Joanna Kakissis

Joanna Kakissis appears in the following:

How Do Russians Really Feel About the War in Ukraine?

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

In Russia, polls consistently show support for the war in Ukraine somewhere around 70%. But a recent independent study of Russians' opinions indicates the picture is more complex. We hear more from our correspondent in Moscow.

And in Ukraine, couples who are separated by the war can now propose and get married online over an app. The service is so popular there is a months-long wait for virtual ceremonies.

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La Presidenta: Mexico Elects Its First Woman to the Presidency

Monday, June 03, 2024

For the first time since their country became a republic more than two hundred years ago, Mexicans have elected a woman as president. And Ukraine's center for book publishing survives a punishing Russian bombardment.

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A Crimean couple in Ukraine says they're reliving an 80-year-old story

Saturday, May 18, 2024

A Crimean Tatar couple in Ukraine, displaced by Russian troops, sees parallels to the Soviets' forced deportation of 200,000 Tatars from Crimea 80 years ago.

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Russian troops press toward Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Ukraine says it is struggling to contain a new Russian offensive in a northeastern border region. Its army is short on troops and ammunition. How has Russia gained momentum in this war?

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In a Ukrainian border town, the local newspaper keeps watch on returning POWs

Sunday, May 12, 2024

A profile of a small frontline newspaper that has been reporting on Ukrainian POWs released from captivity in Russia.

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A new plot to assassinate Ukraine's president has come to light

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Ukraine's security services says it has exposed a network of agents working for Russia who were plotting to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials.

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The long road ahead for Ukraine after secured military assistance from the U.S.

Thursday, May 02, 2024

It's taken months of debate on the Hill, but Ukraine finally has the military assistance it's been seeking. After two years of fighting, military experts say the nation still faces a long road ahead.

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Ukraine presses military-age Ukrainian men living abroad to register for service

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

As Ukraine awaits for badly needed military aid approved by Congress earlier this month, it's not just weapons and ammunition in short supply. Ukraine also desperately needs more soldiers.

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As the House approves over 60 billion dollars of aid, Ukrainians say the delay cost them

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Delays in military aid have cost Ukraine's forces lives, time, and territory. Passage yesterday of nearly 61 billion dollars in US funding has Ukrainians relieved, but uncertain about the future.

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Ukraine has adopted a new mobilization law to boost its military ranks

Friday, April 12, 2024

After months of deliberations, Ukraine's parliament adopted the law to mobilize hundreds of thousands of new soldiers. Russian troops are on the offensive, and Ukrainian soldiers are exhausted.

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Russian troops advance on towns in eastern Ukraine, where some residents remain

Friday, March 22, 2024

Some Ukrainians are spending their days under the fire of advancing Russian troops. We meet some of the last residents of an eastern Ukrainian town.

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After 2 years of war in Ukraine, 6 cities hold out hope

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Russia expected a quick victory. Ukraine expected Russian defeat. But the war goes on.

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What lies ahead after two years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Saturday, February 24, 2024

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick fight, like its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Two years in, the war grinds on.

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As Russian troops advance, Kharkiv residents are determined to stay in the city

Friday, February 23, 2024

Two years since Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian border city of Kharkiv prepares for a long war by building entire school systems underground.

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Russia's military forces Ukrainian troops out of a strategically important town

Monday, February 19, 2024

As Ukraine struggles for military supplies and aid, a town in the eastern region of Donetsk that has been on the frontline for 10 years has fallen to Russia.

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Ukranians in Sumy are still living under attacks from Russia

Thursday, February 15, 2024

NATO is promising a delivery of a million drones to Ukraine, even as future U.S. support seems uncertain. Ukrainians in Sumy, a region in northeastern Ukraine, live under Russian shelling and deadly mortar attacks.

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Train of Love: When Ukrainian soldiers get a break, loved ones travel to see them

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

A Valentine's Day story from Ukraine, where the so-called Love Train brings significant others to meet soldiers on leave.

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Ukraine shakes up its military leadership

Thursday, February 08, 2024

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy fired his top general in the biggest military leadership change since start of war in 2022. The two men had reportedly been feuding for months.

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Hungary ends opposition to giving Ukraine aid, freeing up $54 billion from the EU

Thursday, February 01, 2024

Hungary was the single country blocking Ukraine aid in the 27-member European Union. Today, the country dropped its objection and the EU finally approved a $54 billion aid package.

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Tensions between Ukraine's president and a top general have boiled over

Thursday, February 01, 2024

There is growing tension between Ukraine's president and his military chief of staff. If that general loses his job, Ukrainian society could be divided at a crucial time.

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