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Apr 24, 2023 • 5min
A town close to the fighting in Bakhmut is nervously waiting to see if they're next
Eleanor Beardsley takes us to an eastern Ukraine town anxiously watching the fighting in nearby Bakhmut, because they know if it falls, they might be next.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 22, 2023 • 10min
Businesses Find A Russian Exit Is Complex. And A Ukrainian Athlete in the US.
Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave. And a promising young Ukrainian tennis player flees the war and works to realize her dreams in the US.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 20, 2023 • 2min
The U.S. Wants More Transparency In Its Aid To Ukraine
Ukraine relies on billions of dollars in aid from the U.S. to keep services running during the war. The way Ukraine spends the money is strictly monitored. The U.S. wants to bolster that transparency.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 19, 2023 • 6min
Ukrainian Mothers Journey To Find Their Children in Russia
Since the start of the war, thousands of Ukrainian children were sent or taken to Russia. Human rights organizations allege Russia is trying to indoctrinate those children against their home country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 18, 2023 • 14min
Six-Year-Old Best Friends, Separated by War in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted one kindergarten class in Kharkiv city — spreading families across the world and forcing them to make choices to deal with trauma affecting their children. We hear about two kindergarten best friends, now separated by an ocean and a war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 17, 2023 • 17min
Parenting the Youngest of Children During War
The Russian invasion of Ukraine spread families of one kindergarten class in Kharkiv across the world and forced families to make choices about how to deal with trauma manifesting in the country's youngest.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 13, 2023 • 4min
Russia gets serious about its conscription efforts
Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes tells us about a new Russian law cracking down on draft dodging and its implications for the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 12, 2023 • 4min
Living, and trying to rebuild, amongst the destruction in Kharkiv
In a war-ruined district of Kharkiv, Joanna Kakissis brings us the story of a widower who tries to repair his bombed apartment building as Ukraine struggles to restore neighborhoods destroyed by Russian attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 11, 2023 • 4min
The scramble in the U.S. to speed up the production of military weapons
The U.S. is low on rockets and artillery shells. Congress is funding a huge arms buying spree, but U.S. factories can't produce munitions fast enough. And price gouging is a concern.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 10, 2023 • 4min
How will leaked classified documents impact the war in Ukraine?
Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakissis talks about the U.S. intelligence leaks, some of which detail the state of the war in Ukraine, and what their impact will be as Ukraine is preparing for a counter-offensive sometime this spring.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
