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News Articles: Russia Ukraine

A customer waits in a queue inside an electronics store in Sydney on Nov. 12, 2020, on the day of the official launch of Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5 gaming console.

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  • Business

Sony halts PlayStation sales in Russia due to Ukraine invasion

Along with stopping sales of its consoles, the company announced a $2 million donation to UNHCR and the international NGO, Save the Children, to support the victims in Ukraine.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Tuesday's funeral procession ends at the gravesites where soldiers Viktor Dudar, 44, and Ivan Koverznev, 24, will be buried as priests say their blessings and mourners look on.

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  • World

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers

The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are starting to come home. Two men were killed on the front lines in Russia's war on Ukraine. Hundreds gathered to mourn at their funeral on Tuesday.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 2 more
People board an evacuation bus as civilians continue to flee Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 8)

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

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
CIA William Burns told the House Intelligence Committee that he believes Russian leader Vladimir Putin is 'angry and frustrated' by the slow pace of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Burns said he expects Putin to 'double-down,' which could lead to heavy fighting for control of Ukraine's cities in the coming weeks.

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  • National Security

Stalled and frustrated, Putin will likely double down in the coming weeks, CIA says

CIA Director William Burns says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has fallen far short of Vladimir Putin's expectations. Burns now predicts weeks of 'ugly fighting' for control of Ukraine's cities.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Services at Church of St. George on Sunday in Lviv, Ukraine.

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  • World

Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch

At church, Ukrainians pray for an end to war. But a rift is forming: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Moscow's invasion. Some in Ukraine want to break away from his leadership.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
WNBA players Brittney Griner (right) of the Phoenix Mercury and Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky compete during the WNBA Finals in Chicago in October 2021.

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  • Arts & Life

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball

Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Gold medalist Iryna Bui (center) silver medalist Oleksandra Kononova (left) and bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko celebrate after the women's biathlon middle distance standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics on Tuesday.

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  • Sports

Ukrainian athletes are dominating the Paralympics, despite the uncertainty at home

They swept the podium in two separate biathlon events on Tuesday and are second in the medal count. But the troubles at home are never far from their minds.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A resident looks out of the destroyed front of a room in a multi-storey building that was badly damaged as a result of Russian missile explosion after it was shot down over the city by Ukrainian air defence on March 6, in Kramatorsk on March 7.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 7)

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

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on March 4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped nearly 800 points on Monday, entering what's called a correction.

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  • Business

It keeps getting worse for stocks. Dow sinks and enters what's called a correction

Fear of higher energy prices led to a sharp sell-off on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq now in what's known as a bear market.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022

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  • Technology

Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
People line up to get water at Sumy State University in Ukraine. Many international students have been unable to leave the city of Sumy and are waiting for their embassies to help.

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  • Europe

International students went to Ukraine to study. Now many worry they can't escape

An Indian medical student in Sumy says she and classmates had to use snow for drinking water while they await hopeful evacuation to flee the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • Adrian Florido and
  • Hafsa Fathima
Levi Strauss & Co. has pledged to support its employers, partners and their families affected by the decision in the coming months.

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  • Business

Levi's halts sales in Russia, evoking Cold War scrambles for blue jeans

Levi's is suspending commercial operations in Russia, citing its aggression in Ukraine. The company's iconic blue jeans represented freedom and capitalism during the days of the Soviet Union.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Yevghen Zbormyrsky, 49, is comforted as he stands in front of his burning home after it was shelled in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. The U.N. Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted to create a top-level investigation into violations committed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 4)

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

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Russia blocked Facebook on Friday citing "discrimination" against state-sponsored media. Here, a smartphone user in Moscow watches a Facebook clip of President Biden on Feb. 25.

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  • Technology

Russia blocks access to Facebook

Russia has cut off access to Facebook inside the country in response to the tech giant's blocking of state-backed media outlets in the European Union.

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Alina Selyukh
People fleeing the Russian invasion in Ukraine and volunteers to help them fill the Hauptbahnhof main railway station on Wednesday in Berlin.

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  • World

Ukrainians fleeing war, and volunteers to help them, fill a Berlin train station

At Berlin's main train station, hundreds of volunteers distribute food, hot drinks, diapers, toys, warm coats and a helping hand to the Ukrainians disembarking daily.

March 04, 2022
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  • Esme Nicholson
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