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Feb 23, 2023 • 10min
What has a year of war with Ukraine been like inside Russia?
One year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life in Russia has changed profoundly. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us it is a place of lost freedoms, historical grievances, pride and despair.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 22, 2023 • 13min
How the citizens of Kherson resisted Russian occupation.
Kherson was the first large city in Ukraine to fall to Russian forces. The historically Russian-speaking city fought back under occupation as ordinary citizens spied on their occupiers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 21, 2023 • 8min
The man behind the Wagner mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Yevgeny Prigozhin founded the Wagner Group, a mercenary force fighting for Russia in Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maynes has a portrait of Prigozhin from his home town Saint Petersburg.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 20, 2023 • 11min
Biden's surprise visit to Kyiv. And NATO's disagreements over the war's future.
President Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine's capital. And NATO countries have been remarkably united throughout the past year. But there are big divisions, including on how the conflict should end.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 18, 2023 • 51min
War in Ukraine: One Year Later
With the war in Ukraine entering its second year with no end in sight, we're taking a long look at this grim milestone. NPR's Leila Fadel takes stock of the war, the people affected by it, and looks at what could happen next.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 17, 2023 • 8min
Why were predictions about the war in Ukraine so wrong?
From a swift Russian victory to fragmentation of the West, most of the big fears and predictions about the war in Ukraine proved wrong. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 16, 2023 • 10min
What the fighting in Eastern Ukraine will look like. And Russian exiles in Armenia.
Russia throws new conscripts into battle — beginning an offensive in Ukraine. Ukrainians plan their own offensive soon. Can either side avoid a stalemate?And thousands of Russian exiles opposed to the war in Ukraine have taken up residence in Armenia, a former Soviet republic which offers Russians passport-free admission.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 15, 2023 • 7min
Russia has thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime.
War crimes researchers at Yale University say they have documented the illegal deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 14, 2023 • 3min
Secretary of State Blinken on what it would take to end the war in Ukraine.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the war in Ukraine and what is needed for peace.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 10, 2023 • 4min
Why is Russia draining a huge reservoir in Ukraine?
Satellite data obtained by NPR indicate Russia appears to be draining a huge reservoir in southern Ukraine — imperiling drinking water, agricultural production and Europe's largest nuclear plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
