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Ukraine is inventing a new way to fight on the digital battlefield

2:51pm March 31, 2022

by Dave Davies

Time magazine's Vera Bergengruen says Ukraine's citizen IT force, led by a 31-year-old minister of digital transformation, is blunting Russian disinformation and galvanizing international support.

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Mini figurines based on Molotov cocktails, featuring the Ukrainian flag sold for $20 each, with proceeds donated to a non-profit aid group, Direct Relief.

A toymaker raised $145,000 for Ukraine by creating a Lego-based Zelenskyy figurine

1:44pm March 31, 2022

A custom LEGO store in a Chicago suburb has raised more than $145,000 for Ukraine relief by selling figurines of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Molotov cocktails.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Since the war began, he has been appealing to world leaders for more support for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.

Americans have more confidence in Zelenskyy than Biden when it comes to world affairs

1:24pm March 31, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Some 72% of Americans have confidence in the Ukrainian president's handling of world affairs, a Pew Research Center survey finds. Meanwhile, just 48% say the same about U.S. President Biden.

Religious icons are framed in a home for the elderly in Khurvaleti, Georgia.

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Russia's war in Ukraine reminds Georgians of what they survived in 2008

1:24pm March 31, 2022

In Georgia, people living on the frontlines of Russia's 2008 invasion say they worry about what Putin's war in Ukraine will mean for them.

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A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier in a village on the frontline of the northern part of the Kyiv region on Monday. Russia says its troops are starting to withdraw from Kyiv, thought the Pentagon believes

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Russian troops leaving Kyiv area as Moscow focuses more on eastern Ukraine

12:58pm March 31, 2022

The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? U.S. and Ukrainian officials suspect Moscow may just be pausing before another big offensive.

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Angelina Voychenko (left) and her children and Yuliya Bortnik (right) and her son fled Mariupol after hiding for weeks in the basement of Voychenko's parents' home, with no electricity, phone service or heat, as the building shook from fighter jets and ex

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Ukrainians navigate a perilous route to safety out of besieged Mariupol

11:20am March 31, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

"It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city.

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Politics & Government

Putin was misled about early failures in Ukraine, reports indicates

7:19am March 31, 2022

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania was part of a classified intelligence briefing about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the latest developments in the war.

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Vita Linnik (left) and Sofia Bretl smile and pose in a photo booth during happier times.

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When deciding to flee Ukraine means leaving a family member behind

6:39am March 31, 2022

Sofia Bretl lives in New York City but she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. As conditions in Kharkiv worsened, Sofia's family faces a difficult decision

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After Ukraine, Eastern Europe worries where Putin might strike next

6:34am March 31, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

When the war in Ukraine began, many in neighboring Moldova feared Russian troops would attack there next. Eastern Europe's most vulnerable front-line state wants to protect itself from Russia.

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A house in England triggers a debate because of its sculpture

6:30am March 31, 2022

The 25-foot tall sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of Magnus Hanson-Heine's house in rural Oxford is now a protected landmark. He says his father installed it as an anti-war protest.

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