Joanna Kakissis

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Joanna Kakissis

One of the largest Russian attacks in months killed at least 15 people, mostly in Ukraine's capital, injuring nearly 100 and severely damaging several apartment buildings. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble for survivors. The attack lasted for more than nine hours overnight. Amid the constant crackle of Kyiv's air defenses, NPR's bureau heard the moped-like buzzing sound of drones for hours, and, briefly, a missile's whistling screech.

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Joanna Kakissis |Volodymyr Solohub

SUMY, Ukraine — During more than three years of Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine, the front line has also served as a kind of vicious, real-time classroom. Both Ukraine and Russia have made, and learned from, mistakes. So, too, has North Korea — which last fall sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia's military in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainians had made a surprise incursion last summer.

3 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Joanna Kakissis |Steve Inskeep

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3 weeks ago | kuow.org | Joanna Kakissis

Russia-Ukraine talks end without ceasefire, but countries agree to exchange prisonersA second round of ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia ended quickly and with no ceasefire, though the two countries agreed to exchange more prisoners of war. Hear the latest updates.

3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Charles Maynes |Joanna Kakissis

Updated June 02, 2025 at 16:25 PM ETMOSCOW and KYIV — Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Istanbul Monday for a second round of peace negotiations, only a day after a series of surprise Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian air bases deep behind the front lines. Expectations were low going into the meeting. Both sides had pledged to present written proposals for a future peace deal — but that exchange didn't go smoothly.