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May 27, 2022 • 5min
Ukraine claims victory in Kharkiv, but some nearby areas face relentless attacks
Even as conditions improve in Ukraine's second largest city, some people just outside Kharkiv continue living in basement bomb shelters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 26, 2022 • 4min
A cyberwar is already happening in Ukraine, Microsoft analysts say
Microsoft's global ubiquity gives its cybersecurity experts a unique window into the Russian cyberwar against Ukraine. The software giant is involved in both monitoring and combatting attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 26, 2022 • 4min
Lithuania has become the 1st European country to stop using Russian gas
As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its fourth month, European countries are scrambling to wean themselves off of Russian gas. The Baltic nation of Lithuania has become the first to do so.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 25, 2022 • 4min
War hacks: How outgunned Ukraine finds ways to counter Russia
To combat Russia's larger military, Ukraine has turned to creative tactics, from low-tech to high-tech. You could call them "war hacks." And many seem to be working.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 25, 2022 • 5min
A Ukrainian medic recorded footage of her time in Mariupol — then sent it to the AP
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lori Hinnant, investigative correspondent with the Associated Press, about the story of a Ukrainian medic who recorded footage of her time in Mariupol.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 24, 2022 • 4min
U.S. National Guardsmen trained Ukrainian soldiers and it seems to have paid off
Behind some of the success of the Ukrainian military against Russia is a little-known U.S. initiative, one built around state national guards.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 23, 2022 • 4min
How the U.S.'s goals in Ukraine compare to Europe's goals
The U.S. wants to weaken Russia and help Ukraine win, while some in Europe are looking for a diplomatic solution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 23, 2022 • 4min
Monday, May 23, 2022
The court gave a life sentence to a 21-year-old Russian army sergeant for shooting and killing an unarmed Ukrainian man during the first days of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 23, 2022 • 6min
Monday, May 23, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro visits a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine to chronicle the journeys of Ukrainians returning to their homeland.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 20, 2022 • 8min
Warsaw mayor pleads for a strategic plan as city continues to welcome refugees
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the mayor of Warsaw, Poland, about how his city is managing the influx of Ukrainian refugees. He says Warsaw's population went up by 15% since the outset of the conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
