The War Room: The battle for the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is down to street-to-street fighting in the rubble as the Russians press to take the city for their first strategic victory.   The Ukrainians had spurned a Russian deadline to …

The War Room: Ukraine authorities overnight defied a Russian demand for surrender of the southern port city of Mariupol. Russian Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev had promised that “All who lay down their arms are guaranteed safe passage out of Mariupol.” The Ukrainians ignored …

The War Room: Tank battles have erupted in the city of Mariupol as the Russians push for total occupation and the Ukrainians put up a stiff defense.   Russia’s defense ministry said it was “tightening the noose” around the city and the  national …

The War Room: A Russian missile strike today has hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, which has been a haven for people fleeing the embattled east.   As of this morning, only about 130 people have emerged alive from a bombed-out …

March 16, 2022 Vol. 11, No. 63 _____________________________________________ The War Room: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to address Congress by video link this morning and step up pressure for more military aid. He wants a no-fly zone over Ukraine but the …

The War Room:  Russian forces are now pounding military targets in western Ukraine as they also carry on with their assault on major cities. Explosions hit the capital city of Kyiv this morning and several apartment towers were burning. At least …

The War Room:  Representatives of Ukraine and Russia were meeting again today and The NY Times reports that the two sides were expressing cautious optimism.   So far, negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have gone nowhere and foreign leaders like France’s Emanuel …

The War Room:  As Russia adds to its list of target cities, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of attempting to break the will of the population in what he called “A war of annihilation.”   Bombs or missiles hit airfields in Lutsk …

The War Room:  Russian forces are reported to have gained some ground as they inch their way to the Ukraine capitol city of Kyiv but they are paying heavily for it.   Video released yesterday of a Russian tank column under attack …

The War Room:  A Russian attack yesterday destroyed a maternity and children’s hospital complex in the southern Ukrainian city of  Mariupol. By the look of the crater in the open area between three buildings, it appears that the Russians used at least …