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News Articles: Russian military

A Ukrainian artilleryman fires a howitzer at a position on the front line near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Oct. 31.

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Ukraine updates: Iran admits sending Russia drones as electricity knocked out (Nov. 7)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

November 07, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
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Russia says it enlisted 300K new troops to fight in Ukraine and doesn't plan for more

Russia's defense minister says the military reached its target of adding 300,000 troops to fight in Ukraine. The recruitment effort led many Russians to protest and flee the country.

October 28, 2022
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
Soldiers prepare to fire BM-21 Grad rocket launcher toward Russian positions in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Monday. Russia intends to annex Donetsk but Ukrainian forces retook Lyman, a strategic city in the region, on Saturday.

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Ukraine war updates: Ukraine retakes part of a region Russia claims to annex (Oct. 3)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

October 03, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Passengers walk in the new hall of Istanbul Airport on the first day after moving from Ataturk International airport on April 6, 2019, in Istanbul. Many Russian men (not pictured) have been buying up tickets for Turkey since their government issued a draft to fight in Ukraine.

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Russian men flee the country. Many are showing up in Istanbul

Men are fleeing Russia by land or air days after President Vladimir Putin said he was mobilizing more forces into Ukraine. NPR met Russians arriving in Turkey, where they don't need visas to enter.

September 26, 2022
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
Riot police detain demonstrators during a protest against mobilization in Moscow on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately.

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Russians are protesting and fleeing the country as Putin orders a draft for Ukraine

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

September 23, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
Destroyed armored vehicles litter the road in Balakliya, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, on Saturday. Ukrainian forces said recaptured key towns and villages in the country's northeast.

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Russia insists it's working toward goals in Ukraine, even after troops retreat

The Kremlin made its first public response following Ukraine's success on the battlefield in recent days.

September 12, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
Ukrainian troops repair an army tank in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on June 7. Ukrainians have been urging the U.S. and its allies to supply them more weapons in their fight against Russia, and Gen. Mark Milley, President Biden's top military adviser, told NPR that Russia has massed greater numbers of combat units, as well as more artillery, than the local defenders in the Donbas have.

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Ukraine finds itself outnumbered as Russia advances in the Donbas

U.S. Gen. Mark Milley says Ukraine faces a shortfall of weapons and troops while battling Russia's latest offensive.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Ukraine Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13

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Ukraine tries its first Russian soldier for alleged war crimes

Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova says 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin shot and killed an unarmed man while fleeing from Ukrainian defense forces. He's in custody and could face life in prison.

May 11, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A couple walk in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St Basil's cathedral in downtown Moscow. While 80% of poll respondents say they support Russia's military, some have mixed feelings.

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What Russians think of the war in Ukraine, according to an independent pollster

Denis Volkov acknowledges that public opinion polling in Russia has its challenges and pitfalls, but says the findings still hold valuable information.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier in a village on the frontline of the northern part of the Kyiv region on Monday. Russia says its troops are starting to withdraw from Kyiv, thought the Pentagon believes they will likely be deployed elsewhere in Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Russian troops leaving Kyiv area as Moscow focuses more on eastern Ukraine

The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? U.S. and Ukrainian officials suspect Moscow may just be pausing before another big offensive.

March 31, 2022
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  • Steve Inskeep,
  • Greg Myre,
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Satellite images show a Russian military convoy north of Kyiv.

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  • World

Satellite images show 40-mile-long Russian military convoy nearing Kyiv

New photos show that the convoy is considerably longer than the 17 miles initially reported and heading toward the Ukrainian capital.

March 01, 2022
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By:
  • Nicole Werbeck

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