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A bald-headed man buries his face in a Ukraine flag and cell phone

‘I think they did this to break our will’: Freed Ukrainian POW tells his story

Ukraine

Volodymyr Tsema-Bursov is from the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. A few months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he was captured by Russian forces. He spent the next 20 months in Russian captivity. Now he’s back in Ukraine after being released in the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from Lviv.

A visitor takes in the painting “Red Sunset," by Mariupol painter Arkhyp Kuindzhi. 

Art historians debate identity of iconic Mariupol painter

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PTAK Expo Center in Warsaw, Poland.

Ukrainian refugees in Poland will now be charged to stay in state-funded housing

Ukraine
A man walks next to heavily damaged buildings and destroyed cars following Russian attacks in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, May 24, 2022.

Ukrainian doctors train for the possibility of a chemical attack from Russia

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A man feeds a child as they arrive by bus at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant; hundreds remain

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People cook on an open fire outside an apartment building which had no electricity, water or gas since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Bucha, UkraineVadim Ghirda/AP

Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities

Ukraine

Russia faces a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appears to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. European allies, though united in outrage, appear split on how to respond.

A man carries an elderly woman as people continue to leave Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. 

Managing the aftermath: Part I

Critical State

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into humanitarian needs in wartime. Policymakers and practitioners need to start adapting now to handle wars on the scale expected in the future, according to authors Brittany Card, Rob Grace, and Tarana Sable.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center after Russian air raid in Chernigiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022. 

Russia’s invasion in Ukraine ‘is far from done,’ retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says

Ukraine

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who worked in the White House as the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, joined The World’s host Carol Hills to discuss the current outlook and specific military strategies used by both Ukraine and Russia.

A couple takes a selfie as others observe the sunset at an oceanfront in the neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima.

A question of our time — to selfie or not at sunset

Culture

Seeing The News: The selfie is ubiquitous. But when should you just take in your surroundings? And, recruits in Mariupol, Ukraine, are practicing daily shelling drills. Also, how do you make your new country home? Adriana Zehbrauskas says take pictures.

A man jumps over a burning barricade outside the city hall in Mariupol, Friday.

Separatists in Ukraine push ahead with referendum, but what does it mean?

Conflict & Justice

There was more bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, Friday, as government troops battled pro-Russian separatists in the city of Mariupol. The separatists are pushing ahead with a referendum on Sunday despite the bloodshed and even criticism from Russian president, Vladimir Putin. What do they hope to achieve? There was more bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, Friday, as government troops battled pro-Russian separatists in the city of Mariupol. The separatists are pushing ahead with a referendum on Sunday despite the bloodshed and even criticism from Russian president, Vladimir Putin. What do they hope to achieve?