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News Articles: Russia Ukraine

Russian Army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed Ukrainian man during the first days of Russia's invasion in Ukraine. His case is the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three months ago.

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Courtroom drama: Ukrainian widow confronts Russian who shot her husband

The widow asked the Russian soldier what he felt when he killed her husband. "Fear," he said. "I understand you probably won't be able to forgive me. But I ask for your forgiveness."

May 19, 2022
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  • Greg Myre,
  • Julian Hayda,
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A woman walks through the Oleksiivska station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Thousands of residents have been sheltering in the city's subway stations, but the mayor says it's safe to emerge now that Russian forces are retreating.

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  • Europe

Kharkiv's mayor says it's time to move out of the city's subway stations

As Ukrainian troops push Russian forces away from its second-largest city, the mayor urges thousands of residents to emerge from their makeshift shelters in the city's metro stations and trains.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
A woman walks through the Oleksiivska station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Thousands of residents have been sheltering in the city's subway stations, but the mayor says it's safe to emerge now that Russian forces are retreating.

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  • Europe

Kharkiv's mayor says it's time to move out of the city's subway stations

As Ukrainian troops push Russian forces away from its second-largest city, the mayor urges thousands of residents to emerge from their makeshift shelters in the city's metro stations and trains.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv on Wednesday. He went on trial in Ukraine for the killing of an unarmed civilian and pleaded guilty. It is the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 18)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video during the opening ceremony for the 75th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 17, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
A wounded service member of the Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol is transported out of a bus on a stretcher under escort of pro-Russian fighters, upon arrival in Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Monday.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 16)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 16, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
A Ukrainian soldier examines a fragment of a Russian Air Force Su-25 jet after a battle at the village of Kolonshchyna, Ukraine, on April 21. Russia was expected to establish air superiority in the first days of the war. But Ukraine's air defenses have been so effective that Russian pilots often fire their weapons while over Russia and never enter Ukrainian airspace.

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  • Europe

Ukraine says it's downed 200 aircraft, a mark of Russian failures in the sky

Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He is accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 13)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He is accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 13)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday in Helsinki, Finland. Niinisto and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday in a joint statement that Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 12)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 12, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Siemens headquarters in Munich, Germany, pictured in May 2019. The German industrial giant is ending operations in Russia after more than a century.

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  • Business

German industrial giant Siemens is leaving Russia after nearly 170 years

The company first arrived in Russia in 1851 to deliver devices for a major telegraph line. It primarily does maintenance work on high-speed trains these days — though it's now winding down operations.

May 12, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Wives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 11)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
An Ukrainian firefighter works near a destroyed building on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles a day earlier from the air at the crucial Black Sea port of Odesa, hitting a shopping center and a warehouse.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 10)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 10, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Bono, Taras Topolia and "The Edge" perform at a subway station-turned-bomb shelter in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday.

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  • Music News

U2's Bono and the Edge held a concert in a Kyiv subway station in support of Ukraine

The musicians said they were performing in Kyiv at the invitation of Ukraine's president. They played acoustic versions of U2 hits and also shared the "stage" with the Ukrainian band Antytila.

May 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Journalists conduct interviews on the doorstep of an hotel on Maidan Square on March 1, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Pulitzer Prize Board is honoring the courage and commitment of Ukranian journalists.

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  • Media

Ukranian journalists win a Pulitzer citation for their courage and persistence

At least seven journalists have been killed while covering the war in Ukraine, while many face shelling, shooting and detention on the job. They were recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday.

May 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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