Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWar in Ukraine: One Year Later
With the war in Ukraine entering its second year with no end in sight, we're taking a long look at this grim milestone. NPR's Leila Fadel takes stoc…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why were predictions about the war in Ukraine so wrong?
From a swift Russian victory to fragmentation of the West, most of the big fears and predictions about the war in Ukraine proved wrong. NPR's Frank L…
3 years, 1 month ago
What the fighting in Eastern Ukraine will look like. And Russian exiles in Armenia.
Russia throws new conscripts into battle — beginning an offensive in Ukraine. Ukrainians plan their own offensive soon. Can either side avoid a stale…
3 years, 1 month ago
Russia has thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime.
War crimes researchers at Yale University say they have documented the illegal deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Secretary of State Blinken on what it would take to end the war in Ukraine.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the war in Ukraine and what is needed for peace.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Why is Russia draining a huge reservoir in Ukraine?
Satellite data obtained by NPR indicate Russia appears to be draining a huge reservoir in southern Ukraine — imperiling drinking water, agricultural …
3 years, 2 months ago
As Ukraine uses up ammunition quickly, allies scramble to restock warehouses
As the war in Ukraine approaches the end of its first year, NATO allies face a challenge to keep the Ukrainian army supplied with weapons and ammunit…
3 years, 2 months ago
How prominent was Ukraine in Biden's State of the Union speech?
Last year, President Biden elicited long, bipartisan standing ovations for his stirring vows of crippling sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine. T…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ukrainian soldiers benefit from U.S. prosthetics expertise
A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state-of-the-art artificial limbs.
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3 years, 2 months ago
The paramilitary group fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Examining the Wagner Group, a private military company that Russia has relied on to provide fighters, including prisoners, in Ukraine
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3 years, 2 months ago