Russia Intensifies Attacks On Ukraine, Summer Travel Season, Wildfire Forecast
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What are the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Ukrainian officials say Russia launched its largest airstrike since the start of the conflict.
What does the recent airstrike mean for ceasefire negotiations?
Sunday's attack killed 12 people and happened only hours prior to a prisoner exchange. What's it mean for potential ceasefire talks?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer and the summer travel season. Millions will take to the roads and skies this holiday weekend. But a deadly air collision in D.C. in January and reports of air traffic control outages have raised safety concerns. What should you know before you go?
How is the summer travel season shaping up?
And the summer wildfire season is here. Forecasts predict an above normal fire risk in some parts of the country. Yet cuts to the U.S. Forest Service makes fighting fires harder. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.
What are the safety concerns for summer travel?
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Russia has launched massive drone and missile assaults on Ukrainian cities over the weekend.
The attacks happened over the past three nights, even as the two countries carried out the largest prisoner exchange since Russia's full-scale invasion began more than three years ago. President Trump criticized the strikes while also repeating his claim that this war would have never started under his watch.
Joining us to talk about all this is NPR's Joanna Kakissis, who's in Kiev. Good morning, Joanna. Good morning, Michelle. So let's start with Russia's latest drone and missile strikes. What can you tell us?
So Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities over the past three days. And these attacks have killed at least a dozen people, including children and injured many more and also destroyed homes. And so here in Kyiv, we consider ourselves lucky if after all that we are only sleep deprived. Here's what woke me up last night. That's the sound of Ukraine's air defenses shooting down drones buzzing over our neighborhood.
Joanna, I've been hearing you report on these attacks just about every day, and they seem to be escalating. So why has Russia intensified its attacks in recent weeks?
So, Michelle, we don't really have a clear answer, but this all happened after the Trump administration brokered a 30-day ceasefire proposal in March. Ukraine agreed to it, but Russia refused unless the West stopped sending weapons to Ukraine. And now last month, Russian missiles hit near a playground in one Ukrainian city and the crowded downtown of another city, killing 53 civilians and all, including several children. After this weekend's attacks, President Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin on social media and saying Putin had, quote, gone absolutely crazy. But Trump also slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former President Biden and insisted they were also to blame for the war.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
0:02–0:06
2
What does the recent airstrike mean for ceasefire negotiations?
0:06–0:36
3
How is the summer travel season shaping up?
0:36–0:54
4
What are the safety concerns for summer travel?
0:54–1:04
5
What is the forecast for wildfires this summer?
1:04–4:47
6
What were the conditions of soldiers in the recent prisoner exchange?
4:47–6:08
7
How did families react to the recent prisoner exchange?
6:08–7:33
8
What are the expected travel numbers for Memorial Day weekend?
7:33–15:09
Speakers
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