Bakhmut

Eduard Skoryk (center) helps lift Viktor Nesterov onto an evacuation train.

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A Ukrainian rescue worker's memories are on pause as he evacuates people

5:00am August 23, 2023

After a classmate was killed in his hometown of Bakhmut — the longest and bloodiest battle in Russia's war on Ukraine — a rescue worker volunteered to evacuate people from the front lines.

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second right, talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third left, during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday.

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Zelenskyy denies Moscow's claims that Russian forces are occupying Bakhmut

8:13am May 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia has claimed victory in the invasion's longest battle, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the fight for Bakhmut was not over. "We are not throwing people (away) to die," he said.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a waiting Chinook helicopter after meetings at Chequers, the U.K. leader's country retreat, in Aylesbury, England, on Monday.

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Latest on Ukraine: Zelenskyy made a spring diplomatic offensive in Europe (May 15)

4:46pm May 15, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

People save icons as they clear rubble after a Russian rocket ruined an Orthodox church in an Easter attack, in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, early hours Sunday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia's prisoners, Brazil's diplomacy, the fight for Bakhmut

2:07pm April 17, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The national flags of countries in NATO fly outside the organization headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Finland's flag will be added to the group.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia jails a U.S. reporter, Finland to join NATO and more

11:12am April 03, 2023

by NPR Staff

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Soldiers spend time swimming in the pool during the course.

A rehab center revives traumatized Ukrainian troops before their return to battle

5:01am March 30, 2023

Built largely with Western donations, the spa-like retreat provides soldiers with counseling, aromatherapy and more. But most soldiers are there for no more than a week.

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China's leader Xi Jinping claps as he listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link, from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2019. Xi will meet Putin this week on a visit to Moscow.

Latest on Ukraine: Xi Jinping visits Moscow to meet Putin (March 20)

9:36am March 20, 2023

by NPR Staff

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Ukrainian military personnel receive training on German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks at a Spanish army training center in Zaragoza, Spain, on Monday.

Latest in Ukraine: Expectations are growing for China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia

11:47am March 13, 2023

by NPR Staff

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday.

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

11:13am March 06, 2023

by NPR Staff

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Vlad begins his round of evacuations picking up civilians in Druzhkivka on Dec. 14, 2022, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

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Meet the volunteers bringing relief to the residents of embattled Bakhmut, Ukraine

6:03am March 05, 2023

Photographer Natalie Keyssar recounts the work of The Angels of Salvation, a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing aid to and helping to evacuate civilians in Ukraine's Donetsk region.