Europe

Sailors who were trying to rescue Ukrainian troops from Snake Island were instead captured along with the soldiers — and now they've been freed in a prisoner exchange, Ukraine announced on Thursday.

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Snake Island sailors are freed as Ukraine and Russia conduct a prisoner exchange

2:04pm March 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Ukrainian soldiers at the Black Sea outpost made headlines at the start of the war by profanely defying threats from a Russian warship. Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 10 prisoners on Thursday.

Russian journalist Oksana Baulina in 2017. Baulina was killed in a rocket strike while on assignment in Kyiv.

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A Russian journalist was killed by shelling while on assignment in Kyiv

12:18pm March 24, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Oksana Baulina reported on government corruption for The Insider, based in Latvia. She formerly worked for the non-profit of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and was "amazingly brave," a colleague said.

Politics & Government

News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Idaho abortion law

11:04am March 24, 2022

A month into the Russian invasion, the situation worsens in Ukraine. Biden's Supreme Court nominee faces a final day of senators' questions. A new Idaho law is modeled after the abortion ban in Texas.

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Refugees from Ukraine wait to get on buses to other destinations in Poland, outside the train station in Przemysl, near the Ukrainian-Polish border in southeastern Poland, on Wednesday.

The U.S. will take in up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war

9:36am March 24, 2022

by Tamara Keith

The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and other displaced people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, a senior administration official told reporters traveling with President Biden.

Demonstrators stand around a peace sign during a vigil for Ukraine near the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Activists are calling on EU leaders to impose a full ban on Russian fuel.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine transforms Europe's political and military landscape

9:15am March 24, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin's greatest accomplishment so far may be one he never intended: a unified Europe.

The state of the war: a month after Russia tried to claim an easy victory

8:12am March 24, 2022

It's been one month since Russia invaded Ukraine. With refugees fleeing, we examine how Ukraine has changed — plus the efforts of the Ukrainian military and civilian resistance.

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Life in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv — one month into the war

8:12am March 24, 2022

by Leila Fadel

As Russia's war on Ukraine grinds on, so too does life for Ukrainians who still live in Kyiv. We examine how people in the capital city are adapting to life under war a month into Russia's invasion.

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