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Russian attack on Kyiv continues

More shelling and gunfire shook Kyiv again Wednesday, with plumes of black smoke rising from the western outskirts, where the two sides battled for control of multiple suburbs. In the south, the port city of Mariupol has seen the worst devastation of the war, under weeks of siege and bombardment.

By Jenni Pinkley

March 23, 2022 at 12:58PM
A Ukrainian firefighter stands in the ruins of a house destroyed by bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The Kyiv city administration says Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian capital overnight and early Wednesday morning, in the districts of Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi, damaging buildings. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Volodymyr, 80, rests inside his apartment damaged by shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine,Wednesday.
A Ukrainian firefighter tries to extinguish a fire inside a house destroyed by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday.
Ukrainians fleeing the war queue at a center helping Ukrainian refugees with urgent placement and documents Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Paris. The center, run by NGOs, welcome and help Ukrainian refugees who are seeking an urgent place to sleep or seeking papers.
Members of Japan's lower house parliament applaud as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivering a virtual address to Japanese lawmakers in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
A Catholic nun helping as a volunteer, carries a boy from Ukraine at a railway station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Poland has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees since the Feb. 24 invasion.
Residents clean the street outside apartments damaged by shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine,Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
A woman removes pieces of broken glass from a shop window after a bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The Kyiv city administration says Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian capital overnight and early Wednesday morning, in the districts of Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi, damaging buildings.
A Ukrainian soldier walks near a car and apartments damaged by shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine,Wednesday.
Galina stands inside her apartment damaged by shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday.
Neighbours carry pieces of broken window from apartments damaged by shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
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A Ukrainian firefighter stands in the ruins of a house destroyed by bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The Kyiv city administration says Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian capital overnight and early Wednesday morning, in the districts of Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi, damaging buildings. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (Associated Press/guest)
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Jenni Pinkley

Director of Audio and Video Initiatives

As the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Director of Audio and Video Initiatives, Jenni provides strategic direction of multimedia production on daily news stories and projects. A respected mentor and national resource in multimedia strategy, she's passionate about leveraging multimedia storytelling to engage and grow diverse audiences across platforms.

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