Thousands flee Ukraine as Russian air assaults continue

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

Thousands are fleeing the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine as Russia continues its deadly air assault there. Meanwhile, Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on Crimea are targeting oil infrastructure.

Dara Massicot, senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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