Michelle Martin

In response, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to, quote, crush the rebels who seized much of the country's second most populous city, Aleppo. The country's brutal 13-year civil war has long been at a stalemate, and this renewed fighting poses the biggest challenge to the ruling regime in years.

In response, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to, quote, crush the rebels who seized much of the country's second most populous city, Aleppo. The country's brutal 13-year civil war has long been at a stalemate, and this renewed fighting poses the biggest challenge to the ruling regime in years.

In response, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to, quote, crush the rebels who seized much of the country's second most populous city, Aleppo. The country's brutal 13-year civil war has long been at a stalemate, and this renewed fighting poses the biggest challenge to the ruling regime in years.

We succeeded in breaking the front lines, the first, second and third lines.

We succeeded in breaking the front lines, the first, second and third lines.

We succeeded in breaking the front lines, the first, second and third lines.

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It's been a thousand days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia. How much further could it escalate as Moscow warns that U.S. missiles could trigger a nuclear response?

It's been a thousand days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia. How much further could it escalate as Moscow warns that U.S. missiles could trigger a nuclear response?

It's been a thousand days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia. How much further could it escalate as Moscow warns that U.S. missiles could trigger a nuclear response?

And President-elect Trump is laying out big promises for tax cuts.

And President-elect Trump is laying out big promises for tax cuts.

And President-elect Trump is laying out big promises for tax cuts.

Sounds appealing, but could his plan blow a hole in the federal budget? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. Today marks a thousand days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. The war forced the displacement of millions of Ukrainians from their homes. It's led to the death and maiming of hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers.

Sounds appealing, but could his plan blow a hole in the federal budget? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. Today marks a thousand days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. The war forced the displacement of millions of Ukrainians from their homes. It's led to the death and maiming of hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers.

Sounds appealing, but could his plan blow a hole in the federal budget? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. Today marks a thousand days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. The war forced the displacement of millions of Ukrainians from their homes. It's led to the death and maiming of hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers.

But the war has also brought immense changes to life in Russia, and in the past hours, a possibly significant development. Joining us to talk about this is NPR's Moscow correspondent Charles Maines. He's reported out of Russia since the beginning of the conflict, and he's here to tell us more about this. Charles, good morning.

But the war has also brought immense changes to life in Russia, and in the past hours, a possibly significant development. Joining us to talk about this is NPR's Moscow correspondent Charles Maines. He's reported out of Russia since the beginning of the conflict, and he's here to tell us more about this. Charles, good morning.