Approximately 2.5 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish border and returned to Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, according to UN estimates. Iryna Martynenko, a native of Sumy in the northeast, was among those who returned home
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, couples continue to marry there. Many people, especially military couples, were encouraged to marry by the conflict itself. At least one jewellery store offers free wedding bands to military couples, and wedding ceremonies are frequently held online
Soldiers in Ukraine follow to US and NATO-approved first-aid protocols. Thanks to volunteers with an American nonprofit, they also have tens of thousands of life-saving first-aid kits
Iana had her sights set on Italy as a temporary safe haven from the fighting when she fled her home in eastern Ukraine. She travelled by land to Warsaw, Poland. The rest of her journey, however, would be via air, on the wings of an Argentine actor. In VOA’s new documentary Wings of Hope, a compelling story of one refugee and the man who helped her unfolds, a story of hope despite the horrors of war
Pavlo Vyshebaba enlisted in the army on the first day of the Russian invasion, despite having no actual combat experience.The well-known Ukrainian eco-activist then returned to his home territory of Donbas. He wrote on what he was seeing and feeling during brief moments of calm on the front lines
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February,around 5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to other parts of Europe. Nearly a third of the Kyiv City Ballet’s dancers are among them. They’ve found refuge in Paris and continue to play and plan international tours, but conflict looms large
Bayraktar the police dog just outside Ukranian capital Kyiv,has become famous for helping to keep safe the people he loves, just outside of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital
Ukraine is now one of the world’s most heavily mined countries, according to the United Nations. Pyrotechnicians are currently disarming hundreds of mines per day in territory that Russia no longer controls
In the early days of the invasion, the Russians took Yahidne, a Ukrainian village. Residents who endured the occupation began narrating their story when they were driven out in late March
When Matthew Parker, a 22-year veteran of the United States Army, heard that Russian forces had invaded Ukraine, he remember a Ukrainian American soldier who had served beside him with US forces in Iraq and decided to help Ukrainians defend their homeland. Parker is among tens of thousands of Americans who have joined in Ukraine’s new multinational legion, and he is now helping in the training of Ukrainian soldiers