war in Ukraine

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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Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

In Ukraine, turning air raid sirens into a piece of music

5:46pm September 04, 2024

When an air raid siren went off recently in Kyiv, a young singer spontaneously began harmonizing with the alarm. The result went viral on social media.

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A Russian missile strike has killed over 40 people in Ukrainian city of Poltava

9:41am September 03, 2024

Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

On a river between Ukraine and the EU, border guards search for draft evaders

3:01pm August 21, 2024

Dozens have drowned trying to cross the river to EU-member Romania. Border guards are trying to stop them, as the Ukrainian military pushes mass conscription to address troop shortages.

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Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

6:00am July 18, 2024

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

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Ukraine's Kharkiv has withstood Russia's relentless strikes. Locals fear what's next

12:08pm June 21, 2024

While some have fled Ukraine's second-largest city, others remain, even performing a classical music festival in defiance of the war.

Editions of Peremoha sit on a table near the archives.

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A newspaper near Ukraine's border with Russia watches for freed POWs

10:03am May 22, 2024

Only four staffers work at the weekly Perehoma, which means "victory." Its motto: "Don't let ordinary people be erased from history."

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Serhii Chaus, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar, arrives at a bread delivery location on the outskirts of town. Chaus goes daily into the embattled town to deliver supplies and meet residents who choose to stay there as Russian forces are approaching the area.

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A mayor in Ukraine aids his town's few remaining people, as Russia closes in

8:04am April 04, 2024

Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar's residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Thursday.

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Putin warns of nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine

7:56pm February 29, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued explicit nuclear threats to the West, even as he assured Russians their country could both win the war in Ukraine and thrive economically.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden on Defender of the Fatherland Day, in Moscow, Friday.

Biden announces over 500 new sanctions for Russia's war in Ukraine and Navalny death

4:42pm February 23, 2024

by Jackie Northam

President Biden has announced more than 500 new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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