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Mar 4, 2022 • 4min
Russian forces continue attack on Kyiv and seize Europe's biggest nuclear power plant
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, Russian forces continue to pound the capital city of Kyiv. In the south, they've seized control of Europe's largest nuclear power plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 4, 2022 • 8min
Did Putin miscalculate the military challenge Russia would face in Ukraine?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Russia historian Sergey Radchenko about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin under estimated the challenges for Russia when it invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 4, 2022 • 3min
The fire at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been extinguished
A fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant is out — it had been attacked by Russian troops in Ukraine. The U.S. Department of Energy activated its nuclear incident response team as a precaution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2022 • 5min
How the battle between Russia and Ukraine has developed in cyberspace
Russian soldiers continue to push toward Kyiv. In cyberspace, a volunteer Ukrainian cyber army, hacktivists and cybercriminals are battling for impact in an increasingly chaotic information war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2022 • 4min
Residents of Ukrainian cities describe life under bombardment
As the fighting in Ukraine enters a second week, Russian and Ukrainian forces are still battling over control of strategic cities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2022 • 11min
A closer look at the volunteers who are signing up to fight the Russians
Ukraine's western city of Lviv has, so far, been spared the worst of Russia's invasion. But a diverse resistance is taking shape there and is reinforcing some of the cities now under attack.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2022 • 4min
Russia is making territorial advances in its invasion of Ukraine
The advances are happening most notably in the south of the country, where Russian troops have entered the Black Sea port of Kherson. It's not yet clear if the city has fallen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2022 • 2min
Ban of Russian aircraft from U.S. airspace has gone into effect
The FAA's order prohibiting Russian flights from entering U.S. airspace is now in effect. Russia is expected to respond in kind, forcing airlines to take longer routes around the massive country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 2, 2022 • 4min
How the memory of Nazi atrocities has come to play a role in Russia's war
Putin's claim that he is fighting a Nazi regime in Ukraine is a falsehood based on historical memory.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 2, 2022 • 5min
What the Russian invasion is like for villages in western Ukraine
Even in the west of Ukraine, far from the Russian invasion, people are on edge and preparing to help in their own way.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
