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Anya Breus, Oleksandr's sister, launched a search for her brother when the family hadn't heard from him.

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There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one

9:18am December 10, 2022

by Tim Mak

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

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People fill up containers with drinking water at a fountain outside of the Church of the Archangel Saint Michael after morning service in Borodianka on Sunday.

Life in a Ukrainian town: rampaging Russians, power cuts, a visit by Banksy

5:00am December 10, 2022

by Greg Myre

Borodianka was largely reduced to rubble by the Russian invasion. It's become a symbol of the devastation inflicted by the Russian forces, and attracted a recent visit by the artist Banksy.

Paul Whelan holds a sign in protest as he awaits his verdict in Moscow in June 2020. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison on charges of espionage.

Biden vows to bring longtime detainee Paul Whelan home from Russia too

2:58pm December 08, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The former U.S. Marine has been held in Russia since 2018. As supporters celebrate Brittney Griner's release, they — Whelan himself included — are wondering why he was left behind.

Why sanctions against Russia aren't working — yet

4:58pm December 06, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

When sanctions were enacted against Russia in February of this year, many forecasts were of an imminent collapse in the Russian economy. A new report looks at why that hasn't happened.

Yurii Herasko, a manager with DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, near a worksite in the Teremky neighborhood of Kyiv on Wednesday.

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In an ongoing race, Ukraine tries to repair faster than Russia bombs

5:26am December 06, 2022

by Greg Myre

Ukraine's electrical grid has been under assault from Russian airstrikes for two months. Repair workers are racing to fix damaged power stations, even as the country braces for more attacks.

Civilians take shelter in Akademmistechko Metro during an air alert on Monday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia renewed its missile attacks across Ukraine on Monday.

Russia strikes again at Ukraine's energy system, but damage is limited

1:30pm December 05, 2022

by Greg Myre

Russia unleashed a new wave of airstrikes at Ukraine, aimed at destroying the power grid. The attacks caused damage and casualties, but Ukraine said it shot down most of the incoming missiles.

Hospital staff take care of orphaned children at the children's regional hospital maternity ward in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russian authorities have been accused of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories to raise them as their own.

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Ukrainians say they hid orphaned children from Russian deportation

4:40am December 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The staff at the children's regional hospital in Kherson city, Ukraine, say they began fabricating orphans' medical records to make it appear like they were too ill to move.

A house burns after a Russian attack in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022.

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The war in Ukraine is set to slow this winter, according to U.S. intelligence

10:18am December 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia's war in Ukraine is running at a "reduced tempo" and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months.

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OPEC keeps oil targets the same amid uncertainty on Russian sanctions

8:07am December 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The decision at a meeting of oil ministers Sunday comes a day ahead of the planned start of two measures aimed at hitting Russia's oil earnings in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, Oct. 11, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. The deadline is looming for Western allies to agree on a price cap on Russia oil.

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What to know about the West's new efforts to slash Russia's oil revenue

3:14pm December 02, 2022

by Jackie Northam

Plans take effect next week that would ban most Russian oil imports from Europe and put a price cap on the oil going elsewhere. But Russia could still make money off oil to fund its war in Ukraine.