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Back to SearchWhat has a year of war with Ukraine been like inside Russia?
One year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life in Russia has changed profoundly. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us it is …
3 years, 3 months ago
How the citizens of Kherson resisted Russian occupation.
Kherson was the first large city in Ukraine to fall to Russian forces. The historically Russian-speaking city fought back under occupation as ordinar…
3 years, 3 months ago
The man behind the Wagner mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Yevgeny Prigozhin founded the Wagner Group, a mercenary force fighting for Russia in Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maynes has a portrait of Prigozhin from h…
3 years, 3 months ago
Biden's surprise visit to Kyiv. And NATO's disagreements over the war's future.
President Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine's capital. And NATO countries have been remarkably united throughout the past year. But there ar…
3 years, 3 months ago
War 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago