Ukraine

At the home of Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016.

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Former Estonian president speaks about the war in Ukraine and the way forward

10:15am June 02, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves wasn't surprised Russia invaded Ukraine. In an interview on his family's farm, he says he hopes the world is waking up to the dangers Russia poses.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, ordered the removal of a Soviet monument in April, after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. The monument was erected in 1982 as a symbol of unification and friendship between Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine agonizes over Russian culture and language in its social fabric

9:04am June 02, 2022

A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations.

Ukrainian players ahead of their winning World Cup 2022 qualifying playoff soccer match against Scotland at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday. Ukraine won the match 3-1.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 1)

5:10pm June 01, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Smoke rises this week in the city of Sievierodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.

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

5:09pm May 31, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on May 20. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion fo

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These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

5:03pm May 31, 2022

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.

Ukrainian demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday.

EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022

9:09pm May 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline, a crucial move to bring Hungary on board a decision that required consensus.

Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France.

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How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

5:12pm May 29, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

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People who fled from fighting in Ethiopia gather in a temporary internally displaced people camp to receive first bags of wheat from the World Food Programme. Ethiopia saw a record 5.1 million displacements in 2021.

Ethiopia set a world record for displacements in a single year: 5.1 million in 2021

5:31pm May 28, 2022

by Jacky Habib

The war there is responsible — and makes it difficult just to assess the scale of displacement. Details are in a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.

In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the Barents Sea.

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Russia says it has test-fired another hypersonic missile

2:52pm May 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military's long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.

Firemen extinguish a fire at a gypsum manufacturing plant after shelling in the city of Bakhmut, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on Friday. Russia pressed on with a deadly offensive to capture key points in the Donbas this week.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 27)

5:31pm May 27, 2022

by NPR Staff

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