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Satellite photo shows Russian troops were stationed in Chernobyl's radioactive zone

9:06pm April 07, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

The satellite image lends credence to the idea that Russia may have exposed its troops to unhealthy levels of radioactivity.

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, covered in red paint, takes a picture following the attack on him while on board a train from Moscow to Samara.

Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, was attacked in Russia

6:50pm April 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian media outlet Novaya Gazeta, was on a train heading from Moscow to Samara when a man threw red paint on him.

People crowd into a bus on Thursday on their way to a train station in Severodonetsk, as they try to flee eastern Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 7)

5:03pm April 07, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A shard of shrapnel protrudes from a wall. City Hospital No. 2 has routinely operated on patients who've needed shrapnel and bullets extracted from their bodies.

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Doctors in Chernihiv bear witness to their hospital's fate after Russian shelling

3:22pm April 07, 2022

by Ari Daniel

It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what's going on now.

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A shipment of valuable art was seized at Finland's border with Russia, with customs officials citing sanctions stemming from the war in Ukraine.

Finnish customs seizes millions of dollars' worth of artwork headed to Russia

1:40pm April 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The paintings and sculptures, some of which are reportedly priceless, had been loaned by Russia to museums in Italy and Japan. Finnish agents detained them at a border crossing over the weekend.

Runners near the finish line on Boylston Street during the 125th Boston Marathon on October 11, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Runners residing in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's event.

Runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon

1:16pm April 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Organizers also said that Russians and Belarusians who live elsewhere will still be able to run, just not under their countries' flags. The marathon and 5k are planned for the weekend of April 16.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, walks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as they arrive for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.

Ukraine seeks more arms as U.S. and allies consider new penalties for Russia

6:34am April 07, 2022

by Dustin Jones

NATO foreign ministers meet Thursday as part of a larger effort by the U.S., its allies and Ukraine to bolster Ukrainian defenses, and impose new penalties on Russia for invading its neighbor.

Internally displaced people arrive at a center in Zaporizhzhia, northwest of Mariupol, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 6)

4:57pm April 06, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Activists hold Ukrainian flags as they protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a rally at Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. New U.S. sanctions Sanctions are being enacted on top Russian officials a

New U.S. sanctions target Russia's largest banks and Putin's children

11:37am April 06, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the media, before departing for Brussels from Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, on Tuesday.

Antony Blinken will meet with allies in Brussels to discuss actions against Russia

5:54am April 06, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The U.S. secretary of state will meet with NATO and G-7 members to talk punitive measures following reports of Russian war crimes against Ukraine.