A brief ceasefire opens a perilous escape window from Kherson’s riverside kill zone Nataliia Diadiuk uses a white towel to signal Russian drones that she is a civilian in Ukraine’s Kherson region The Independent UK · Nov 2
‘I can live without fear for the first time’: Inside the camp in Italy helping Ukraine’s traumatised children IN DEPTH: The war has upended normal life for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children, with many seeing their homes destroyed. The No Sirens camp, run by Hope for Ukraine, tells Alex Croft that they aim to help restore the joy of childhood that has been lost The Independent UK · Aug 2
‘A lot of Russians have been killed. We like this’: on the frontline with a Ukrainian artillery unit Soldiers expect Moscow to launch summer offensive and dismiss US efforts to bring peace as ‘pretty disappointing’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025
Ukraine’s teen soldiers: the cadets who hold the country’s future in their hands Photojournalist Jelle Krings joined youngsters training to become Ukraine’s next generation of soldiers at a military school in Kyiv. The recruits spend two years studying academic topics as well as learning how to fight – all under the threat of Russian airstrikes The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
‘Someone has to stay’: how Ukrainian power plant workers keep the country running The Guardian visits a Soviet-era coal-fired thermal installation to explore how it has held up to Russian attacks The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
‘They’re starting to die’: fears Ukraine’s drone supremacy may soon be over Frontline drone operators say Russia is close to countering their most popular models – setting off a race to find replacements The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
Ukrainian refugees safe, but not at peace, after year of war Nearly a year has passed since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion sent millions of people fleeing across Ukraine’s border into neighboring countries The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Baby born in UK to refugee family who fled war-torn Ukraine with just a few suitcases After mum Iryna saw a bomb explode at the airport in Ukraine, she feared for the safety of her family and decided to make the arduous trek across Europe via Poland to the UK Wales Online · Nov 15, 2022
Donetsk town of Chasiv Yar reels from deadly Russian rocket strike Residents say they have nowhere to go nor the means to leave as frontline encroaches on civilians The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022
Injured Ukrainian girl, 12, being taken to Russian orphanage after dad killed in war Kira Obidensky was injured in an explosion as she attempted to flee Mariupol in the wake of her father's death, but is among the thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russia against their will Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022