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Jun 9, 2023 • 5min
How the war in Ukraine plays a part in Egypt's food crisis
The disruption of grain from Russia and Ukraine have hurt the food supply in many countries. NPR's Aya Batrawy shows us how it is a factor in Egypt's crisis of food insecurity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 8, 2023 • 0sec
Memories of Bakhmut before it was a killing field
NPR's Joanna Kakissis introduces us to an aid worker who evacuates people from the front lines. He remembers his hometown of Bakhmut from before it was the site of the longest and bloodiest battle of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 7, 2023 • 4min
The scene in a city flooded following the destruction of a dam
We hear from a resident of Kherson, a city downstream of the recently destroyed Kakhovka dam. In addition to near constant shelling by Russian forces, the city is now dealing with flood waters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 6, 2023 • 10min
Who destroyed a dam that causes flooding and raises nuclear risk?
We hear from NPR reporters in Kyiv and Moscow for the latest on what we know about the dam's destruction, and from our science correspondent on what this may mean for Europe's largest nuclear power plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 5, 2023 • 7min
Workers describe arrests and torture inside Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant
Joanna Kakissis brings us the stories of workers who fled the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in central Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 2, 2023 • 4min
Are International Sanctions Finally Affecting Russia's Resilient Economy?
Russia has so far avoided economic fall-out from international trade sanctions. But that could be changing, as Russia's economy is bearing the consequences of declining oil prices, the expense of waging war on Ukraine, and a brain-drain of skilled workers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 1, 2023 • 5min
How is the war in Ukraine affecting Russia's regional influence?
For the past three decades, Russia has tried to mediate a border conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But NPR's Charles Maynes found that the war in Ukraine is causing ripple effects in parts of the former Soviet Union.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 31, 2023 • 7min
The Ukrainian fighters preparing to retake key land from Russia
NPR's Joanna Kakissis talks with the Ukrainian fighters who have been quietly laying the groundwork to take back the land next to an important waterway in southern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 30, 2023 • 3min
Drones attack the Russian capital
Russia claims Ukraine attacked Moscow with eight drones. We hear from NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 29, 2023 • 5min
How Ukraine has kept its economy from collapsing
International assistance is allowing Ukraine to stabilize its economy, avoiding collapse. NPR's Julian Hayda takes us to a market in Kyiv to see how these monetary moves are affecting shoppers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
