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200,000 could lose their jobs as Western companies withdraw, Moscow mayor says

1:26pm April 18, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The city is preparing to retrain some workers and give temporary public works jobs to thousands more as a growing number of Western companies distance themselves from Russia.

Residents give updates from Lviv after multiple missile strikes were reported

7:17am April 18, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

At least six people have been reported killed and more injured in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where missile strikes were reported.

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Firefighters work to extinguish fire at an apartment building after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 17, 2022.

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Missile strikes in western Ukraine kill 6 as country braces for new assault in east

5:35am April 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Russian missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed six people and wounded at least eight, the regional governor said, which appeared to target military infrastructure facilities

A woman walks past a destroyed house following bombardment in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, in the Kyiv region, on Sunday.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 17)

5:33pm April 17, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Ukraine latest: Ukraine forces fight to hold onto Mariupol

4:54pm April 17, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Russian forces continue their assault on Ukraine, especially in the beleaguered port city of Mariupol.

War isn't dampening artists' determination to revive Indigenous Ukrainian music

4:54pm April 17, 2022

A group of musicians in the area around Kyiv remains focused on reviving a uniquely Ukrainian tradition, even in the midst of war.

Amongst division in France, one interfaith group comes together to celebrate Ramadan

8:49am April 17, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

A group of women in an interfaith group gathered for dinner to mark the start of Ramadan during a divisive presidential election.

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Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Brian Mann

Russia has given Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol a chance to surrender as they close in on the port city. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying rocket attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.

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Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

As the war in Ukraine continues, Poles are joining their nation's military and packing shooting ranges in case they need to defend Poland from Russia, despite Poland's membership in NATO.

Alyona Shkrum, a 34-year-old member of parliament, is among a new class of Ukrainian leaders who are pushing their country to a more Europe-focused future.

War crystalizes young Ukrainian leaders' calls for a future aligned with Europe

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

These young politicians have few memories of life under Soviet rule — and they say the war has accelerated their efforts to push for a more Europe-focused future.