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March 17, 2022 6:30 PM

Minnesota native killed in attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine

Jimmy Hill, 68, became stranded in Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, after taking his partner there for medical treatment.

by Matt Sepic

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March 17, 2022 12:41 PM

Russia bombed a Mariupol theater with 'Children' sign outside — but shelter survived

A glimmer of good news has emerged in Mariupol, where people are being pulled out of a theater that was being used as a shelter.

by Bill Chappell

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March 17, 2022 5:36 AM

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Russian forces largely bogged down outside major cities in Ukraine have turned to shelling them from a distance, including dozens of confirmed attacks on health facilities during the war that on Thursday entered its fourth week.

by The Associated Press

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March 16, 2022 5:11 PM

Russia's onslaught continues amid optimism over talks

Russian forces are raining fire on Kyiv and other major cities, with Ukrainian authorities saying an airstrike destroyed a theater where hundreds of people were sheltering in Mariupol.

by The Associated Press

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March 16, 2022 3:45 PM

Owl art sent by Ukrainian kids to Minnesota is being auctioned off to help embattled country

Drawings and paintings of owls entered in a Minnesota-based art contest by kids in Ukraine over the past two decades are now being auctioned off to help that embattled country.

by Tim Nelson

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March 16, 2022 3:06 PM

Biden calls Putin a war criminal

President Joe Biden on Tuesday was asked by reporters whether he was ready to call Russian President Putin a war criminal. "I think he is a war criminal," he said.

by NPR Washington Desk

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March 16, 2022 1:33 PM

Minnesota parents: Son taken by Russian military in Ukraine

Some Minnesota parents fear for the safety of their adult son in Ukraine who they say was taken by the Russian military.

by The Associated Press

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March 16, 2022 8:54 AM

In Ukraine, writer-photographer Yevgenia Belorusets documents Kyiv's displaced

Belorusets' book “Lucky Breaks,” written in the aftermath of Russia's previous assault into Ukraine in 2014, was published in English this month. The author remains in Kyiv producing art as war rages.

by Andrew Limbong

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March 16, 2022 8:50 AM

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns Putin will move west if he wins in Ukraine

Yovanovitch served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Her new memoir is “Lessons From the Edge.”

by Terry Gross

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March 16, 2022 6:05 AM

Blinken sets a standard for lifting sanctions: An 'irreversible' Russian withdrawal

In an interview with NPR, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, warns of the further devastation of Ukrainian cities.

by Steve Inskeep

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