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Twin revolutions: Ukraine’s Maidan and Taiwan’s Sunflower
A decade after pro-democracy protests in Kyiv and Taipei, we look at the Sunflower movement through the eyes of Johnny Wu, who demonstrated in his home…
Mar 28
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Elaine Lin
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Tim Mak
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The secret operation to hold elections in occupied Mariupol
She risked her life for voting in Russian-occupied Mariupol in 2014. Here’s why she says Ukraine can’t hold elections now. And: Alessandra breaks…
Mar 24
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Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
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Oksana Ostapchuk
, and
Alessandra Hay
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Russia’s increasing illegal chemical weapons usage in Ukraine
A survivor of the sarin gas attacks in Syria tells us how inaction after a 2013 attack has emboldened authoritarians like Putin to use these…
Mar 22
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Tim Mak
,
Alessandra Hay
, and
Oksana Ostapchuk
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Students without sunlight: the underground schoolkids of Kharkiv
They learn in subterranean classrooms, without hopskotch: inside the schools less than 20 miles from the Russian border. Later: how cell phone data…
Mar 17
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Tim Mak
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Oksana Ostapchuk
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Alessandra Hay
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Ukrainian Muslims’ unique Ramadan traditions
We speak to a Crimean Tatar leader about Islam as a cultural identifier for people in exile, longing for home. And we test drive a Ukrainian-made ATV…
Mar 14
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Alessandra Hay
,
Oksana Ostapchuk
, and
Tim Mak
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Lessons I learned in a Ukrainian military safe house
Ross recounts the cold mornings translating for an elite Ukrainian reconnaissance unit; Myroslava walks us through the annual tulip-giving that is part…
Mar 10
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Ross Pelekh
,
Tim Mak
, and
Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
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Honey, there’s a Ukrainian drone in the kitchen
Ukraine needs one million of them to fight the Russians. Enter the modern 'Victory Garden,' akin to what Brits did at home to help with the war…
Mar 7
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Oksana Ostapchuk
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Tim Mak
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I barely survived the Ukrainian withdrawal from Avdiivka
A soldier tells the inside story of the retreat from Avdiivka, a town in eastern Ukraine which has fallen after nearly a decade. We explore what this…
Mar 3
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Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
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Tim Mak
, and
Matt Gallagher
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February 2024
Taiwan extends conscription following Ukraine-Russia War
We join a group of 18-year-olds who make up the island’s first new class of full-year conscripts. And in Taipei, Elaine joins protesters for the two…
Feb 28
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Elaine Lin
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The Worst Morning Ever
On the second anniversary of the invasion, our vivid memories of the first 24 hours. In reporter’s notebook, Myroslava takes us to a demonstration in…
Feb 24
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Tim Mak
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Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
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Oksana Ostapchuk
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Ross Pelekh
,
Alessandra Hay
, and
William Glover Weiss
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The epic battle that saved Kyiv from Russian occupation
We spent months painstakingly piecing together eyewitness accounts of the most important battle of the war so far: This is the Battle of Antonov…
Feb 22
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Tim Mak
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Listen: How Ukrainian folk music threw off chains of Russian imperialism
Ukraine has long been known for its folk music and folk resistance. The full-scale invasion brought them together, allowing folk performers to display…
Feb 18
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Alessandra Hay
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Oksana Ostapchuk
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Tim Mak
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