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Lawyer organizes fellow Russian émigrés to condemn Putin's invasion in Ukraine

4:51pm March 05, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorney Lena Zezulin about organizing Russian-Americans and émigrés in the U.S. to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Families wait to make their way from the main bus and train terminal on Saturday in Lviv, Ukraine. More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia's assault on the country, with many Ukrainians passing through Lviv on their way to Poland.

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People are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine — not to stay, but to lend their support

4:25pm March 05, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

As the idea spread, more than 61,000 nights were booked, grossing nearly $2 million. One host in Kyiv says the donations have helped pay staffers who have fled and buy food for elderly neighbors.

Aeroflot's passenger planes are parked at Sheremetyevo airport, outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. Aeroflot said Monday that it suspended flights to New York, Washington, Miami and Los Angeles through Wednesday because Canada has closed its airspace to R

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The State Department tells Americans to leave Russia immediately

3:10pm March 05, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The new travel advisory was issued over heightened security concerns in the country as Russian military forces carry out an "unprovoked and unjustified attack" in Ukraine.

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 10th day

9:15am March 05, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

An attempted ceasefire in southern Ukraine was intended to allow for the evacuation of two cities. But Russian forces resumed their bombardment before all civilians could get out.

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Julia and Max Voloshyn, owners of a gallery in Kyiv, were in Miami to exhibit Ukrainian art when first COVID and then the Russian invasion kept them from returning home.

With the war, a Ukrainian art show gains new meaning

9:01am March 05, 2022

by Greg Allen

Gallery owners Julia and Max Voloshyn came to Miami five months ago to exhibit the work of Ukrainian artists. Now that Russia has invaded their homeland, they can't go back.

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Russian law bans journalists from calling Ukraine conflict a 'war' or an 'invasion'

8:48am March 05, 2022

by Scott Simon

In order to control what the Russian public knows about invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes stiff sentences on journalists who air "false information."

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The Russian-Ukraine conflict could strengthen neo-fascist groups in both countries

8:43am March 05, 2022

by Odette Yousef

Experts have roundly dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's suggestion that Nazism is prevalent in Ukraine. Still, they worry the war may strengthen neo-fascist groups in both countries.

Women and children from Ukraine arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday.

Evacuations are halted in an area of Ukraine where Russia had pledged a cease-fire

8:40am March 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

An activist's silhouette is seen through a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Kyiv on May 25, 2013.

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LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine face discrimination in countries with anti-gay laws

7:14am March 05, 2022

by Miranda Mazariegos

LGBTQ people have always been under stress in Ukraine. As they flee their country, they're arriving in places that are even more punitive to their community.

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Yevghen Zbormyrsky, 49, is comforted as he stands in front of his burning home after it was shelled in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. The U.N. Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted to create a top-level investigation into violati

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 4)

7:11pm March 04, 2022

by NPR Staff

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