Ukraine invasion

The Ukrainian (top) and European Union flags fly on poles in Kyiv on Thursday ahead of an EU summit in Brussels considering Ukraine's candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 23)

5:07pm June 23, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

An artist in Ukraine captures the war in black and white

4:07pm June 23, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

Vladyslav Krasnoshchok describes himself as a "geopolitical surrealist" painter. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, he's been photographing the war with a vintage Olympus 35 mm camera.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova meet in Krakovets, along the Ukrainian border with Poland, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 21)

4:59pm June 21, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Ukrainian troops repair an army tank in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on June 7. Ukrainians have been urging the U.S. and its allies to supply them more weapons in their fight against Russia, and Gen. Mark Milley, President Biden's top military adviser,

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Ukraine finds itself outnumbered as Russia advances in the Donbas

8:14am June 16, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

U.S. Gen. Mark Milley says Ukraine faces a shortfall of weapons and troops while battling Russia's latest offensive.

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Police inspect a crater caused by a Russian rocket attack in Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Wednesday.

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

4:52pm June 15, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Firefighters work to extinguish an apartment building and cars burning after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Monday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 13)

5:33pm June 13, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

The remains of a carousel destroyed during the Russian invasion stand on the grounds of Dobropark, a children's theme park on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday. The park will reopen next week.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 10)

4:56pm June 10, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Black smoke and soot rise from the city of Sievierodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, during a battle between Russian and Ukrainian troops on Thursday. Ukraine's leader has called it the epicenter of the fight for the Donbas region.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 9)

4:53pm June 09, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

After long eschewing marriage, Pyotr Kolyadin and Tatyana Neustroyeva wed in April in St. Petersburg, Russia. It's "sort of like an anchor that you throw forward and maybe somehow it will pull you out," Pyotr says.

These Russian couples didn't plan to get married. The Ukraine war changed their minds

4:54am June 08, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

A mural on a wall in Kyiv on Monday depicts an image of "Saint Javelina" — the Virgin Mary cradling a U.S.-made Javelin. These missiles are among the weapons sent by Western allies to Ukrainian forces to aid in their fight against Russia. The Javelin is

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

5:01pm June 06, 2022

by NPR Staff

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