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November 12, 2022 | 7:47 AM

A crash course in organ transplants helps Ukraine’s cash-strapped healthcare system

The crash course at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) aims to allow the Ukrainian doctors to open their own lung transplant center

By Daniel Ackerman/NPR

October 23, 2022 | 9:52 AM

Young Ukrainians volunteer to clean up destroyed homes — and try to make it fun

Repair Together is a large network of friends who raise money to bring busloads of young people from around Ukraine to destroyed villages, to help people clean up their homes.

By Kat Lonsdorf and Pete Kiehart/NPR

September 1, 2022 | 11:44 AM

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Filmed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Watch “Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra at the Kennedy Center” on September 9 at 9pm on WITF TV or the PBS Video app.

By Christina Zeiders

August 9, 2022 | 6:51 PM

A Ukrainian family looks forward to a peaceful life in Lancaster County

The Chekh family drove over 3,000 miles and crossed 5 borders to escape the war in Ukraine and arrive to safety in Lancaster County.

By Gabriela Martínez

August 9, 2022 | 2:06 PM

A young man attempts to escape Russian-occupied Ukraine — then he goes silent

Vitaliy is a 22-year-old Ukrainian college student living in occupied Kherson. He had been sending NPR voice memos for months describing life in the city. Then he decided to leave.

By Kat Lonsdorf/NPR

July 3, 2022 | 10:52 AM

Ukraine’s farmers face Russia’s blockade and ordinance in their farms this harvest

Russian warships and Ukrainian mines are blocking shipping lanes through the Black Sea

By Peter Granitz/NPR

June 9, 2022 | 5:20 AM

Pitt to help Ukrainian lawyers bring the war against Russia into the courtroom

“Modern warfare has moved to the courtroom, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought international law and international courts into a new era of relevance.”

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA

June 5, 2022 | 7:47 AM

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on supplies

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the West about supplying long-range rocket systems to Ukraine.

By John Leicester/AP

June 4, 2022 | 8:25 AM

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is losing 60 to 100 soldiers each day in combat.

By John Leicester and Hanna Arhirova/AP

May 21, 2022 | 9:14 AM

Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Russia claims to have captured Mariupol in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine.

By Elena Becatoros, Oleksandr Stashhevsky and Ciaran McQuillan/AP

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