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May 31, 2022 • 4min
A look inside the "billionaire's battalion" fighting the Russians in Ukraine
In Ukraine, one of the country's richest men has set up his own battalion to fight against the Russian invasion. He funds, trains and leads the infantry unit on the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 30, 2022 • 5min
How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs
Many Ukrainians who have fled their country brought their animals along with them. Two Irish Setters played an instrumental role in their owners' making it to safety in France.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 30, 2022 • 6min
A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia
NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 27, 2022 • 4min
After months of harsh sanctions, Moscow seeks to stabilize the country's economy
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Russian history professor Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the state of the Russian economy after three months of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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
