The War Room: Russian invaders have taken the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson just northwest of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea. It’s the first major city to fall.    Ukrainian forces retreated west toward Mykolaiv, the mayor of Kherson told reporters. …

The War Room: Russian attacks destroyed two apartment high rises outside Kyiv yesterday in an escalation of attacks on civilian targets. Also yesterday, a Russian rocket  hit the primary television tower in Kyiv in an initial effort to knock out civilian communications …

The War Room: A large rocket today devastated a civilian administrative building on Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, demonstrating that the Russians are not avoiding civilian targets. At least 10 people were killed.    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, …

Blitzfail: Belarus is preparing to join the Russian invasion of Ukraine, possibly widening the geography of the war, The Washington Post reported last night, attributing its information to an anonymous US government official.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President …

Ammunition, Not a Ride:  Ukrainian forces are putting up stiff resistance as Russian troops press to take the capital of Kyiv and other major cities.    The street fighting is reported to be intense as the government is handing out guns to …

Ukraine Falling: Russian rockets have hit the capital city of Kyiv and there appears to be fighting in the streets as Vladimir Putin presses his takeover of Ukraine in the most major warfare in Europe since World war II.   Ukraine officials warned …

  Explosions have been reported in at least 16 locations, including the capital city of Kyiv, as well as Lutsk, and Ivano-Frankivsk in the far west, Karkiv in the northeast, Odessa to the south on the Black Sea, and Mariupol on …

Beginning of Invasion: Speaking at the White House yesterday, President Joe Biden described the Russian military move into rebel-held areas of Ukraine  as “the beginning of a Russian invasion” and joined European leaders imposing sanctions.   He said he believes Russian might still …

The Soft Invasion: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he’s recognizing pro-Russian breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine and sending in troops as “peacekeepers.” Troops are already reported to be over the borders.   It’s a way of invading while calling it something …

The Ukraine Threat: US intelligence officials have been telling news agencies that they have intel that the Kremlin has already given the order to units in the field to proceed with the invasion of Ukraine.     “Everything leading up to the actual …