As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror not yet knownMarch 21, 2022 5:39 AMBy The Associated PressAs Mariupol’s defenders defiantly hold out, the number of bodies in the rubble of the bombarded and encircled Ukrainian city remain shrouded in uncertainty, the full extent of the horror not yet known.
More than 900 civilians have died in Ukraine. The true number is likely much higherMarch 20, 2022 3:18 PMBy Joe Hernandez Many of the casualties occurred in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's east, which are partially controlled by separatist rebels backed by Russia.
Ukrainian officials say Russia has bombed a school with 400 people sheltering insideMarch 20, 2022 6:49 AMBy The Associated Press There was no immediate word on casualties from the reported strike on the art school situated in the embattled port city of Mariupol.
Ukraine's leader warns war will cost Russia for generationsMarch 19, 2022 8:42 AMBy The Associated PressUkraine’s president says Russia is blockading his country’s largest cities to starve them into submission. But Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Saturday that the strategy will fail and the war will weigh on Russia for generations.
109 empty strollers sit in a Lviv square, representing children killed in the warMarch 18, 2022 2:29 PMBy Bill Chappell"This is a terrible price of war that Ukraine is paying today," Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said as his city paid tribute to the youngest victims of violence.
Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital and outskirts of LvivMarch 18, 2022 5:47 AMBy The Associated PressRussian forces are pressing their assault Ukrainian cities, striking on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, as world leaders push for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeat attacks on civilian targets.
We're not hearing much about jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner. Could that be good?March 18, 2022 4:00 AMBy Vanessa Romo Media coverage of Griner's arrest on alleged drug charges in Russia has remained somewhat muted. Some say it's because of her skin color, but others say it's part of a bigger strategy to get her home.
Play5min 12secCan Ukraine win the war? These analysts think so. Here's how it might unfoldMarch 18, 2022 4:00 AMBy Wynne Davis It's been three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, and while many thought that it would be over quickly, Ukraine is continuing to fend Russia off. Now, some analysts think Ukraine could win the war.
Putin's warning to anti-war Russians evokes Stalinist purgesMarch 17, 2022 7:04 PMBy NPR Staff The Russian president's references to "cleansing" of "scum and traitors" evoked terrifying memories of the mass arrests of the Stalin era, when repression was justified for "cleansing" Soviet society.
Play2min 09secMinnesota native killed in attack in Chernihiv, UkraineMarch 17, 2022 6:30 PMBy Matt SepicJimmy Hill, 68, became stranded in Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, after taking his partner there for medical treatment.