Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia's siege of Pokrovsk tightens

3:12pm January 02, 2025

Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired

6:31am January 01, 2025

Among the hardest-hit will be Moldova, which has brought in emergency measures as residents brace for a harsh winter and looming power cuts.

Inside a secret Ukrainian drone command post, where Russian soldiers are seen as prey

6:28am December 24, 2024

NPR visits a secret drone command center near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where crews are using remote-controlled aircraft to hunt Russian soldiers on the battlefield.

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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Putin meets with Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Lvova-Belova in Moscow

Putin's planes took Ukrainian kids into 'coerced' Russian adoption, a Yale report says

3:51pm December 03, 2024

Russia's president and senior Kremlin officials financed and facilitated the transport of at least 314 Ukrainian children into "coerced" foster care and adoptions, a new Yale University report says.

Russia launches intercontinental ballistic missile for first time, Kyiv says

Putin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Ukraine

12:53pm November 21, 2024

Putin said the new missile, called "Oreshnik," Russian for "hazel," used a nonnuclear warhead and was in response to Ukraine firing longer-range missiles into Russia with NATO's help.

To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones

4:12am November 21, 2024

by Greg Myre

President Biden has now given Ukraine permission to use U.S. ballistic missiles inside Russia. While it was waiting, Ukraine built its own drones that can strike far across the border.

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Western embassies in Kyiv shut due to Russian air attack threat

5:22am November 20, 2024

Russia promised a response to President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with U.S.-made missiles.

The U.S. confirms Ukraine fired long-range ATACMS into Russia for the 1st time

9:02am November 19, 2024

Ukraine has fired ATACMS into Russia, marking the first attack using the U.S.-made long-range missiles in 1,000 days of war.

How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia

4:31am November 19, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

A Ukrainian soldier and his wife describe how the large-scale Russian invasion has changed their lives and their country.

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The treaty between Russia and North Korea signals a new era on 2 continents

5:37am November 15, 2024

The recently signed mutual defense treaty could be used to justify thewidening of the war in Ukraine, as the U.S. says North Korean and Russian troops are already battling Ukrainian forces.

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