Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and has used it to launch attacks against Ukraine in the war that began nearly 6 months ago.
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Ship carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine
The East African country is one of five nations the U.N. considers at risk of starvation.
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Museum director who fled Ukraine fights for its heritage, from an ocean away
Oleksandra Kovalchuk and her family took refuge in the safety of the U.S., but she’s dedicated to protecting the works of art and cultural artifacts back home in Odesa.
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Ship heads to Ukraine to get grain for food-starved Africa
For months, fighting and a Russian blockade meant grain produced in Ukraine, known as the world’s breadbasket, piled up in silos, sending food prices sky-high and leading to hunger in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.
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McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine to create a small sense of ‘normalcy’
It’s unclear how many restaurants will reopen and how many employees will go back to work.
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Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
The explosions killed one, wounded 14 and sent tourists fleeing in panic.
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Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
It wasn’t clear whether the munitions were accidentally ignited or were hit by a Ukraine missile.
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Nuclear plant in Ukraine is shelled; rising dangers feared
Nuclear experts have warned that more shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which was captured by Russia early in the war, is fraught with danger.
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Shift in war’s front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; plant hit
Ukraine and Russia also accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
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Some flee eastern Ukraine, but others defy government order to leave
Authorities are preparing for the cold months, when they fear that many of the roughly 350,000 residents still inside Donetsk may not have access to heat, electricity or even clean water.