Officials say about 2,000 troops are inside, along with civilians sheltering in underground tunnels.
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Russians shift elite units to new battleground, Ukraine says
The two sides are hurtling toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country’s industrial heartland.
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Maine Voices: Why the U.S. must not intervene in Ukraine
As Vladimir Putin is backed snarling into a corner, we are now only a few bad decisions away from nuclear annihilation.
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Two months after U.S. Olympian’s arrest in Russia, mystery surrounds her case
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in mid-February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine
The president has chosen retired Lt. Gen. Terry Wolff, a National Security Council official during the Obama administration, to oversee coordination of the security assistance to Ukraine.
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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill holdouts
Satellite images showed more than 200 new graves in a town where Ukrainian officials say the Russians have been burying Mariupol residents killed in the fighting.
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For Russian diplomats, lying about Ukraine is part of the job
Russian embassies and consulates around the world are prolifically using Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to deflect blame for atrocities in Ukraine.
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Russia has begun its major offensive in eastern Ukraine, Zelensky says
Russia bombarded the western city of Lviv and numerous other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be an intensified bid to grind down the country’s defenses elsewhere.
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The Maine Millennial: Putin’s anti-gay agenda digs in close to home
Right-wing Christians are pushing the same freedom-killing laws that took root in Russia a decade ago.
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Maine Voices: Putin invokes demons to justify war against Ukraine
His rhetoric and its historical ties to mass violence stir grave concerns about what the future holds for the Ukrainian people.