Why Zelensky keeps putting pressure on the West to impose a no-fly zone
In a speech to Congress on March 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again asked for a no-fly zone to protect against Russia’s attacks. Here’s why NATO is very unlikely to close the skies over Ukraine. Read more: https://wapo.st/3MQ2Cxf. Subscribe to…
A mother and son escape Russian occupation, but face an uncertain future
Yevgenia Trivonos and her son Danylo, 10, were forced to flee their home in Vasylivka, a southern city now under Russian occupation. They arrived late at night by bus in Zaporizhia on March 9, and plan to keep pushing west…
‘Your life is just ruined’: Refugees reflect on what they left behind
Ukrainian refugees, many of them women with young children, arrived weary but relieved at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 9. They then boarded buses that would take them to the next stop on their journey. Read more:…
Civilians escape from Irpin with stories of grief and terror
Panicked residents of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, are fleeing the city across a destroyed bridge, seeking to escape relentless Russian bombardment. Read more: https://wapo.st/3sQ8xdp. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/…
As Russia bears down on Odesa, the elderly have no way out
The historic center of Odesa is a maze of sandbags and anti-tank barriers, as the city waits nervously for a Russian offensive. But many of its oldest residents have no plans to leave. Read more: https://wapo.st/3tMWrBo. Subscribe to The Washington…
Leaving Kharkiv: A journey south through war-time Ukraine
The Washington Post’s Whitney Leaming describes what it was like to travel from Kharkiv to Dnipro on Feb. 28 on roads now marked by checkpoints and armed men. Read more: https://wapo.st/3vm8w2y. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow…
Drone video shows Ukrainians fleeing to Poland
The video shows hundreds of people stuck at the Medyka border crossing in Shehyni, Ukraine, waiting to enter Poland on Feb. 25. Read more: https://wapo.st/35aUYMD. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook:…
‘Nowhere to run’: Ukrainian families crowd into metro stations
Hundreds of people in the eastern city of Kharkiv sheltered inside a subway station on Feb. 24 as Russian troops advanced on the city. Read more: https://wapo.st/3hfQCX2. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram:…
‘Wake up, the war has started’: In Ukraine after a night of terror
In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, morning light on Feb. 24 brought residents to gas stations to fill up after Russian forces launched military actions overnight. There’s uncertainty about what comes next, but resolve to stay, “because we are…
‘He will be stopped’: Ukrainians vow to stand up to Putin
Activists in Kharkiv, Ukraine held an annual vigil on Feb. 22 to remember those who have been killed in the country’s years-long conflict with Moscow-backed separatists. But this year it took on added meaning, as Russian forces moved into eastern…