Ukraine invasion

Russia fires a barrage of drones and missiles at Kyiv as children return to school

2:16am September 02, 2024

Russia launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's air force said early Monday, sending residents into bomb shelters.

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With his choice of Vance as VP, Trump doubles down on his version of isolationism

6:47pm July 17, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share a vision on the direction of an evolving Republican party. They have argued that many foreign conflicts have failed to serve U.S. interests.

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Ukrainian startups are creating a low-cost robot army to fight Russia

3:08am July 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

An ecosystem of labs in hundreds of secret workshops is leveraging innovation to create a robot army that Ukraine hopes will kill Russian troops and save its own wounded soldiers and civilians.

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Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

6:08am July 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

Treason cases have been rare in Russia in the last 30 years, with a handful annually. But since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, they have skyrocketed, along with espionage prosecutions.

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Hungary's Orbán in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy in first visit since the war began

8:11am July 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

The visit comes the day after Hungary took over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union, a position that has little real power but can be used to set the tone of the bloc's agenda.

Alexandra Prokopenko poses at a marathon event back in Russia. She used to run in Moscow's Meshchersky Park all the time: It was her favorite place in the city. But she's doubtful she will see it again, at least for the near future. Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, she left her country, along with hundreds of thousands of her peers.

She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia

3:41pm May 31, 2023

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Hundreds of thousands of people under age 35 are estimated to have fled Russia since the invasion. It's one of a handful of major challenges Russia's economy faces this year.

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A woman carrying a bucket walks along the road near Bakhmut, on Nov. 27. As temperatures drop, Ukrainians worked to restore power, heat and water supplies after Russian strikes hit key infrastructure.

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Week in Ukraine: Power back on for many but more Russian strikes expected (Nov. 28)

11:22am November 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A man hugs a Ukrainian soldier as local residents gather to celebrate the liberation of Kherson on Sunday.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia's retreat from Kherson gives Ukraine renewed hope (Nov. 14)

3:23pm November 14, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Wednesday. Putin introduced martial law in Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed.

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Putin orders martial law in occupied Ukrainian areas as Kyiv's forces gain ground

4:30pm October 19, 2022

The move signals Russia's growing frustration over Ukrainian advances in areas the Kremlin claimed to annex. It came hours after Kremlin-appointed officials ordered civilians to evacuate Kherson.

Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday. It was the second Monday in a row of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine war updates: Russia strikes Kyiv as Russian troops move into Belarus (Oct. 17)

1:20pm October 17, 2022

by NPR Staff

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