On June 6, 2023, the Kakhovka Dam collapsed in southern Ukraine, causing hundreds of square kilometers of floods and harming houses, infrastructure, and the surrounding environment.Ukraine blames Russian forces, which occupied the dam. Russia denies the accusation.The effects of the collapse are still felt a year later.
Since the start of Russia’s invasion, about 500,000 Ukrainian immigrants have arrived in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Obtaining health care and employment are two of their main challenges. A local clinic owner, who is also an immigrant from Ukraine,is helping out as much as she can.
Russia blames fragments of a falling Ukrainian missile of causing the fatal explosion in a Belgorod housing complex. Ukraine has not yet commented. This is happening while Russian forces continue the capture of Ukrainian territory in the north
After being duped into working for Russia during the country’s full-scale invasion, a guy in Telangana state, India, is frantically trying to bring his brother back from the front lines in Ukraine. Such subterfuge, according to experts, does happen as they explain Russia’s deceiving of foreigners for its war effort.
After a deadly attack on a music venue in a Moscow suburb, Russia observed Sunday a day of mourning.Islamic State took credit for the assault that killed 137 people.
Living in the embattled Ukraine, foreigners have chosen to face the threat of shelling rather than staying in the relatively safe confines of their home country. VOA spoke with Americans and Danes living in Ukraine to find out why they are staying in Ukraine during the war.
While there are few mechanism to use the content of war crimes scenes as evidence in a court of law, journalists covering conflicts around the world have unique access to them. That’s what the Reckoning Project aims to change.
Over 6 million Ukrainians have fled their country due to war since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.Even as the war continues, Ukrainian officials are laying the groundwork to get those citizens back in Ukraine when the war ends.
Due to a sharp decline in births, Russia is facing the biggest demographic crisis in recent history. This is a reflection of the fear that many Russians have about starting a family in an uncertain political and economic landscape.
Even far away from the front lines, there are significant implications to the debate over funding Ukraine’s war with Russia.VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more on the impact of refugee resettlement in Chicago, the second-largest U.S. city for Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war.