Russia-Ukraine war

A Ukrainian sailor stands watch at a machine gun on the back of a patrol boat in the Dnipro River off Kyiv. Russia seized or destroyed much of Ukraine's navy, but the country is trying to rebuild its sea forces.

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Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia

11:11am July 28, 2023

by Greg Myre

First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Now, Moscow is blocking critical grain exports. As Ukraine tries to rebuild its navy, and fight back, NPR's Greg Myre got a ride on one of its few boats.

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A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed stands in Lafayette Park near the White House, March 30, 2022, in Washington. Reed, a former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said.

Marine veteran Trevor Reed was wounded fighting in Ukraine

3:40pm July 25, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. Marine veteran was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner swap last year. Now he has sustained an injury while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said.

Church personnel inspect the damage inside the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, following Russian missile attacks.

Latest on Ukraine: As Russia pounds Odesa, Moscow and Crimea become targets

1:21pm July 24, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Olha Kornych, 58, stands in front of her newly rebuilt home on Vokzalna Street in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv. Her home was among the many that were badly damaged or destroyed in Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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Ravaged by Russian troops, Bucha rises from the ashes

10:53am July 21, 2023

by Greg Myre

At the start of Russia's invasion, advancing troops reached the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. They devastated the suburb of Bucha, killing hundreds. Today, Bucha is coming back to life.

A ship carrying grain from Ukraine arrives in Istanbul, Turkey in Nov. 2022. On Monday, Russia again said it would pull out of the U.N.-backed deal.

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Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal. Here's what it means for the rest of the world

11:36am July 17, 2023

The U.N.-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed Ukraine to ship food to other parts of the world during the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's suspending the deal for now.

A harvester collects wheat in Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. On Monday, Russia suspended its participation in a wartime deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey that was designed to move food from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry.

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Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in

11:06am July 17, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Bulk carrier ARGO I is docked at the grain terminal of the port of Odesa on April 10.

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A deal that lets Ukraine export grain during its war with Russia is about to expire

12:31pm July 16, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a part of the agreement that would have eased similar exports from his country has not been satisfied.

Victoria Amelina stands next to a cherry tree in the backyard of Volodymyr Vakulenko, a Ukrainian children's book author, where he buried his diary of living under Russian occupation in Kapytolivka before he was killed.

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She saved the diary of a Ukrainian writer killed by Russia. Then she was killed, too

6:00am July 15, 2023

Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end.

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday after a joint press conference at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Key takeaways from this week's NATO summit, according to the group's leader

12:18pm July 13, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

NATO's expansion is the exact opposite of what Russia wanted, says Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. He spoke to NPR about its NATO's newest members, and when Ukraine might join them.

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday. Russia's war in Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Week in Ukraine: NATO meets as Russia's war blows past 500 days

2:00pm July 10, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.