Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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A Ukrainian refugee is still teaching her students, who are spread around the world
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ukrainian refugee Daria Bietschasna about what life is like some two months after she fled Ukraine.
This school takes kids from the most traumatized parts of Ukraine — and offers hope
Teachers in Warsaw work to address student-held trauma in classrooms after the Polish school system absorbed tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugee students.
Shelter.Lviv started on Instagram. It's now helped house 4,000 women and children
More than 14 million people have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. One shelter in the western city of Lviv has helped thousands of women and children. It now has only about 100 occupants left.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 16)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from steel plant to Russian-held territory
It's unclear if the soldiers have been taken prisoner or are under the protection of the U.N., but a Ukrainian official says they would be able to return home after a prisoner exchange with Russia.
Ukraine says it's downed 200 aircraft, a mark of Russian failures in the sky
Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.
International Rescue Committee head on Ukrainian refugee crisis and what we can learn
More people are now crossing the border into Ukraine than are fleeing the war. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the head of the International Rescue Committee about the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
How a school in Warsaw is educating kids of Ukrainian families who fled to Poland
NPR's Ari Shapiro reports from Warsaw on how Ukrainian children are being educated in Poland.
People are picking up the pieces around Kharkiv after liberation by Ukrainian forces
Ukrainian troops are pushing Russian forces away from the country's second-largest city. That's allowing residents to move out of shelters, assess damage and try to resume something of a normal life.