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News Articles: Ukrainian refugees

Volodymyr Korchevsky (center) stands with his son Bohdan, 18, and wife, Hanna Korchevska, outside their temporary home in Lviv. The Korchevsky family left the middle-class life they'd built in Mariupol and now months later, jobs gone, savings depleted and unable to afford rent, they are living in what's essentially a short shipping container, sandwiched between others, in a Lviv city park.

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Millions of Ukrainians have escaped the war. Many still can't find enough work

Sixty percent of Ukrainians who fled their homes for other parts of the country have lost their jobs, as Russia's invasion has upended industries and destroyed businesses.

November 02, 2022
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  • Nathan Rott and
  • Claire Harbage
A Japanese language class for Ukrainian refugees in Yokohama on June 29.

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Japan has taken in hundreds of Ukrainians. The welcome for others has been less warm

The Japanese government has given Ukrainians residency and work permits for up to a year. But for those from other countries, it can be a years-long struggle to attain similar benefits and privileges.

October 29, 2022
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
A funeral procession in Lviv, Ukraine, in March ends at grave sites 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

6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago. In that time, thousands of people have been killed, cities destroyed, millions of people displaced and the Ukrainian economy has been battered.

August 24, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman ,
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Black smoke and soot rise from the city of Sievierodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, during a battle between Russian and Ukrainian troops on Thursday. Ukraine's leader has called it the epicenter of the fight for the Donbas region.

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

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

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
A boy plays in front of a destroyed house in the village of Andriivka, Kyiv region, on Friday, the 100th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 3)

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

June 03, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Ukrainians living in the U.S. and anti-war demonstrators protest against Russia's invasion in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

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  • Europe

100 days after Ukraine was plunged into war, over 2 million Ukrainians have returned

"In recent weeks more people have been returning to Ukraine than leaving the country," according to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

June 03, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Ukrainians living in the U.S. and anti-war demonstrators protest against Russia's invasion in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

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  • Europe

100 days after Ukraine was plunged into war, over 2 million Ukrainians have returned

"In recent weeks more people have been returning to Ukraine than leaving the country," according to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

June 03, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France.

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  • World

How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

May 29, 2022
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Refugees from war-torn regions of Ukraine board a coach to Warsaw at a coach station on Saturday in Lviv, Ukraine. A U.N. agency estimates that nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since Russia first invaded in late February.

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Among the many losses of the war in Ukraine: nearly 5 million jobs

The International Labour Organization says employment losses could increase to seven million if hostilities continue, but that rapid recovery would be possible if fighting were to stop immediately.

May 12, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Ukrainian refugee Alina Archipova gives her daughter medication at a temporary shelter in Berlin, Germany, on March 10.

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What's a good word for the welcome given to Ukrainian refugees in Europe? 'Generous'

That's how Paul Spiegel characterizes the reception — and medical services — offered by European nations. He spent 7 weeks on the scene for the World Health Organization to assess the situation.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Diane Cole
U.N. Secretary-General António <a href="https://www.npr.org/live-updates/ukraine-russia-moldova-putin-04-26-2022#u-n-chief-urges-russias-foreign-minister-to-call-a-ceasefire-and-end-the-suffering"></a>Guterres (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands during their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 26)

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

April 26, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
A Ukrainian refugee speaks with a local interpreter as she and her two children arrive at the Siret border crossing between Romania and Ukraine on April 18.

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The U.N. now projects more than 8 million people will flee Ukraine as refugees

The number is more than double what the U.N.'s refugee agency projected in February when Russia invaded the country. The vast majority of those who have already left are women and children.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Refugees from Ukraine wait for a bus in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on April 8 after having crossed the Ukraine-Poland border.

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Polish women band together to give Ukrainian women car rides to safe refuge

Spooked by reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukraine-Poland border, a Polish woman started an all-women car service to drive Ukrainian refugee women and children to homes or shelters.

April 21, 2022
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  • Joanna Kakissis
Pictures made by children in solidarity with Ukraine are displayed in a window at 10 Downing Street in London in March.

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U.K. shouldn't pair female Ukrainian refugees with lone male hosts, the U.N. says

Citing "increasing reports of Ukrainian women feeling at risk from their sponsors," the U.N.'s refugee agency is urging U.K. officials to refine the matching process for its Homes for Ukraine program.

April 14, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
This aerial view taken near Kyiv on Wednesday shows a destroyed house in the village of Lukianivka.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 30)

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

March 30, 2022
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