Jason Bellini

2 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini

A Russian missile struck a playground in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih on Saturday, killing nine children. The United Nations described it as Russia's deadliest attack on Ukrainian children since the war began three years ago. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the intended target was a meeting of Ukrainian commanders at a nearby restaurant. However, security camera footage reportedly shows no military personnel present at the time of the strike.

2 weeks ago | tmj4.com | Jason Bellini |Tony Aria

A Russian missile struck a playground in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih on Saturday, killing nine children. The United Nations described it as Russia's deadliest attack on Ukrainian children since the war began three years ago. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the intended target was a meeting of Ukrainian commanders at a nearby restaurant. However, security camera footage reportedly shows no military personnel present at the time of the strike.

3 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini |Linda Pattillo

SODANKYLÄ, Finland — In the unforgiving cold of the Arctic Circle, the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division is battling more than just a simulated enemy. Temperatures plummet to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, weapons freeze, and even skin exposed for a moment too long can suffer instant frostbite. This is Arctic Forge, a multinational war game testing America’s ability to operate in one of the world’s harshest environments. “Fighting in the Arctic sucks. You’re miserable, you’re cold, you’re wet.

3 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini |Andriy Dubchak

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday night that the State Department has retained crucial records concerning Ukrainian children taken by Russia during the ongoing invasion. Rubio indicated that information from the database would be transferred to the appropriate authorities, although he did not specify which agency.

4 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are set to arrive in Greenland on Friday, marking the highest-level U.S. visit to the island since a wave of political tension reignited over its strategic value to Washington. The trip follows lingering fallout from former President Donald Trump's public musings that the United States should, could and perhaps must "buy" Greenland — an idea that didn't sit well in Nuuk, or in Copenhagen.