Joanna Kakissis
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Europe
Russia will capitalize on controlling the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from a steel plant as Russia consolidates its control of Mariupol. Ukraine says tens of thousands of people were killed during months of bombardment.
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World
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps Europe's biggest musical competition. NPR's Joanna Kakissis was watching with Ukrainians in Dnipro.
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Families of Ukrainian soldiers in the Mariupol steel plant plead for an evacuation
In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.
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How a massive steel plant became the center of Ukraine's resistance in Mariupol
The final battle for Mariupol is taking place inside the Azovstal steel plant, a massive coastal complex in the besieged city. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped inside, officials say.
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Evacuees who were holed up in a steel plant hope the others can get out
Evacuation efforts continue in Mariupol — even as Russian forces continue to shell the besieged Ukrainian city. Roughly 100 evacuees have now arrived in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
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Civilians and soldiers remain trapped in a Mariupol steel plant
More civilians are being evacuated Monday from a steel facility in Mariupol, Ukraine. But thousands of soldiers remain, many of whom are injured and have been holed up for weeks.
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After three months of conflict, the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is devastated
Heavy fighting continues in the north and south of Ukraine. The U.N. Secretary General was in Kyiv this week to try to set up evacuation routes from the besieged city of Mariupol.
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Polish farmers along the Ukraine border have stepped in to help source war equipment
A Polish farming town on the Ukrainian border has organized weekly shipments of protective equipment to exhausted Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline.
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Polish women band together to give Ukrainian women car rides to safe refuge
Spooked by reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukraine-Poland border, a Polish woman started an all-women car service to drive Ukrainian refugee women and children to homes or shelters.
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Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east
As the war in Ukraine continues, Poles are joining their nation's military and packing shooting ranges in case they need to defend Poland from Russia, despite Poland's membership in NATO.