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An activist's silhouette is seen through a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Kyiv on May 25, 2013.

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LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine face discrimination in countries with anti-gay laws

7:14am March 05, 2022

by Miranda Mazariegos

LGBTQ people have always been under stress in Ukraine. As they flee their country, they're arriving in places that are even more punitive to their community.

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Yevghen Zbormyrsky, 49, is comforted as he stands in front of his burning home after it was shelled in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. The U.N. Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted to create a top-level investigation into violati

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 4)

7:11pm March 04, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Journalists report from Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 2. Media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been massive.

Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia's invasion — and that has consequences

6:34pm March 04, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.

A Lukoil gas station sign is seen Friday in New York City's Brooklyn borough. Lukoil, Russia's second-largest oil company, has called for an end to the war in Ukraine. The oil company is facing calls for boycotts.

The White House says it's considering a range of options for Russian oil imports

5:43pm March 04, 2022

by Alana Wise

The White House emphasized the importance of maintaining a steady global energy supply amid Russia's war on Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 4.

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The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia

5:00pm March 04, 2022

by Emily Feng

The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China's ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.

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Power plant attack and civilian casualties: The latest on the fight in Ukraine

4:43pm March 04, 2022

by Greg Myre

The Pentagon says it has no reason to doubt Russia's claim that it's in control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as the invasion of Ukraine continues. There is no sign of radioactive leakage.

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How Ukraine's businesses and citizens are pitching in to help in the war effort

4:43pm March 04, 2022

by Tim Mak

Ternopil, a town in western Ukraine, is preparing for war: from its training hospital to its milk factories, everyone is gearing up to help or assist in the war effort.

Ukrainian rabbis try to offer safety and shelter

4:43pm March 04, 2022

All over Ukraine, the attacks from Russia are taking a toll on the people. The Jewish community is turning to their rabbis for shelter and security.

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Russian forces continue attack on Kyiv and seize Europe's biggest nuclear power plant

4:13pm March 04, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, Russian forces continue to pound the capital city of Kyiv. In the south, they've seized control of Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

Russia blocked Facebook on Friday citing "discrimination" against state-sponsored media. Here a smartphone user in Moscow watches a Facebook clip of U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.

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Russia blocks access to Facebook

3:35pm March 04, 2022

Russia has cut off access to Facebook inside the country in response to the tech giant's blocking of state-backed media outlets in the European Union.