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A damaged vehicle lies next to a crater formed at the site of an explosion in Przewodow

Daily News Lesson November 16 2022

Missile strike in Poland likely unintentional and tied to Ukrainian air defense

Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 17, 2022

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Daily News Lesson October 20 2022

"In Russia...or anywhere else, no one wants to fight, no one wants to kill, no one wants to die."

Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from this October 20, 2022

Service members of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic vote during a referendum in Luhansk

Daily News Lesson September 25 2022

Russia stages sham referenda in Ukraine — and other news for Sept. 26, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Veliky Novgorod

Daily News Lesson September 21 2022

Putin doubles down on war in Ukraine — and other news for Sept. 22, 2022

Ukrainian service members prepare to transport a Russian tank captured during a counteroffensive operation in Kharkiv region

Daily News Lesson September 11 2022

Battle lines are redrawn in Ukraine — and other news for Sept. 12, 2022

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Lesson Plan September 10 2022

Lesson plan: Make a playlist of top news stories from the summer

Take a look at the biggest stories from the summer and decide which ones you think are most important

FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet Union President Gorbachev speaks at a meeting with former US President Bush in Moscow

Daily News Lesson August 31 2022

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union

Learn about the legacy of the Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of the Soviet Union who helped bring an end to the Cold War

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Daily News Lesson August 05 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison

U.S. women's basketball star Brittney Griner now faces 9 years in a Russian prison

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Daily News Lesson July 27 2022

Russia announces withdrawal from International Space Station

Learn how the Russian withdrawal casts the future of the entire International Space Station in doubt

Service members of pro-Russian troops ride an infantry fighting vehicle in Lysychansk

Daily News Lesson July 11 2022

Examining the state of war in Ukraine after Russia seizes the Luhansk region

Learn the latest on the state of war in Ukraine and what the long-term outlook for the country might be

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