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A retro computer museum in Mariupol beloved by children was attacked by Russia

1:15pm March 29, 2022

"It's been a hobby of my life," said the owner of the retro computer collection that was hit by a Russian attack in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

A man walks with a bicycle on a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, earlier this month.

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What the city of Mariupol means for Ukraine — and for Russia's military campaign

4:07pm March 23, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Ukraine's Mariupol has been battered by Russian airstrikes. Why is this city so important? The reasons range from geographic and strategic, to economic and psychological.

Sywasz Elizabeth, Samarska Ludmyla and Pylypenko Arsenij wait on a bus after arriving safely on a train in Lviv, Ukraine, from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has been under heavy Russian military attack, on Tuesday. Trains carried hundreds of evacu

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 22)

5:01pm March 22, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Cars wait in a long line to leave Mariupol, on March 17. The city, on Ukraine's southeastern coast, has been heavily damaged by Russian bombardment.

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When Russia shelled their building in Mariupol, 13 neighbors banded together to flee

2:04pm March 22, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Before the war, Mariupol residents Tetiana Myhalyova and metalworker Victor Perederiy had never met. But after sheltering for weeks without heat or water, they decided to escape together.

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First responders and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Wednesday. The woman and her baby have since died.

The pregnant woman from the iconic Mariupol photo has died. Many more are at risk

12:40pm March 14, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The woman and her baby died after Wednesday's strike, one of dozens of recent attacks on Ukraine's health system. U.N. groups warn it is running "dangerously low" on oxygen and medical supplies.

A Russian army tank moves through a street on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, on Friday, March 11, 2022.

Russians shelled a mosque where 80 people were sheltering in Mariupol, Ukraine says

6:22am March 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey said that a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, were among the people who had sought safety in the mosque.

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closeup view of fires in an industrial area and nearby fields in southern Chernihiv, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion on Thursday.

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Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

3:30am March 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The strikes on Friday came as new satellite photos appeared to show a massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital had fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv.

Satellite images show the destruction in Mariupol after Russian strike

5:52pm March 09, 2022

by Marco Storel

Russian forces breached a temporary cease-fire declared yesterday in Ukraine.