How Ukrainian civilians are defending their country

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<p class="p1">Ukrainian civilians, many with no military training, are taking up arms to defend their country. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArWnrL2fiQeueCeRgCoswbQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">Washington Post</span></a> explains how President Volodymyr Zelenskyy&rsquo;s willingness to defy Vladimir Putin and document it on social media has turned him into a national hero.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="p1">The <a href="https://apple.news/APFlPfYI6STyYlyYD6ywZXg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">Guardian</span></a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/AE5tX1Y4vSJu7SwvFt10RLA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">Wall Street Journal</span></a> report that newly announced sanctions on Russian financial institutions are poised to interrupt the country&rsquo;s economy and undercut its ability to do business globally.</p> <p class="p1">Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing Ukraine. <a href="https://apple.news/AiolZkdgYSmyH6pjm_eSBKQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">Business Insider</span></a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AzkcQ-BlTTk20IpJKnZ5krQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">The Globe and Mail</span></a> look at how the warm welcome Ukrainians are receiving from neighboring countries compares to the treatment of migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa.</p>