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Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest

Destroyed tanks and trucks line the farm roads that bisect Mykhailo Liubchenko's plots. The ground fighting has subsided, but there's almost daily shelling in his region near the front lines of the southern campaign of the war. Peter Granitz/NPR hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest

Farmers in Ukraine begin to harvest this year's wheat, barley and rapeseed crops as diplomats try to negotiate an end to Russia's Black Sea blockade of exports.

Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest

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Friday

Europe

Odesa maintains some normalcy despite Russian aerial assault on southern Ukraine

Russia has increased its aerial assault on southern Ukraine, firing missiles at areas outside of the Donbas. But despite the threat, it's almost as if the war hasn't touched the port city Odesa.

Odesa maintains some normalcy despite Russian aerial assault on southern Ukraine

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Saturday

Europe

Russia is focusing on 3 key agricultural cities in Ukraine's southeast

Russian forces are now concentrating their attacks on three cities in Ukraine's southeast which are key to the country's agriculture and logistics.

Russia is focusing on 3 key agricultural cities in Ukraine's southeast

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Friday

Europe

Russian blockade in Odesa disrupts Ukrainian farmers' grain exports

NPR's Peter Granitz talks about the impact Russia's blockade of the port of Odesa will have on grain sales and possible food shortages in places in the Middle East and Africa.

Russian blockade in Odesa disrupts Ukrainian farmers' grain exports

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Monday

Saturday

Europe

Russia closes in on a city in eastern Ukraine after 100 days of war

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has intensified around Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. A victory there would be a major accomplishment for President Vladimir Putin.

Russia closes in on a city in eastern Ukraine after 100 days of war

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Friday

Europe

Ukraine has Russian war wreckage on display as a reminder

Ukrainian officials have put up a display of destroyed Russian vehicles in front of the country's Foreign Ministry, intending to show the residents Kyiv and the world that Russia can be defeated.

Ukraine has Russian war wreckage on display as a reminder

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Monday

Middle East

The war in Ukraine has the cost of bread skyrocketing in places like the Middle East

The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.

The war in Ukraine has the cost of bread skyrocketing in places like the Middle East

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Saturday

Gregg Popovich becomes winningest coach in NBA regular-season history

Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs became the winningest coach in NBA regular-season history on Friday, getting his 1,336th victory when the San Antonio Spurs rallied to beat the Utah Jazz, 104-102. Nic Antaya/Getty Images hide caption

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Sports

Gregg Popovich becomes winningest coach in NBA regular-season history

With a win over the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich surpassed Don Nelson for most regular-season wins in NBA history.

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Wednesday

The U.N. approves a resolution demanding that Russia end the invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday before a vote on a resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

The U.N. approves a resolution demanding that Russia end the invasion of Ukraine

The General Assembly overwhelmingly supported a nonbinding resolution that demands that Russia immediately remove its forces from Ukraine.

Tuesday

Sunday

Russians and Ukrainians meet as sanctions rattle Russia

A woman stands in front of a destroyed building after a Russian missile attack in the town of Vasylkiv, near Kyiv, on Sunday. Russian forces faced stiff resistance over the weekend and faced logistics problems in their invasion plans. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Russians and Ukrainians meet as sanctions rattle Russia

Russia's central bank sharply raised a benchmark interest rate to combat steep losses in the ruble's value as sanctions crimp Russian economic activity.

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