The war seems distant in Lviv and other parts of western Ukraine until you see the cemeteries. Forests of yellow and blue flags wave in the wind over the graves of the slain.

With Russia invading Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine, survivors reported beatings and electrocution of the genitals, forced nudity, rape, and threats of rape against them and their relatives.

Susan Britton, lead producer of Forum’s 10 a.m. hour, traveled from San Francisco to Ukraine to report on how locals find moments of peace and connection by playing Riichi mahjong, a Japanese tile game that fosters community even amid the trauma of war.

Educators in three conflict zones in Ukraine who participated in a virtual program to learn about supporting the mental health needs of their students significantly reduced their own symptoms of anxiety and depression,

Borys Romanchenko (middle) pictured at Buchenwald memorial site in 2015. Romanchenko, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, was killed March 20, 2022 by a Russian strike in Ukraine. CNN Newswire ...

As of March 9, the U.N. has verified more than 1,400 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 516 deaths and 908 injuries, but says the real toll is much higher.

Three days earlier, the war had spilled across the breadth of Russia as the Ukrainians smuggled a fleet of cheap drones across the border and used them to attack several military airfields, damaging or destroying Russian warplanes worth billions of dollars.

President Trump, meeting with Britain’s prime minister in Scotland, called on Russia to stop its attacks in Ukraine in less than two weeks or face new sanctions and tariffs.

Medvedev wrote: "Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump's) own country." Trump said on Monday that he was disappointed in Russian President Vladimir Putin's failure to end the war in Ukraine,