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NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

While many Ukrainians are still basking in the successful defense of Kyiv, the battle in the Donbas is a punishing grind that poses different challenges.

The EU will meet Monday to discuss how to handle the ongoing conflict as Russia intensifies its efforts to capture Severodonetsk, the largest eastern city that remains in Ukrainian hands.

Followers of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine broke with its Moscow leadership. The Russian patriarch has supported the war and called opponents "forces of evil."

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mykhailo Tkach about his short film, "The Occupant." It's entirely composed of videos from the phone of a young Russian soldier captured during the war in Ukraine.

First came the battle for Bucha. Now there's the battle to rebuild Bucha. This town was a scene of devastation in the early days of the war. Today you hear pounding hammers and screeching buzzsaws.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, and Russia is consolidating control of Mariupol. It is making plans to annex the southwestern parts of the country.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the mayor of Warsaw, Poland, about how his city is managing the influx of Ukrainian refugees. He says Warsaw's population went up by 15% since the outset of the conflict.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden pledged new advanced weapons to Ukraine as the 100-day mark since Russia's invasion nears. Biden reiterated that the U.S. will "stay the course" as the conflict drags on.

Los Angeles schools will now teach both American Sign Language and spoken English to younger students. The policy change is meant to correct a history of suppressing ASL. But some say it goes too far.

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.

Russian military ambitions have narrowed, but it's still pressing a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, places from which Russian troops retreated are rapidly regaining a sense of normalcy.

The governments of the two European countries said Russian energy giant Gazprom informed them it was halting gas supplies starting Wednesday.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine's prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, is determined to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for what she says are war crimes. Reviewing the evidence has taken a toll on her.

The U.S. wants to weaken Russia to the point where it can't wage a war like this again. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about what options NATO has left.

The United Nations secretary general met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister. He came to Moscow as a "messenger of peace."