Russia invades Ukraine
In Kyiv for a year of war, a former Mass. couple stands strong
Helen Chervitz and Leon Ryrakhovsky lived in Swampscott for 15 years. After a year of war in Ukraine, they say they still feel relatively safe and plan to remain in...
Ukrainians, Junior Bruins celebrate unity arm-in-arm on ice
The decision to have players from both the Ukrainian Selects and Boston Junior Bruins line up together for the playing of the national anthems at the International Peewee Hockey tournament...
My Nazi grandfather wanted to cleanse his legacy. What his story tells me about this historical moment
Attempts to control the way we remember history are a sign of hypernationalism, writes Julie LIndahl. Our democracy is in trouble.
Ukrainian teen who fled to Mass. wants to return home as a post-war leader
Svitlana Pokliatska, her mother and brother fled Ukraine shortly after the war started. They're staying at her uncle's home in Sharon, Mass. Pokliatska says she wants to return to Ukraine...
How Mass. doctors and tech companies are helping Ukraine via telemedicine
From telesurgeries to teleclinics, the hope is that telehealth can relieve pressure on local health care systems and boost skills for caregivers on the ground.
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Why people in my native Russia aren't protesting the attacks on Ukraine
Some of our friends and family in Russia say they don’t watch the news and that everything is fine, writes Anastasya Partan. Some sing Putin’s praises. Some admit that the...
Russia is repeating its brutal history in Ukraine
There are striking analogies between the way the USSR’s Red Army operated during World War II and the way the Russian Army is currently operating against Ukraine, writes Mark Kramer.
For Essaibi George, a time to pay back by helping Ukrainians
This month, the former Boston city councilor and mayoral contender journeyed to Poland, accompanied by her sister Sonia and 26 hockey bags filled with supplies for Ukrainians who continue to...
2 burned Ukrainian children being treated at Shriners Children’s
Shriners Children’s Boston said Thursday that two children were transported by air ambulance, and arrived in Boston late Wednesday, each one accompanied by one of their parents.
As companies vow to sever ties in Russia, a clean break proves complicated
Local companies have promised to leave Russia since the start of the Ukraine invasion, but many are still there.
Missile kills at least 50 at crowded Ukrainian train station
About 4,000 civilians were in and around the station at the time of the strike, the office of Ukraine's prosecutor-general said, adding that most were women and children heeding calls...
Russia suspended from U.N. Human Rights Council
The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Boston Marathon bans Russian and Belarusian runners who live in those countries
"We believe that running is a global sport, and as such, we must do what we can to show our support to the people of Ukraine," the president of the...
Sometimes finding your way requires first getting lost
How an aimless dog, a "Do Not Eat" sign and a ripped bumper sticker helped Elissa Ely find her way back to empathy.
Research partners from Boston, Ukraine, Russia fear war will hurt HIV and substance use efforts
Public health researchers from Boston University have collaborated with scientists in Ukraine and Russia for years to try to curb HIV transmission and substance use disorder. The war now puts...
Trahan, in Poland, meets with Ukrainian refugees
Mass. U.S. Representatives Lori Trahan and Stephen Lynch were part of a Congressional delegation that spent the weekend in Poland to see first-hand the plight of refugees who've fled Ukraine...
Millions of people have fled Ukraine. We need a plan to reunite families
We are witnessing the largest wartime separation of families in living memory, writes Sasha Chanoff. Millions more will be displaced by Russia's maniacal aggression, unless it stops now.
What we do when the world falls apart
We do these things to remember that peace is not only possible, writes Holly Robinson, but within us.
Rep. Neal trade bill aims to increase pressure on Russia
President Biden would be authorized to increase tariffs on products of Russia and Belarus under legislation introduced Thursday by Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal.
Rescuers search for survivors in smashed Ukraine theater
Rescuers are searching for survivors in the wreckage of a theater ripped apart by Russian airstrikes in the besieged city of Mariupol, while ferocious Russian bombardment killed dozens in a...