The Crisis in Ukraine
Everything you need to know about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. WBFO brings you comprehensive coverage from NPR journalists and the BBC. Stay up-to-date with what's happening in Ukraine, learn what each new development means for the rest of the world, and how Western New York is responding.
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Inflation and the war in Ukraine are on the minds of many people these days, and that combination is having an impact on the personal finances and way of life for many New Yorkers. That's according to a new survey from Siena College, which found 69% of those polled said they will buy less in general in response to price increases due to inflation.
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About half of the more than 2 million people who have fled the war in Ukraine are children, and there have even been cases of children having to make the journey alone -
The state attorney general’s office has made a list of precautions people should take before making any donations to Ukraine by email, over the phone or online. -
Western New York representatives in the New York State Legislature are urging Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to divest the state pension fund from any Russian-owned businesses or those who do business with that nation. State Sens. Tim Kennedy and Sean Ryan and Assemblymembers Bill Conrad and Jon Rivera joined representatives of the local Ukrainian-American community inside the Ukrainian-American Civic Center in Buffalo to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine and call on the state to increase its economic pressure on the Russian Federation.
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis from NPR.
With reporters on the ground and breakdowns of what's going on, we'll bring you everything you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, multiple times a day.
BBC Ukraine Update
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The BBC presents a daily 5 minute capsule on the day's developments in Ukraine. Listen to it here.
More from NPR
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The two sides made little progress toward a ceasefire — despite President Trump's threats of harsh new economic penalties on Moscow should it fail to agree to a deal by early September. -
President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons. -
Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight attack, the largest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the war began more than three years ago. -
Officials from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday failed to reach a ceasefire but agreed to exchange more prisoners. -
Russia has proposed another attempt at peace negotiations with Ukraine on Monday in Istanbul, but both sides remain firmly entrenched in positions likely to prolong the war. -
NPR visits a hospital in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, in a town where many residents have fled but some young couples are holding on and hoping to raise their children one day in peace. -
Ukraine and Russia have begun the exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war, the largest such swap since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. -
President Trump is working the phones on Monday, holding calls with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and other European countries as he continues efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. -
The negotiations took place a day later than planned amid low expectations for a breakthrough, after Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump opted not to go to Turkey. -
Pope Leo XIV and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy spoke by phone recently, according to the Vatican.
