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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far

12:40pm January 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Ukrainian authorities said 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia's Defense Ministry said 248 Russian servicemen have been freed.

Iryna Karetnykova and her partner Viktor Tyschenko were in the building when it was struck by a Russian missile in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

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Russia strikes residences in Kyiv in large missile attack on Ukraine cities

4:36pm January 02, 2024

Russia launched dozens of attack drones and missiles — including its advanced Kinzhal ballistic missile — according to Ukrainian officials.

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NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2023

10:31am December 31, 2023

There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.

Odesa: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged apartment building.

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See the aftermath of Russia's aerial assault on several cities in Ukraine

2:52pm December 29, 2023

by Polina Lytvynova

Several large Ukrainian cities were attacked, including the capital, Kyiv, as well as Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv.

Cars drive down the street while smoke rises from a fire after a rocket attack in the centre of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2023.

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Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war

6:21am December 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Nov. 23.

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More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite outrage

2:53pm December 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

Belarus' authoritarian president attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over such deportations.

Ukrainian servicemen carry national flags and photos of their comrade Vasyl Boichuk, who was killed in Mykolayiv in March 2022, during his funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Iltsi village in Ukraine on Dec. 26, 2023.

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U.S. announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as Congress is stalled on aid bill

2:58am December 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

The U.S. announced military aid of up to $250 million. It could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation now stalled on Capitol Hill.

A Ukrainian serviceman holds his daughter as they take part in Christmas celebrations in the village of Pyrogove, near Kyiv on Monday.

Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year

3:06pm December 25, 2023

In a stark rebuke of Russia, Ukraine joins the West in celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 6-7 as it traditionally has done.

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Lawmakers left a lot of work undone in 2023, creating a pile up of work for the start of next year.

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Congress passed so few laws this year that we explained them all in 1,000 words

12:44pm December 22, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

Lawmakers didn't have a very productive year, but they did manage to pass 27 pieces of legislation. Here's what the laws accomplish.

European Council President Charles Michel, front right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, front second right, and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, second row center, as they pose with other European Union leaders for a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

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Ukraine gets a boost toward EU membership, but Hungary blocks an aid deal

9:14am December 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

The aid package for Ukraine was vetoed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The EU did approve opening membership negotiations with Ukraine and its neighbor Moldova.