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U.S. sends aid to Ukraine, and civilians flee to Poland, as Russia widens offensive

8:10am March 13, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

A roundup of the latest news out of Ukraine, where Russian attacks struck new targets, including a military training base near the Polish border.

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Russia strikes Ukrainian military base, killing more than 30 people

8:03am March 13, 2022

by Eric Westervelt

Russia struck a Ukrainian military training base close to the Polish border using cruise missiles, according to local officials.

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Ukrainians accuse Russia of attack meant to push Belarus into war

5:46pm March 12, 2022

by Tim Mak

Ukrainians accused Russian fighters of entering Ukrainian airspace, then doubling back and striking a Belarusian town — what they say is a "provocation" meant to goad Belarus into entering the war.

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Do Russia's assaults on Ukraine amount to war crimes?

5:46pm March 12, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the laws of war and whether those have evolved over time with Mark Drumbl, director of the Transnational Law Institute at the Washington and Lee University School of Law.

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Ukrainians work to protect historic monuments from Russian bombs

5:46pm March 12, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

Over half of Ukraine's UNESCO-protected monuments are in the western city of Lviv. To protect them, city officials are wrapping statues in fireproof material and hiding artifacts in bunkers.

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Russian businessman Roman Abramovich has been ordered by the Premier League to stop running Chelsea FC and to sell up.

Roman Abramovich has been ordered by Chelsea's soccer league to sell

4:08pm March 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

The league board's decision comes after the British government sanctioned the Russian businessman, who has ties to President Vladimir Putin.

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LGBTQ people are fighting to keep their rights in Ukraine

9:37am March 12, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

LGBTQ people have faced persecution in Russia and in separatist-controlled regions of Ukraine. That's why many in Ukraine are deciding whether to flee the war or stay and fight.

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Ukrainian artists stretch their creativity to continue making art during war

9:18am March 12, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Ukrainian artists have had to become creative in the ways they express themselves through their art during the war.

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Belarus could join the Ukraine-Russia conflict

8:40am March 12, 2022

by Tim Mak

We have the latest on the war in Ukraine, where officials there are accusing the Russians of trying to provoke the Belarusians into the war.

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Russian soldiers rest in Chechnya's capital, Grozny, in February 2000. Russia waged two wars against Chechnya from 1994 to 2000. In both wars, Russia heavily bombed Chechnya, flattening Grozny and causing tens of thousands of civilian deaths.

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Russia's wars in Chechnya offer a grim warning of what could be in Ukraine

8:27am March 12, 2022

by Greg Myre

Russia unleashes a heavy bombing campaign. Cities are reduced to rubble. Thousands of civilians are killed. Russia did that twice in Chechnya in the 1990s. Is a repeat likely in Ukraine today?

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