Tag: Evacuations and Evacuees

Last Stand at Azovstal: Inside the Siege That Shaped the Ukraine War

Soldiers wrapped in blankets and sleeping bags, some missing arms and legs, were hoisted into the helicopters, whose…

Flood, Evacuate, Rinse, Repeat: A Relentless Pattern Batters Australia

WINDSOR, Australia — Emma Winley pointed to the markings on the outside of her house, recording the levels…

Yellowstone Park, Staggered by Rain and Floods, Will Stay Closed for Days

Ms. Darr, 43, said that she was thinking about commuting to nearby towns where she could take up…

Military Clears Crew of Plane That Took Flight as Afghans Fell to Their Deaths

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has cleared the crew of an American military C-17 cargo plane that took…

Photos From Ukraine’s Front Lines

Amid the roar of artillery and bone-rattling explosions, New York Times photographers have borne graphic witness to the…

Ukraine Signals End of Bitter Battle at Azovstal Steel Plant

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian authorities announced late Monday an end to their combat operation in the besieged…

They Survived the Holocaust. Now, They Are Fleeing to Germany.

HANOVER, Germany — Their earliest memories are of fleeing bombs or hearing whispers about massacres of other Jews,…

In Mariupol’s Drama Theater, a Cry for ‘Mama!’ That Offered Brief Relief

LVIV, Ukraine — The explosion — deafening, blinding — collapsed the walls around them, and “the moments afterwards…

A Vow to Ease Bombing Is Too Late for Many in Ukraine City Near Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of people have been fleeing the northern outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, escaping…

‘I Don’t Have the Right to Cry’: Ukrainian Women Share Their Stories of Escape

I just had a feeling that we had to get out of there. Every minute you hear these…

In Irpin, a Last-ditch Effort to Evacuate From Russian Attacks

By Yousur Al-Hlou, Masha Froliak, Brent McDonald, Mark Boyer and Benjamin Foley •March 18, 2022As fighting intensifies northwest…

A Family’s Dash Toward Safety in Ukraine Ends Tragically

KYIV, Ukraine — They met in high school but became a couple years later, after meeting again on…