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Russian air raids and shelling have spared Zaporizhzhya so far, but highly ravaged towns further south, such as Mariupol or Melitopol, are not far away, and Russian soldiers are advancing north
Hundreds of thousands of people are leaving the nation as Russia continues its bombardment of Ukrainian cities
RFE/RL’s Maryan Kushnir witnessed the aftermath of an attack in Borodyanka, a town northwest of Kiev in the Kyiv area. His footage from March 2 shows extensive damage in residential areas, with some structures still engulfed in flames and others reduced to rubble
While the US joins its allies in sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin and his senior officials for their role in the Ukraine conflict, humanitarian advocates in the US are urging the Biden administration to provide immigration relief to Ukrainians already living in the US
In the last few days, over 80,000 people have crossed the border into Moldova to flee the turmoil in Ukraine
According to the United Nations, more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine, with tens of thousands more fleeing every day
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
Over 100,000 people crossed the Ukrainian border in the west in the first three days of Russia’s assault. Over 120,000 people fled the embattled country on February 27th alone, according to Ukrainian border police
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell expressed serious concern that the intensification of hostilities in Ukraine poses an imminent threat to the lives and well-being of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children
Young extreme Jewish settlers have been attacking Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists in the West Bank in recent months, according to Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists. Hundreds of peace activists helped plant olive trees in the Palestinian town of Burin two weeks after Israelis attacked and injured seven Palestinians