Russian invasion

A Ukrainian soldier stands on an armored personnel carrier near the front lines with Russian troops in Izium, in eastern Ukraine, on Monday. Russia fared poorly when it invaded Ukraine eight weeks ago. Now Russia says it has now launched a new offensive f

As Russia launches a new offensive, what did it learn from the first one?

1:02pm April 19, 2022

by Greg Myre

When Russia invaded Ukraine eight weeks ago, its war plan failed on multiple fronts. Russia has now regrouped and is focused on the east of Ukraine, hoping to avoid the earlier mistakes.

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Firefighters battle a blaze after a civilian building was hit by a Russian missile on Monday in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said at least seven people were killed and more were wounded in missile strikes in different areas of the city.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 18)

5:00pm April 18, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Crews carry body bags as they search for remains and remove debris in the Borodyanka area outside Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 15)

5:04pm April 15, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A soldier and a woman walk past the headquarters for Russian troops in September 2021 in the town of Tiraspol, in Trans-Dniester, a pro-Russian region that declared independence from Moldova but is internationally unrecognized. Russia has stationed 1,500

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With war next door, Moldova faces a dilemma as Eastern Europe's most vulnerable state

1:56pm April 15, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

One of Europe's poorest countries, Moldova has a separatist region that hosts 1,500 Russian troops. Since the Ukraine war, Moldova has applied to join the EU, even as it keeps a policy of neutrality.

Russian navy officers line up on the deck as the guided missile cruiser Moskva (Moscow) sailed into a harbor after tracking NATO warships in the Black Sea, in the port of Sevastopol, Crimea, Nov. 16, 2021. Russian authorities said the Moskva sank Thursday

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 14)

5:18pm April 14, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A priest and relatives on Tuesday stand near the exhumed body of Gostomel's mayor, Yuriy Prylypko, who had been buried near a church in the village in the Kyiv region. Prylypko, 62, was killed on March 7 after Russian forces rolled into his village.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 12)

4:59pm April 12, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Workers remove a destroyed Russian military tank from the road near Andriivka, a village close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 11)

4:58pm April 11, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

April 3: A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Photos: Russian attacks leave catastrophic scenes, as many flee or are displaced

2:06pm April 04, 2022

by Marco Storel

Ukraine has launched an investigation into war crimes officials believe have been committed by Russian forces during the course of the invasion.

A local resident carries a cage on Thursday while walking past an apartment building destroyed in the besieged city of Mariupol.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 31)

4:56pm March 31, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

This aerial view taken near Kyiv on Wednesday shows a destroyed house in the village of Lukianivka.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 30)

4:58pm March 30, 2022

by NPR Staff

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