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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to see the Russian military weakened on the ba

Ukrainian forces are struggling to neutralize cluster munitions, which are bombs that scatter over a

In Odesa, a port city in southern Ukraine, one jazz club has continued to host performances despite

This weekend is Orthodox Easter, a holiday celebrated in Ukraine. Millions are fleeing the Russian i

As a Russian general reveals Kremlin plans to take Ukraine's Donbas region to the east as well as al

Steve Inskeep speaks with Sergey Radchenko, a Russian history professor at Johns Hopkins School of A

More than 5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded. Tens of thousands are i

Russian forces pulling out of the area surrounding Kyiv left behind evidence of atrocities committed

Odesa's port was a lifeline for Ukraine and a key player in global supply chains. Now, Russia's inva

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Peter Zwack, a retired brigadier general and former defense attaché who

Spooked over reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukrainian border, a Polish woman started an

Russia has begun military operations that are expected to lead to a massive offensive. Ukraine has h

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in R

What is Russia's Plan B?

2022/4/20

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired General Ben Hodges about how the Russian assault in eastern Ukrai

The messages from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are getting more desperate. A local commander Serhi

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in R

Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials re

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are enjoying expedited admission to the U.S. B

Alex Finley, a former CIA officer who's tracking super-yachts used by oligarchs, explains what sanct

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are still living close to the front lines as Russia readies anot