State TV has long been Russians' top news source. Now it's becoming the only word of record, presenting stories of "surgical" attacks on Ukrainian nationalists and threats of anti-Russian bioweapons.
On top of the humanitarian crisis, Ukrainians worry about Russian destruction of cultural heritage sites. In Lviv, they're wrapping statues in fireproof material to protect them from Russian bombs.
The Ukrainian refugee aid organization Right to Protection is continuing to help displaced people as much as possible, even as its own staff members are forced to relocate to safer areas.
The woman and her baby died after Wednesday's strike, one of dozens of recent attacks on Ukraine's health system. U.N. groups warn it is running "dangerously low" on oxygen and medical supplies.
Russia unleashes a heavy bombing campaign. Cities are reduced to rubble. Thousands of civilians are killed. Russia did that twice in Chechnya in the 1990s. Is a repeat likely in Ukraine today?
Wojciech Bakun admits he was ill-prepared to become a front-line humanitarian worker dealing with the rush of refugees from Ukraine. And some onlookers have been surprised by his response too.
During a summit in France, European Union leaders issued a statement backing Ukraine's bid for membership but stopped short of an immediate welcome. The application process typically takes years.
"We don't even know that they are alive," two sisters with family in Mariupol are among the over 2 million people who have fled the Russian war in Ukraine. Many are passing through Lviv on their way.
An NPR analysis of security footage and photos following the attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant shows that many of the plant's critical safety systems were in the field of Russian fire.
An 11-year-old named Hassan traveled alone into Slovakia, with a plastic bag, a passport and a phone number for relatives. His mother had sent him to safety, unable to leave herself.
Goldman Sachs says it's "winding down its business in Russia in compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements," two weeks after the country first invaded Ukraine.
