Good morning from Ukraine.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands, but is under a city-wide lockdown until Thursday morning. Local authorities have not said why.
Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress shortly, and is poised to ask for more help.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands, but is under a city-wide lockdown until Thursday morning. Local authorities have not said why.
Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress shortly, and is poised to ask for more help.
Meanwhile: positive signs for civilians as more than 20K have been able to evacuate the embattled southern port city of Mariupol.
The UN now says that the number of refugees that have left Ukraine due to the war exceeds 3 million people
The UN now says that the number of refugees that have left Ukraine due to the war exceeds 3 million people
We are soon entering the fourth week of the war.
Beyond the incalculable damage in death and human suffering, Ukraine has estimated that in the last few weeks its economy has lost more than 1/2 a trillion due to the war.
That's more than 3x its GDP.
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Beyond the incalculable damage in death and human suffering, Ukraine has estimated that in the last few weeks its economy has lost more than 1/2 a trillion due to the war.
That's more than 3x its GDP.
npr.org/live-updates/z…
But the bite of American and western sanctions may have an even greater effect on Russia.
SecState Blinken told NPR's @NPRinskeep that US sanctions would be lifted only if Russia takes "irreversible" steps that would prevent such an invasion again.
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SecState Blinken told NPR's @NPRinskeep that US sanctions would be lifted only if Russia takes "irreversible" steps that would prevent such an invasion again.
npr.org/live-updates/z…
"If the war ends, Ukraine's independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty are restored, then many of the tools that we’re using to get to that result — of course, that’s the purpose of them," U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told NPR's @NPRinskeep, on U.S. sanctions
If and when the war ends, no story about the Ukrainian military's successes during the war would be complete without mentioning the thick, thick mud in parts of the country
https://twitter.com/jimmysecuk/status/1503828594866462720?s=21
My first encounter with it was after we left Kyiv during the second day of the war, when I walked into a field to do a live hit with Morning Edition...
I stepped in some mud and it was impossible to get off my shoes, this thick, thick slurry
I stepped in some mud and it was impossible to get off my shoes, this thick, thick slurry
Here in Central Ukraine, I spoke to Timofiy, a 17yo high schooler in central Ukraine who transitioned from distance learning due to COVID, to distance learning due to the war.
He's resuming his online classes now...
He's resuming his online classes now...
At first, Timofiy was happy he was getting a break from school...
...but then, "because of the war everyone is sitting home and worrying about each other... I'm happy we went back to studying because it gives you a sense that things are getting back to normal."
...but then, "because of the war everyone is sitting home and worrying about each other... I'm happy we went back to studying because it gives you a sense that things are getting back to normal."
Spotted, in Central Ukraine: policeman with a rifle stopping a jaywalker from crossing the street.
Even in wartime...
(No ticket though)
Even in wartime...
(No ticket though)
Standing ovation for Zelenskyy even before he begins speaking to the U.S. Congress in a joint session
He holds his hand over his heart, wearing what has become a signature green t-shirt
He holds his hand over his heart, wearing what has become a signature green t-shirt
Zelenskyy: "Americans, Friends -- I'm proud to greet you from Ukraine, from the capital of Kyiv..."
Zelenskyy cites Mt Rushmore as he appeals for support on the lines of America's historical ideals of democracy, independence, freedom.
He cites Pearl Harbor, 9/11...
"Every day... every night for three weeks now there are Ukrainian cities... Russia has turned the Ukrainian skies into a source of death for thousands of people."
"Every day... every night for three weeks now there are Ukrainian cities... Russia has turned the Ukrainian skies into a source of death for thousands of people."
Zelenskyy asks for a no-fly zone, but barring that, to provide anti-aircraft systems like the S-300, a surface to air system
Cites MLK 'I have a dream' -- "I have a need, a need to protect our skies. I need your help."
Cites MLK 'I have a dream' -- "I have a need, a need to protect our skies. I need your help."
"To be the leader of the world means to be a leader of peace," Zelenskyy tells the Congress in English...
"I see no sense in life if it cannot stop the death... as the leader of my nation I'm addressing President Biden... I wish you to be the leader of the world."
"I see no sense in life if it cannot stop the death... as the leader of my nation I'm addressing President Biden... I wish you to be the leader of the world."
Meanwhile, along the roads of southern Ukraine, a simpler message...
https://twitter.com/markmackinnon/status/1504086175564378119
Today’s war dog of the day is Kasya, a dog at an outdoor dog shelter in Rivne Oblast, northwestern Ukraine
It was very cold there, and the dogs, while well looked after, were apparently scared of the air sirens.
It was very cold there, and the dogs, while well looked after, were apparently scared of the air sirens.
White House releases fact sheet outlining new military support for Ukraine, incl:
800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems...
2K Javelin, 6K AT-4 anti-tank weapons...
100 unmanned drones...
100 grenade launchers...
20 million rounds of small arms ammo/grenade launcher/mortar rounds
800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems...
2K Javelin, 6K AT-4 anti-tank weapons...
100 unmanned drones...
100 grenade launchers...
20 million rounds of small arms ammo/grenade launcher/mortar rounds
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