Military
Russia claims pivotal Ukraine city; Kyiv says fight ongoing
Russia has claimed control over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of its invasion.
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Biden is boosting U.S. troops in Europe because of Russia’s war in Ukraine
Biden said there will be a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. 5th Army Corps. It's one of several ways NATO forces will be beefed up after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
The bombardment preceded a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Ukrainian army leaving battered city for fortified positions
The industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment.
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European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
The decision by the 27-nation bloc to grant Ukraine candidate status Thursday was uncharacteristically rapid.
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Philly loses control of Army-Navy Game. After this year, the city won’t host again until 2027
Philadelphia has hosted 89 of 122 matchups between the two service academies, but the organizers of the contest want to take the game elsewhere.
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Police investigating killings of 12,000 Ukrainians in war
Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging.
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As fighting rages, Ukraine’s leader says troops defy Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations.
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Ukraine: Russia said to be using more deadly weapons in war
A regional governor accused Russia of using incendiary weapons in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk province.
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‘The Facemaker:’ the pioneering surgeon who mended WWI soldiers’ faces
Lindsey Fitzharris on the work of Harold Gillies, whose innovative plastic surgery techniques mended the maimed and broken faces of WWI soldiers.
Air Date: June 9, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:46U.S. general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States and allied countries will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine.
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Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms
Russian airstrikes have hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for the first time in weeks, sending up plumes of black smoke.
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Backed from frontlines, Ukraine soccer team tries to seal World Cup spot
Hanging in their locker room in Cardiff will be a flag sent by soldiers to inspire them to victory in the playoff final against Wales on Sunday.
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Biden says U.S. sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine
The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the U.S.
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‘My heart is in Arlington’: What Memorial Day means to one Gold Star family
For many years, Vikki and Mark Pier would come during Memorial Day weekend to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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