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Apr 21, 2022 • 4min
Russia is strangling one of Ukraine's most important ports
Odesa's port was a lifeline for Ukraine and a key player in global supply chains. Now, Russia's invasion and a blockade in the Black Sea have the city in a stranglehold.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 21, 2022 • 5min
Why Mariupol, Ukraine is strategically important
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Peter Zwack, a retired brigadier general and former defense attaché who served in Russia, about the strategic consequences if the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol falls.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 21, 2022 • 6min
Polish women are shuttling Ukrainians to safety
Spooked over reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukrainian border, a Polish woman started an all-female carpooling service to drive displaced Ukrainians, many of whom are women and children.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 20, 2022 • 6min
Ukraine has been preparing to face Russia's expected offensive. Is it ready?
Russia has begun military operations that are expected to lead to a massive offensive. Ukraine has had weeks to prepare.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 20, 2022 • 5min
How daily life in Russia has changed since the country invaded Ukraine
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in Russia looks like since the country invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 20, 2022 • 5min
What is Russia's Plan B?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired General Ben Hodges about how the Russian assault in eastern Ukraine will be different from President Putin's initial plan to take Kyiv at the end of February.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 20, 2022 • 4min
Ukrainian fighters refuse to surrender Mariupol
The messages from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are getting more desperate. A local commander Serhiy Volynsky said in a video plea posted to Facebook, "This could be the last appeal of our lives. We are probably facing our last days if not hours. The enemy is outnumbering us 10 to 1."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 19, 2022 • 5min
How daily life in Russia has changed since the country invaded Ukraine
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in Russia looks like since the country invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 19, 2022 • 5min
Russian officials have said a major offensive is coming
Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials report fierce clashes across a wide front in the east and south.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 19, 2022 • 4min
Ukrainian families are being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border
Ukrainian refugees arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are enjoying expedited admission to the U.S. But children who arrive with family other than their parents are still being separated and detained.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
