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Back to SearchThe medics who risk their lives in Bakhmut to save others
The battle over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been a deadly slugfest that has reduced it to ruins. We meet a team of Ukrainian medics who…
3 years, 1 month ago
Are Ukraine's Aging Helicopters Up To Their Task?
Ukraine's military is asking its Western allies for modern aircraft to fight Russian forces. In the meantime it is making do with Soviet-era equipmen…
3 years, 1 month ago
Finland Joins NATO, But Is It A Good Idea?
Finland raced to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This addition doubles the alliance's border with Russia. We'll hear some pros an…
3 years, 1 month ago
How The U.S. Is Pressuring Companies And Countries That Help Russia Evade Sanctions
The U.S. is trying to step up enforcement of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine — looking to make countries and their companies fear lo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Retired Foreign Military Volunteers Train Ukrainians For The Battlefield
Retired military personnel from the U.S., Sweden and other countries are volunteering in Ukraine to teach ordinary citizens to be soldiers. They som…
3 years, 1 month ago
A Street Artist Finds Inspiration Amid The Destruction In Kharkiv
Thousands of residents fled during the heavy shelling of Ukraine's second largest city. But one street artist, known as the Ukrainian Banksy, remain…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Kyiv's Elderly Weather The War
While nearly half of the residents of Kyiv fled the city when Russia invaded Ukraine, many elderly could or would not leave. We hear about several o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Civilians Escaping The Fighting In Bakhmut
There are still some 10,000 civilians in the Ukrainian frontline city of Bakhmut. Many have left and some live in a shelter in a nearby town where th…
3 years, 2 months ago
A Former Russian Lawmaker Now Fights Russian Propaganda From Kyiv
The only member of Russia's parliament to vote against the annexation of Crimea now lives in Ukraine and runs an online news channel, intended to sub…
3 years, 2 months ago
A Money Lifeline For Ukraine's Government
A $15.6 billion International Monetary Fund loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. Scheherazade Rehman, professor of international fi…
3 years, 2 months ago