Mar 21 Ukrainian refugees share experiences of bombs, half-empty cities and hunger By Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Associated Press The battle in Mariupol continues to rage. Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are fighting block-by-block for control of the city where at least 2,300 people have died, some buried in mass graves. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 7:10 Fleeing a brutal war, millions of Ukrainian refugees face a bleak and uncertain future By Malcolm Brabant Nearly 10 percent of Ukraine's population has been displaced in almost three weeks of war. While almost 2 million people have moved within the country's borders, over 2 million more have fled. The majority of those Ukrainians are escaping the… Continue watching
Mar 14 ‘All day crying from the pain’: number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war hits 2.8 million By Rafal Niedzielski, Justin Spike, Associated Press More than 2.8 million refugees fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine have entered neighboring countries since the invasion began 19 days ago. Continue reading
Mar 10 Ukrainians escaping Russia’s advance speak of abuses By Rafal Niedzielski, Associated Press As more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine begin to scatter throughout Europe and beyond, some carry valuable witness evidence to build a case for potential war crimes. Continue reading
Mar 09 During ‘short window of time’ to flee, Ukrainians evacuate Kyiv suburbs By Vadim Ghirda, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Residents of the bombarded suburbs of Ukraine's capital snaked their way across the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge that provided the only way to escape Russian shelling. Continue reading
Mar 06 Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians By Associated Press Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:27 Families flee homes in Ukraine as death toll mounts By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, many while attempting to flee. And those who have made it across the border face a growing refugee crisis in Poland, Romania and other surrounding countries. NewsHour’s foreign… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 6:35 Carrying children and pets, Ukrainians flee to Poland to escape Russian bombardment By Simon Ostrovsky The United Nations estimates nearly a million and a half Ukrainians will flee the country by this weekend, making it one of the largest refugee crises in Europe in recent history. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports from the… Continue watching
Mar 04 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine, according to U.N. report By Associated Press The U.N. refugee agency reported Friday that more than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since the fighting began. Continue reading
Mar 03 Hundreds of Africans stopped from entering Spain for second day By News Desk Hundreds of people have tried for a second day to climb over the fences that separate a Spanish city in North Africa from Morocco. Continue reading