Russia-Ukraine war

Law enforcement officers inspect the site of a missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

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Russian missile kills 7 and injures 90 in northern Ukrainian city amid local holiday

11:08am August 19, 2023

Many residents had just finished a morning of festivities and were leaving church in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv, when a Russian missile struck the city's center, heavily damaging a theater building.

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko speaks in April during a hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee concerning the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sopko says the U.S. also needs to keep an eye on the billions of dollars provided to Ukraine.

Corruption in Afghanistan offers lessons for billions going to Ukraine

5:20pm August 17, 2023

by Tom Bowman

John Sopko has long been a U.S. government-appointed watchdog for how money was distributed in Afghanistan. He believes there are lessons that apply to aiding Ukraine's fight against Russia.

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Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska heads the country's mental health campaign, called "How Are You?" She says the country is still overcoming the legacy of the Soviet era, when the government sometimes said dissidents had "psychiatric problems" and locked them in mental institutions. She's shown here meeting with students in Paris last December.

With a simple question, Ukrainians probe mental health at a time of war

5:13pm August 17, 2023

by Greg Myre

Ukraine calculates the agony of war in many ways. Lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. There's also trauma that's harder to measure — the collective mental health crisis.

President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Roland R. Wright International Guard Base in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

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The Biden administration is seeking billions in additional funding for Ukraine

4:13pm August 10, 2023

by Washington Desk

The funding request for Ukraine could set up a showdown with Congress, where far-right Republicans as well as the left of the Democratic Party are skeptical of additional funding for the conflict.

Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery towards Russian positions near the eastern town of Bakhmut in November 2022.

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From drone videos to selfies at the front, Ukraine is the most documented war ever

4:43pm August 08, 2023

by Greg Myre

NPR's Greg Myre has covered more than a dozen wars dating back to the 1980s. He says the conflict in Ukraine is the most documented war ever, providing a view we've never had before.

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Workers install the Ukrainian coat of arms on the country's tallest statue, the Motherland Monument, after the Soviet coat of arms was removed, in Kyiv, Sunday. Ukraine is accelerating efforts to erase the vestiges of Soviet and Russian influence, pulling down monuments and renaming streets.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes; Kyiv removes Soviet symbol

11:37am August 07, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Yuriy Kopishynskyi stands with a horse at his family's horseback riding school on Khortytsia, an island on the Dnipro River just outside Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

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The Cossacks' traditions live on near the front lines in Ukraine

11:36am August 01, 2023

Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.

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Local residents inspect a crater left after a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, July 29.

Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine's counteroffensive makes some gains

11:34am July 31, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A Ukrainian sailor stands watch at a machine gun on the back of a patrol boat in the Dnipro River off Kyiv. Russia seized or destroyed much of Ukraine's navy, but the country is trying to rebuild its sea forces.

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Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia

11:11am July 28, 2023

by Greg Myre

First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Now, Moscow is blocking critical grain exports. As Ukraine tries to rebuild its navy, and fight back, NPR's Greg Myre got a ride on one of its few boats.

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A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed stands in Lafayette Park near the White House, March 30, 2022, in Washington. Reed, a former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said.

Marine veteran Trevor Reed was wounded fighting in Ukraine

3:40pm July 25, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. Marine veteran was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner swap last year. Now he has sustained an injury while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said.