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News Articles: Series: Russia Ukraine recap

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy receives a standing ovation after his video address on the first day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 23)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Smoke rises after an attack on an oil refinery in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine on Sunday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened this weekend (May 21-22)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Russian-backed Donetsk militia fighters man "Gvozdika" (Carnation) self-propelled artillery vehicles to fire toward a Ukrainian army position outside Donetsk, in territory held by the separatist Donetsk government in eastern Ukraine, Friday. Fighting has intensified in the Donbas region this week.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Russian-backed Donetsk militia fighters man "Gvozdika" (Carnation) self-propelled artillery vehicles to fire toward a Ukrainian army position outside Donetsk, in territory held by the separatist Donetsk government in eastern Ukraine, Friday. Fighting has intensified in the Donbas region this week.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
President Biden, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson deliver remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 19)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv on Wednesday. He went on trial in Ukraine for the killing of an unarmed civilian and pleaded guilty. It is the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 18)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video during the opening ceremony for the 75th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
A wounded service member of the Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol is transported out of a bus on a stretcher under escort of pro-Russian fighters, upon arrival in Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Monday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 16)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He is accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 13)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He is accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 13)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday in Helsinki, Finland. Niinisto and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday in a joint statement that Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 12)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Wives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 11)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
An Ukrainian firefighter works near a destroyed building on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles a day earlier from the air at the crucial Black Sea port of Odesa, hitting a shopping center and a warehouse.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 10)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
People carry portraits of their relatives, including World War II soldiers, as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march on Red Square on Monday in Moscow. The event is part of Russia's Victory Day, celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany, which took on new importance with the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 9)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
A man who left a shelter in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol walks to a bus between Russian army servicemen and Donetsk People's Republic militia on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 6)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff