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Civilian forced to dig trenches for Russians: ‘I wanted to jump on a mine and end it’

by Daria ShulzhenkoMarch 24, 2023

Editor's Note: People interviewed for this story are not identified by their full names to protect their identities since they or their relatives still remain in Russian-occupied towns...

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The 57-year-old teacher who fearlessly resisted Russian occupation of Kherson

by Daria ShulzhenkoMarch 8, 2023

Kindergarten teacher Olena Naumova was struggling to breathe as she sat in the back seat of a car driving through the streets of her hometown of Kherson on...

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His last flight: Decorated fighter pilot killed on combat mission in Donetsk Oblast

by Daria ShulzhenkoFebruary 22, 2023

The good-humored Ukrainian fighter pilot Danylo Murashko was in low spirits on Jan. 27. He hadn’t gone out on a sortie in several days, which always put him...

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How kindergarten morning in Kyiv suburb turned into tragedy

by Daria ShulzhenkoJanuary 23, 2023

BROVARY, Kyiv Oblast – That early morning on Jan. 18, Iryna Laptinova, a kindergarten teacher in the city of Brovary was getting ready for yet another joyful day...

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Here are the victims of Russia's brutal strike on apartment building in Dnipro

by Daria ShulzhenkoJanuary 19, 2023

A Russian missile killed 46 people after smashing straight into an apartment building in the city of Dnipro on Jan. 14. It was one of the deadliest single...

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Harder than ever: How power outages affect people with disabilities in Ukraine

by Daria ShulzhenkoJanuary 18, 2023

On Dec. 18, Kyiv resident Tetiana Venhlinska was without power at home for 10 hours straight. The blackout was imposed following another large-scale missile strike in a series...

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Russia's 10th mass missile strike on Ukraine kills civilians, hits critical infrastructure

by Daria ShulzhenkoJanuary 14, 2023

Russia unleashed its 10th mass missile strike targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure in the afternoon of Jan. 14. The nationwide attack damaged critical infrastructure in several oblasts, according to Prime Minister...

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Covered by dead bodies of his relatives, 4-year-old boy survives Russian attack

by Daria ShulzhenkoJanuary 5, 2023

When Russian forces opened fire on the peaceful village of Oskil, Kharkiv Oblast, on March 27, Svitlana Voshchana realized her friend’s home was under attack. When the attack...

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How volunteers risk their lives to rescue abandoned animals amid war

by Daria ShulzhenkoDecember 29, 2022

When Ukrainian soldiers were entering the village of Yampil in Donetsk Oblast after five months of Russian occupation, they discovered an abandoned zoo on the outskirts. Dozens of...

Ukraine’s air defense downs Russian missiles in at least 5 regions amid another mass attack

by Daria ShulzhenkoDecember 29, 2022

Russian missiles were down in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Mykolaiv, and Sumy oblasts on the morning of Dec. 29, according to local authorities. Explosions were reported in multiple other...

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