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Ukrainian forces attack a second border region in western Russia

8:47am August 14, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukraine is firing artillery and launching drone strikes on Russia's Belgorod region, according the the Russian governor of the territory, who has declared a state of emergency.

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In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia

10:17am August 08, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukrainian soldiers appear to be several miles inside Russia’s Kursk region, where they are in several villages. Russia’s top military official says some 1,000 Ukrainian troops are taking part.

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Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

6:00am July 18, 2024

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

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How these Ukrainian artists are using their talents to support the war effort

10:46am July 10, 2024

by Natalie Keyssar

From graffiti artists painting camo on cars to dancers raising money for the army, this is a look at how young Ukrainians use their creative talents to support the country against Russia's invasion.

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Modi's Moscow visit points to enduring friendship with Putin's Russia

7:16pm July 08, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia strikes a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine

6:05pm July 08, 2024

A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 149, and destroying a large children’s hospital in Kyiv, the state emergency service said.

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Ukraine's Kharkiv has withstood Russia's relentless strikes. Locals fear what's next

12:08pm June 21, 2024

While some have fled Ukraine's second-largest city, others remain, even performing a classical music festival in defiance of the war.

Editions of Peremoha sit on a table near the archives.

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A newspaper near Ukraine's border with Russia watches for freed POWs

10:03am May 22, 2024

Only four staffers work at the weekly Perehoma, which means "victory." Its motto: "Don't let ordinary people be erased from history."

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Independence Square during his visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

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Blinken tells Ukraine U.S. aid will make a difference against Russia's offensive

4:25pm May 14, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and said some new U.S. aid already arrived and more will reach the battlefield in the coming weeks.

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Serhii Chaus, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar, arrives at a bread delivery location on the outskirts of town. Chaus goes daily into the embattled town to deliver supplies and meet residents who choose to stay there as Russian forces are approaching the area.

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A mayor in Ukraine aids his town's few remaining people, as Russia closes in

8:04am April 04, 2024

Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar's residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.

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