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Far-right militant groups align with issue-oriented groups ahead of midterms

6:11am May 03, 2022

A report says instances of political violence were down slightly in 2021 from the year before. But militant groups were recruiting and shifting tactics to lay the groundwork for increased violence.

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Hryhorii, a member of the Ukrainian military, hugs his wife Oksana, whom he had not seen for nearly a year, after she fled from the Russian-occupied Novomykhailivka village and arrived by car at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol a

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 2)

5:00pm May 02, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Professor Rain Ottis leads a Locked Shield Excercise at Hilton Tallinn Park.

Estonia hosts NATO-led cyber war games, with one eye on Russia

11:40am May 02, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Estonia is host to one of the world's largest annual interactive cybersecurity drills. Russia is always considered the main threat, but this year, the war in Ukraine has only added to the stakes.

Satellite imagery from Friday appears to show dolphin pens at the entrance to Sevastopol's harbor. The naval base there is important to the Russian military because of its proximity to the Crimean Peninsula.

A Russian naval base is defended by dolphins. It's not as unusual as it sounds

6:52pm April 29, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Citing satellite imagery, a submarine analyst says Russia's navy is deploying dolphins to defend a crucial base off Crimea. Russia and the U.S. have run marine-mammal training programs for decades.

Rescue servicemen extinguish a bush fire after shelling in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 29)

5:02pm April 29, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Firefighters try to put out a fire following an explosion in Kyiv on Thursday, the same day of a visit by the head of the United Nations.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 28)

4:54pm April 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

State Dept spokesperson on the prisoner exchange that returned Marine vet Trevor Reed

5:25pm April 27, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with State Department spokesperson Ned Price about the return of Marine veteran Trevor Reed in a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to media at the gas station of Gaz-System in Rembelszczyzna, near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday. Polish and Bulgarian leaders accused Moscow of using natural gas to blackmail their countries after Russia's

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 27)

5:03pm April 27, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Pallets of aid to Ukraine are stacked behind Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they speak with reporters after returning from their trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele

U.S. war aims shift in Ukraine — and bring additional risks

4:46pm April 27, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. now believes Ukraine can win, a significant change in thinking, and is rushing in weapons. This raises the risk of widening the conflict, analysts say, and may destabilize the global economy.

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Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed freed from Russia in prisoner swap

10:28am April 27, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

A former U.S. Marine is on his way back to the United States after being released from Russian detention. Trevor Reed's release was part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia.

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