During Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian government is doing everything it can to keep the economy functioning. Its funds, however, are rapidly dwindling
RFE/RL spoke with evacuees fleeing Russian soldiers in southeast Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya area. On March 11, nine buses and 150 cars were utilised to transport residents from regions such as Dniprorudne, which is near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, which Russian soldiers captured on March 4. Residents stated the city was still in Ukrainian hands, but that Russian troops were encircling it
Thousands of Afghans have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For many of those now coming into Poland, conflict has uprooted their lives for the second time.
Each of the two million Ukrainians who have left Russia’s invasion has a heartbreaking tale of loss and separation
More than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Poland since the Russian incursion began, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. They’ve been welcomed into Poland
Thousands of people are attempting to flee Irpin, Ukraine’s second largest city, to Kyiv, the country’s capital, which is nearly 25 kilometres distant. To halt oncoming Russian tanks, Ukrainian forces blew up bridges near the city
On March 6, police detained tens of thousands of anti-war protesters across Russia during protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Over 4,800 people were held in at least 59 different Russian cities, according to the independent protest-monitoring organisation OVD-Info
As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, Turkey is toughening its rhetoric and responding to Kyiv’s pleas for assistance, measures that some observers believe could undermine Turkey’s efforts to maintain good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv