An ordeal at a mental health facility in Ukraine illuminated the horrors of the Russian occupation in the areas around Kyiv.
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Two U.S. Lawmakers Visit Kyiv to Show Support for Ukraine
Senator Steve Daines of Montana and Representative Victoria Spartz of Indiana, both Republicans, were invited by Ukraine’s government on short notice.
U.S. Considers Sending a High-Level Official to Kyiv
No American official has publicly visited Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion in late February.
Captured Ukrainian Oligarch Was Figure in Russian Election Meddling Investigation
Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian politician close to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, was also a client of Paul Manafort, the Republican political consultant and Trump campaign chairman.
Russians Planted Thousands of Land Mines During Retreat From Kyiv, Ukrainians Say
Departing Russian soldiers have laced large swaths of the country with buried mines and jury-rigged bombs, some hidden inside homes, to terrorize returning civilians.
Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted’
Tank treads ripped up the toxic soil, bulldozers carved trenches and bunkers, and soldiers spent a month camped in — and dug into — a radioactive forest.
With Russian Forces Gone, Kyiv Starts to Revive
The anxiety remains, but in Ukraine’s capital, large lines of cars are now forming on highways into the city and businesses are reopening.
For a Ukrainian Journalist, War Evokes Scars From Captivity
Stanislav Aseyev, a 32-year-old journalist, had documented his abuse in a prison run by Russian-backed separatists. Now, the war reminds him of why Ukrainians are fighting for their lives.
Inside a Maternity Hospital in Ukraine as War Grinds On
As artillery shells fall, pregnant women are delivering prematurely, being shuttled in and out of bomb shelters or having babies in basements without even a midwife to help. Tens of thousands more are displaced.
‘Evil Came’: The Toll of Russia’s Occupation in Kyiv’s Suburbs
Land mines, bullet-riddled cars and corpses lying in the street. Residents of Bucha, Borodianka and Hostomel describe the horrors left behind by Russian forces.