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How one city in southern Ukraine became a humanitarian hub

5:11am May 11, 2022

by Tim Mak

It's been too dangerous for many Ukrainians to leave their house — let alone make an escape. But some have found ways to cross the frontlines, navigating dangerous check points, to safer areas.

Residents receive food supplies May 7 as volunteers deliver daily from a warehouse of a humanitarian aid distribution center in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine

House passes nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine and sends package to the Senate

10:55pm May 10, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

The House added $7 billion to President Biden's request for military, economic and humanitarian aid before voting on Tuesday night.

An Ukrainian firefighter works near a destroyed building on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles a day earlier from the air at the crucial Black Sea port of Odesa, hitting a shopping

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 10)

5:20pm May 10, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

What to know about Bridget Brink, the nominee for ambassador to Ukraine

5:03pm May 10, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The Biden administration is re-opening its embassy in Ukraine and hoping the Senate will approve a new ambassador. The nominee, Bridget Brink, was on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing Tuesday.

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Russia's war in Ukraine could become a 'frozen conflict,' analysts say

5:03pm May 10, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

As the Russian and Ukrainian armies battle over the country's east and south, analysts say the war could become what's called a "frozen conflict."

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Macron won France's presidency, but the votes indicate an increasingly divided nation

4:28pm May 10, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

President Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term at the end of April and sworn in over the weekend. But his right-wing rival Marine Le Pen did better than last time, implying a divided France.

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This Ukrainian circus was on tour in Italy when the war started

4:28pm May 10, 2022

by Adam Raney

One of Ukraine's top circus troupes was on the road in Italy when Russia invaded. Performers faced the dilemma of whether to rush back home or keep the show going.

Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk speaks during a campaign rally in Kyiv, on Jan. 22, 2019. Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died. He was 88.

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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's 1st president, dies at age 88

4:08pm May 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Kravchuk led Ukraine as its Communist Party boss in the waning years of the Soviet Union. He played a pivotal role in the demise of the USSR before holding the Ukrainian presidency from 1991 to 1994.

Bono, Taras Topolia and "The Edge" perform at a subway station-turned-bomb shelter in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday.

U2's Bono and the Edge held a concert in a Kyiv subway station in support of Ukraine

1:40pm May 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The musicians said they were performing in Kyiv at the invitation of Ukraine's president. They played acoustic versions of U2 hits and also shared the "stage" with the Ukrainian band Antytila.

Demonstrators protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Independence Square in front of the Parliament Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 24, 2022. Lithuania's parliament has since declared Russia a perpetrator of terrorism and genocide.

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Lithuania designates Russia as a terrorist country, a global first

12:50pm May 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The resolution, which passed unanimously, comes a day after Lithuania's foreign minister publicly urged a regime change in Russia.