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News Articles: Series: The Ukraine invasion, explained

Buildings and homes in Mariupol.

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  • World

Satellite images show the destruction in Mariupol after Russian strike

Russian forces breached a temporary cease-fire declared yesterday in Ukraine.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Marco Storel and
  • Koko Nakajima
Millions have fled Ukraine, with many coming to Poland through Przemyśl's main train station.

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  • Europe

One woman's 18-point survival checklist for fleeing Ukraine as Russia invades

As millions flee Ukraine, one woman's checklist for surviving the train ride into Poland reveals the desperation and struggle that awaits those who leave.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Patrick Wood,
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • and 1 more
Children and their families have taken refuge in bomb shelters like this one at the Central City Library for Children in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's libraries are offering bomb shelters, camouflage classes and, yes, books

One bundle of homemade camouflage netting was packaged with a note reading, "Death to enemies." The libraries are also sending Ukrainian books out of the country to refugees who have fled.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A massive crater sits outside of a maternity hospital that local officials say was severely damaged on Wednesday by a Russian attack in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukraine.

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  • Europe

A direct Russian strike devastated a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Zelenskyy says

"People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity!" the president tweeted. The port city's deputy mayor also said Russia's military had violated a cease-fire meant to allow civilians to evacuate.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Lauren Frayer
Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says Russia's invasion of her country amounts to mass murder of civilians.

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  • Europe

Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady, says Russia is waging mass murder of civilians

Zelenska wrote out what she calls "my testimony from Ukraine" after being flooded with requests for interviews in the two weeks since Russia invaded her country.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A man pumps gas at a Giant Eagle GetGo in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday.

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  • Energy

As gas prices surge, here's how to get the most out of your tank

As U.S. gas prices hit record highs, it's an especially good time to improve your car's fuel economy. Keeping windows closed, avoiding high speeds and getting routine tuneups can all help.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
McDonald's says it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Business

McDonald's, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Starbucks join a corporate exodus from Russia

The big American companies are the latest to suspend their operations in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky and
  • David Gura
Tuesday's funeral procession ends at the gravesites where soldiers Viktor Dudar, 44, and Ivan Koverznev, 24, will be buried as priests say their blessings and mourners look on.

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  • World

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers

The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are starting to come home. Two men were killed on the front lines in Russia's war on Ukraine. Hundreds gathered to mourn at their funeral on Tuesday.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 2 more
Emergency diesel generators are providing power to critical safety systems at the Chernobyl nuclear site, but they only have enough fuel for 48 hours. The site is pictured here in April 2021.

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  • World

Ukraine says the Chernobyl nuclear site has lost power

Emergency diesel generators are providing power to critical safety systems at the facility, but they only have enough fuel for 48 hours.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Deepa Shivaram
People board an evacuation bus as civilians continue to flee Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 8)

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

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Services at Church of St. George on Sunday in Lviv, Ukraine.

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  • World

Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch

At church, Ukrainians pray for an end to war. But a rift is forming: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Moscow's invasion. Some in Ukraine want to break away from his leadership.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Gold medalist Iryna Bui (center) silver medalist Oleksandra Kononova (left) and bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko celebrate after the women's biathlon middle distance standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics on Tuesday.

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  • Sports

Ukrainian athletes are dominating the Paralympics, despite the uncertainty at home

They swept the podium in two separate biathlon events on Tuesday and are second in the medal count. But the troubles at home are never far from their minds.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People wait to board buses taking them further into Poland or abroad from a temporary refugee shelter in a former shopping center near the Polish city of Przemysl on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine, 12 days after Russia invaded

The number of refugees has has increased exponentially in the last few days as Russian forces amped up their shelling of critical and civilian infrastructure.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Yo-Yo Ma played Ukraine's national anthem and brought the audience to its feet at the Kennedy Center on Monday.

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  • World

Yo-Yo Ma performs a musical protest outside the Russian Embassy

The world-famous cellist made a personal stand with Ukraine on Monday, setting up his instrument on the sidewalk in Washington, D.C., next to an improvised street sign reading, "Zelensky Way."

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Kristina Kvien, left Ukraine last month when the invasion began and is now just over the border in Poland.

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  • Europe

We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, NATO forces are building in border countries in an effort to contain the conflict and prevent a wider war, according to the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Patrick Wood,
  • and 1 more
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