Thousands of people are attempting to flee Irpin, Ukraine’s second largest city, to Kyiv, the country’s capital, which is nearly 25 kilometres distant. To halt oncoming Russian tanks, Ukrainian forces blew up bridges near the city
On March 6, police detained tens of thousands of anti-war protesters across Russia during protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Over 4,800 people were held in at least 59 different Russian cities, according to the independent protest-monitoring organisation OVD-Info
Russian air raids and shelling have spared Zaporizhzhya so far, but highly ravaged towns further south, such as Mariupol or Melitopol, are not far away, and Russian soldiers are advancing north
Hundreds of thousands of people are leaving the nation as Russia continues its bombardment of Ukrainian cities
RFE/RL’s Maryan Kushnir witnessed the aftermath of an attack in Borodyanka, a town northwest of Kiev in the Kyiv area. His footage from March 2 shows extensive damage in residential areas, with some structures still engulfed in flames and others reduced to rubble
While the US joins its allies in sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin and his senior officials for their role in the Ukraine conflict, humanitarian advocates in the US are urging the Biden administration to provide immigration relief to Ukrainians already living in the US
In the last few days, over 80,000 people have crossed the border into Moldova to flee the turmoil in Ukraine
According to the United Nations, more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine, with tens of thousands more fleeing every day
As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, Turkey is toughening its rhetoric and responding to Kyiv’s pleas for assistance, measures that some observers believe could undermine Turkey’s efforts to maintain good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv
Over 100,000 people crossed the Ukrainian border in the west in the first three days of Russia’s assault. Over 120,000 people fled the embattled country on February 27th alone, according to Ukrainian border police