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Ukraine Expects Approval In Bid to Join European Union
A Ukrainian deputy prime minister overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union says she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve making Ukraine a candidate for membership in the bloc.
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Zelenskyy Father's Day Post Spotlights Family Ties Amid War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted an uplifting Father’s Day message with 10 photos of parents and children set against the backdrop of war. He praised his nation’s fighters who “protect and defend the most precious.” Zelenskyy wrote in English that followed the Ukrainian on Instagram: “Being a father is a great responsibility and a great happiness. It is strength,...
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Ukrainian Soldiers Speak to Ukrainian Refugee, Say Morale Is ‘Excellent'
Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, Telegram. These are the tools Olga Nikitenko uses to keep up with friends back home in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Nikitenko took her three children to South Florida after the Russians started shelling her city in March. Now, she says, she feels guilty that her family is safe and sound while her friends are fighting. “Every day I want…
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Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
NBC 6’s Ari Odzer gives an update on the ongoing war in Ukraine
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Moscow-Backed Officials Try to Solidify Rule in Ukraine
Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday and began issuing Russian passports to those in one city who requested them, as Moscow seeks to solidify its rule over captured parts of the country. Russia Day is the holiday that marks Russia’s emergence as a sovereign state after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian media reported...
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Ukraine Pleading for More Weapons as 100 to 200 Soldiers Die Each Day
A Ukrainian presidential adviser says up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers are dying every day in the war with Russia.
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Miami-Dade County Donates 5,000 Bulletproof Vests to Ukraine
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava says the county is going above and beyond to support Ukrainians as Russia gains ground in Eastern Ukraine.
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Miami-Dade Police Department Sends Ballistic Vests to Ukraine
NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson has details on the MDPD donating bulletproof vests to Ukraine
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Ukraine's World Cup Quest Ends with Loss to Wales Amid War
Fans across Ukraine tuned in to watch their country take on Wales as the war against Russia continues for the 102nd day
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Ukrainian Refugee Reunited With Her Dog
A Ukrainian refugee is reunited with her beloved Pomeranian dog, Perseya, after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico Border in April.
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Russia Test-Fires Its Latest Hypersonic Zircon Missile
Russia’s navy has conducted another successful test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military’s long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.
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In Widely-Seen Gaffe, George W. Bush Decries ‘Brutal' Invasion of Iraq — When He Meant Ukraine
Former President George W. Bush compared Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Winston Churchill while commenting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine at an event at the Bush Center on Wednesday.
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House Approves $40B in Ukraine Aid, Beefing Up Biden Request
The House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday as lawmakers beefed up President Biden’s initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russian President Putin’s invasion.
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Greater Good Charities on Mission in Ukraine to Help People, Pets
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, Greater Good Charities is on an international mission to help rescue pets abandoned by fleeing refugees.
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Pope Francis Offered to Meet Putin, Still Waiting to Hear Back
Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and suggested the invasion might have been provoked by NATO’s eastward expansion.
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South Florida-based Network Gives Inside Look at Helping Ukrainians Survive
An estimated 11 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes and South Florida is playing a critical role in getting these families what they need to survive. Monday, an event was held to support the Doral-based group leading the relief effort and to remind South Florida to keep the donations coming. When your surviving a war, even the simplest…
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Doral-Based Global Empowerment Network Sends Relief to Ukraine
The Doral-based Global Empowerment Network has been continuously sending relief and support to Ukraine. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports
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Ukrainian Girl, 5, Gets Lifesaving Treatment for ‘Hole in Heart' in Israel
Five-year-old Karina Andreiko wasn’t hurt in the war in Ukraine. In some ways, she was saved because of it.
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Ukraine Admits ‘Ghost of Kyiv' Fighter Pilot Is a Myth
On social media, the “Ghost of Kyiv” was a military hero, an ace fighter pilot hailed for supposedly shooting down multiple Russian planes. The tales began just days into the war and circulated for months, bolstered by official Ukrainian accounts.
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‘A Huge Demand': Ukrainian Women Are Training in Kosovo to Clear Landmines at Home
Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English teacher in Ukraine.