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A Ukrainian serviceman walks near the position he was guarding in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. Ukraine’s military says Russian forces have captured the eastern outskirts of the besieged city of Mariupol. In a Facebook update Saturday, the military said the capture of Mariupol and Severodonetsk in the east were a priority for Russian forces. Mariupol has been under siege for over a week, with no electricity, gas or water
Politics & Policy

Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege

Russian forces are pounding the port city of Mariupol, shelling its downtown as residents hide.

4 years ago

A picture taken in Moscow on March 22, 2018 shows an illustration picture of the Russian language version of Facebook about page featuring the face of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Russia plans to limit Instagram and label Meta an extremist group

The move came after the tech giant said it would permit some calls for violence against "Russian invaders."

4 years ago

Anna Gardner (middle) held up by Alika (left) and Vika Gadliya (right) following a tournament in Zagreb
Community

South Jersey women’s hockey team raising money to assist fellow players in Ukraine

The New Jersey Jaguars, a women’s rec hockey team from Mt. Laurel, is raising money to support Ukrainian players, whom they befriended four years ago.

4 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, March 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

Dems set for House approval of Ukraine aid, drop COVID funds

The money covers the U.S. costs of sending troops and weapons to Eastern Europe and equipping allied forces there in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

4 years ago

In this April 28, 2011, photo, an Afghan National Army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles, as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. The House just passed legislation that may dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Simon Klingert, File)
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup – March 7th

House passes bill for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Amtrak engineer found not guilty. And, once-critically endangered bald eagles are being tested for lead poisoning.

Air Date: March 7, 2022 10:00 am

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A factory and a store are burning after being bombarded in Irpin
Community

Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics

A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors.

4 years ago

A driver sits in the cab of a combine harvester during the summer harvest in a field of wheat in Varva, Ukraine. Ukraine accounts for more than 10% of the global wheat market. Russia's war threatens to disrupt the spring planting season. (Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Russia’s war on Ukraine is dire for world hunger. But there are solutions

Russia's invasion of Ukraine isn't only jeopardizing the lives of Ukraine's citizens. The war is also on track to cause a surge in severe malnutrition and even starvation.

4 years ago

A factory and a store burn after being bombarded in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Community

Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians

A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor.

4 years ago

In this photo, Feb. 27, 2022, taken from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)
Politics & Policy

Zelenskyy’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with some 300 members of Congress and their staffs in an hourlong private video call on Saturday.

4 years ago

The LOVE sculpture at Penn, painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag The LOVE sculpture at Penn, painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (Instagram/@leslie.sllvn)
Community
Billy Penn

How to support Ukrainian people this weekend in Philly

Eat brunch, buy pastries, attend a rally, or make a donation.

4 years ago

People cross on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. What looked like a breakthrough cease-fire to evacuate residents from two cities in Ukraine quickly fell apart Saturday as Ukrainian officials said shelling had halted the work to remove civilians hours after Russia announced the deal.
Politics & Policy

Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt as cease-fires collapse

Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway on Saturday.

4 years ago

Drexel's Alina Bushma, of Ukraine is seen after winning her squash match against Princeton's Andrea Toth of Canada in Philadelphia, Friday, March 4, 2022
Community

Drexel squash star Alina Bushma plays on for family in Ukraine

Alina Bushma is playing for Drexel in this weekend's Collegiate Squash Championships. Her parents and two grandparents have remained in Kyiv since the Russian invasion.

4 years ago

State leaders join Ukrainian ministers and U.S. Sec. of Transportation Pete Buttigieg raising the flag of Ukraine in Freedom Plaza in downtown Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

‘We are all Ukrainian.’ Delaware leaders express solidarity with Ukrainian community

Wilmington-area Ukrainian religious leaders offer prayers for peace during Delaware rally in solidarity with Ukrainians combating Russian invasion.

4 years ago

An American flag unfurls off a pedicab as it glides past the Denver City/County Building, which is illuminated in yellow and blue in support of Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation

The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S.

4 years ago

Part of a Russian missile shot down by Ukrainian air defense
Politics & Policy

Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released

The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency said that a Russian “projectile” hit a training center at the Zaporizhzhia plant.

4 years ago

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