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Russian strike on Ukraine's Lviv hits power supply, mayor says

A Russian missile strike on Lviv on Tuesday left part of the western Ukrainian city without power, city mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

What will Vladimir Putin do next and is West under threat? All your questions answered

Co-ordinated explosions have occurred across Ukraine, from Lviv in the west to Dnipro in the west as Putin launches a series of the most devastating attacks across the country in months

Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022

Ukrainians sing national anthem whilst sheltering under a subway station

The moment when a group of Ukrainians seeking shelter in a subway station in Kyiv began to sing the national anthem has been described as “incredible atmosphere” by a witness. Oleh Maksymiak, 21, was forced to hide inside a subway in Kyiv on Monday after a rocket strike nearby. He…

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Ukraine seeks to rebuild economy with defiant small businesses

Victoriia Maslova abandoned her herbal cosmetics factory in the Ukrainian town of Bucha on the first day of Russia's invasion of the country, fleeing to Poland with her mother and three younger brothers when rockets began hitting a nearby airport.

Reuters · Oct 8, 2022

‘Hope matters’: Ukrainian and international authors on why literature is important in times of conflict

Ten writers appearing at the Lviv BookForum, run this year in partnership with the Hay festival, discuss why we need books more than ever

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Woman with over 5ft-long hair says strangers are constantly asking to touch it

Ivanna Stelmakh from Lviv, Ukraine, has 61ins-long locks after always dreaming of having long hair and deciding to grow it out from the age of 17-years-old

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

What the war means for Ukrainians with disabilities

Rights activists and carers are filling the gap as the war creates huge challenges in accessing disability support.

Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2022

The wounded Ukrainians trying to get back to fighting

In western Ukraine, injured soldiers battle the urge – and the odds – to return to the front line.

Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2022

Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman among authors signed up for Ukrainian book festival

Lviv BookForum is partnering with Hay festival for a programme of in-person and online events, which will be streamed free from 6-9 October

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

The hospital train helping Ukraine’s sick and wounded

Chronically ill and injured patients are evacuated from the embattled east to safer hospitals in the west.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2022