Ukraine CNN — Once the scene of Russian occupation, the drive into newly liberated Kherson city was eerily quiet. For much of the journey through smaller towns and settlements, our team of CNN journalists was forced to drive through diversions and fields: bridges over canals were blown up, and roads were full of craters […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 3. Ruslan Kaniuka/Ukrinform/Future Publishing/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Friday was “a historic day” for Ukraine after Russia announced its withdrawal from the west bank of the Kherson region. “We are returning the south of our country, we are returning Kherson,” Zelensky said. […]
