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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.

The Ukrainian parliament's Ruslan Stefanchuk delivers a speech at the European Parliament on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 8)

5:14pm June 08, 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.

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.

A missile lies on the ground in the city of Lysychansk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on Thursday. Ukraine said the war in the region hit maximum level.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 26)

5:16pm May 26, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A man walks past a damaged building after a strike in Kramatorsk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 25)

4:55pm May 25, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Smoke and debris ascend after a strike at a factory in the city of Soledar, in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, on Tuesday. At the three-month point since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting has been intensifying in the east.

3 months into the Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 24)

5:00pm May 24, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Russian-backed Donetsk militia fighters man "Gvozdika" (Carnation) self-propelled artillery vehicles to fire toward a Ukrainian army position outside Donetsk, in territory held by the separatist Donetsk government in eastern Ukraine, Friday. Fighting has

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)

4:54pm May 20, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A woman walks next to a damaged building after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland on Tuesday, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 19)

5:02pm April 19, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Ukrainian soldiers stand on an armored personnel carrier not far from the front line with Russian troops in Izyum district, Kharkiv region, on Monday.

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Ukraine says Russia's offensive in Donbas has begun. Here's what we know

4:05pm April 19, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces have begun their new offensive against cities in the east and south and that a "substantial part" of the Russian army is taking part.