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NATO-trained Ukrainian troops contribute to offensive to push out Russian forces

5:28am August 22, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukrainian soldiers trained by the U.S. in Germany speak to NPR about using Western tactics — and weapons — in the latest counteroffensive to push out Russian forces.

Ukraine and Bulgaria say commercial vessels are defying Russia in the Black Sea

6:11pm August 21, 2023

by Brian Mann

Ukraine and Bulgaria sounded a defiant tone on the future of grain and other shipments on the Black Sea. They say Russia's effort to strangle Ukraine with an embargo and missile strikes isn't working.

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An injured man walks in Krasna Square in front of the Taras Shevchenko Chernihiv Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre, after a Russian attack on Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia strikes Chernihiv, as Kyiv welcomes F-16 pledges

11:59am August 21, 2023

by NPR Staff

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

Spain's Olga Carmona points to the message she had written on her undershirt to honor the death of one of her best friend's mother after scoring what would be the only goal in the match against England on Sunday. Carmona later learned that her father had died before the final match.

Spain's Olga Carmona learned her father had died after she won the Women's World Cup

11:14am August 21, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

"Yesterday was the best and the worst day of my life," wrote Carmona, who scored the only goal in Spain's historic win over England.

A sunflower farm on Hayling Island is asking customers to keep their clothes on

7:24am August 21, 2023

Owners of the farm on the island off the coast of England are asking customers to keep their clothes on. The request comes after three visitors were found posing naked with the sunflowers in one day.

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BRICS group of major emerging economies will hold a summit in Johannesburg

5:04am August 21, 2023

by Philip Reeves

The trade block formerly known as BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will meet this week with the expansion and the impact of the war in Ukraine high on the agenda.

FILE - In this image made from video released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.

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The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

5:21am August 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia's unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported.

Law enforcement officers inspect the site of a missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

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Russian missile kills 7 and injures 90 in northern Ukrainian city amid local holiday

11:08am August 19, 2023

Many residents had just finished a morning of festivities and were leaving church in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv, when a Russian missile struck the city's center, heavily damaging a theater building.

Michael Wetter from Stuart, Florida, says it's time for US aid to Ukraine to end. He's part of a trend among conservative voters who've soured in American support for Ukraine.

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Rural voters shaping the GOP presidential turn against U.S. aid to Ukraine

5:01am August 18, 2023

by Brian Mann

Populist politicians and right-wing media have convinced many voters that US aid for Ukraine is a waste of money. Domestic problems should take precedent, they say.

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko speaks in April during a hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee concerning the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sopko says the U.S. also needs to keep an eye on the billions of dollars provided to Ukraine.

Corruption in Afghanistan offers lessons for billions going to Ukraine

5:20pm August 17, 2023

by Tom Bowman

John Sopko has long been a U.S. government-appointed watchdog for how money was distributed in Afghanistan. He believes there are lessons that apply to aiding Ukraine's fight against Russia.

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