Tag: Ukraine

Vitaliy Kim, Master Motivator and Symbol of Ukraine’s Resistance

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — To win the war, says Vitaliy Kim, you need to love the war. “Love what…

‘I Was Flying Headfirst’: A Shopping Trip Shattered by a Missile

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine — For Lyudmila Mykhailets, it was a simple trip to the mall with her husband, Nikolai,…

On Front Lines, Communication Breakdowns Prove Costly for Ukraine

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — In the waning days of the battle for the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, a Ukrainian…

G7 Leaders Work to Punish Russia Over Ukraine War

TELFS, Austria — Leaders of the Group of 7 nations said Sunday they would stop buying gold from…

Ukraine War’s Latest Victim? The Fight Against Climate Change.

BERLIN — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seemed like an unexpected opportunity for environmentalists, who had struggled to focus…

As Russia Chokes Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Romania Tries to Fill In

Stopping at the edge of a vast field of barley on his farm in Prundu, 30 miles outside…

In Warsaw Park, Ukraine’s Teen Refugees Hang Out and Hang On

WARSAW — Every afternoon at a park outside a distinctively Stalinesque skyscraper in central Warsaw, scores of Ukrainian…

Biden Bans Most Antipersonnel Land Mine Use, Reversing Trump-Era Policy

WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday limited its military’s use of land mines worldwide, except for on…

French Nuclear Power Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy

PARIS — Plumes of steam towered above two reactors recently at the Chinon nuclear power plant in the…

Ukraine’s Death Workers: ‘If You Take It All Close to Heart, You Go Mad’

LVIV, Ukraine — For many Ukrainians facing Russia’s invasion, there is hope the daily battles can be won:…

Russians Breached This City, Not With Troops, but Propaganda

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — Gesturing to the artillery shell lodged in the ground and a rocket protruding from the…

In Ukraine, Some Ethnic Hungarians Feel Ambivalence About the War

TRANSCARPATHIA, Ukraine — Beneath dark clouds unleashing a summer rain, officials in a southwestern Ukrainian border village gathered…