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March 20, 2022 6:49 AM

Ukrainian officials say Russia has bombed a school with 400 people sheltering inside

There was no immediate word on casualties from the reported strike on the art school situated in the embattled port city of Mariupol.

by The Associated Press

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March 19, 2022 8:42 AM

Ukraine's leader warns war will cost Russia for generations

Ukraine’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.

by The Associated Press

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March 18, 2022 2:29 PM

109 empty strollers sit in a Lviv square, representing children killed in the war

"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.

by Bill Chappell

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March 18, 2022 5:47 AM

Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital and outskirts of Lviv

Russian 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.

by The Associated Press

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March 18, 2022 4:00 AM

We're not hearing much about jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner. Could that be good?

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.

by Vanessa Romo

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March 18, 2022 4:00 AM

Can Ukraine win the war? These analysts think so. Here's how it might unfold

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.

by Wynne Davis

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March 17, 2022 7:04 PM

Putin's warning to anti-war Russians evokes Stalinist purges

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.

by NPR Staff

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March 17, 2022 6:30 PM

Minnesota native killed in attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine

Jimmy Hill, 68, became stranded in Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, after taking his partner there for medical treatment.

by Matt Sepic

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March 17, 2022 12:41 PM

Russia bombed a Mariupol theater with 'Children' sign outside — but shelter survived

A glimmer of good news has emerged in Mariupol, where people are being pulled out of a theater that was being used as a shelter.

by Bill Chappell

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March 17, 2022 5:36 AM

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Russian forces largely bogged down outside major cities in Ukraine have turned to shelling them from a distance, including dozens of confirmed attacks on health facilities during the war that on Thursday entered its fourth week.

by The Associated Press

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