Ukraine

For over a year, Seacoast photographer Patrick Patterson documented the war in Ukraine. He recently returned to New Hampshire and spoke with NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa about his experience.

The state believes about 500 Ukrainians have passed through New Hampshire so far, though they might have moved elsewhere.

Polina Makarenko, 17, is settling into life on the Seacoast with help from the tennis community after she fled the Russian invasion of her native country.

A New Hampshire man is accused of shipping dangerous technology to a Russian intelligence network. The technology can be used in missiles and tanks, and Russia is seeking it out to support its war in Ukraine.

NHPR will air special live coverage of the speech from NPR, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

After a blistering barrage of Russian artillery strikes on at least two occasions over the past two weeks, infrastructure teams in Ukraine were fanning out in around-the-clock deployments to restore key basic services as many Ukrainians dealt with only a few hours of electricity per day — if any.

Kate Karpunina and her mother, Ruslana, arrived in Keene on Aug. 20 following a series of flights across Europe and into the U.S. They flew from their homeland to Warsaw, Poland; from Warsaw to Oslo, Norway; and from Oslo to New York City.

The pontiff also called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "be open" to serious peace proposals. He exhorted the international community to "use all diplomatic instruments" to end this "huge tragedy" and "horror" of war.

Often drawing inspiration from the natural world, several of Natasha Dikareva’s most recent works are influenced by the war in Ukraine and reflect her simultaneous feelings of sorrow and hope.

Photographer Patrick Patterson traveled to Ukraine to document the war there. He sent NHPR voice memos throughout his trip. You can listen here.