In Ukraine, a group of American prosthetists, orthopedists, and technicians are helping those who have been waiting months for their prostheses. Sometimes they are able to practically get war veterans back on their feet in a single day
19-year-old Mykyta wants to become a doctor, but not right now.Instead,he has volunteered to fight on the front lines against Russia, like many other young people in Ukraine
Two women who had fled Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion took refuge in the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria
Volunteer group called Fighting Bees instructs Ukrainian territorial defence troops and volunteer military formations in first aid and combat tactics
Russian journalists who had been working independently in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion came under intense pressure; several of them have now been forced to leave
More than 150 war-themed posters created by Ukrainian artists are part of a charity art exhibition in New York City that highlights the true impact the Russian war on their country.
Many Ukrainians who were wounded in the war are now actually getting back on their feet thanks to a special rehabilitation program called Unbroken in Lviv, Ukraine
Denys Minin was a TV host at one of Ukraine’s TV channels before the country’s war broke out. He now helps evacute people from Ukraine’s occupied areas as a volunteer.
The other small ex-Soviet republics watch the Ukrainian army’s advance with hope and concern as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. There is a real concern that one day Russia may fall on them, and this has led to the mobilisation of civil society, including through volunteer groups
Olena Kurta has had to reinvent herself over the past ten years as a result of the uncertainty of life in Ukraine. When Russian forces invaded Donetsk in 2014, many fled to Kryvyi Rih in the west (Kree-vee Reekh). The family relocated once more to a small Polish village near Krakow after Russia declared war on Ukraine