As Russia’s war on Ukraine in its third year, Celia Mendoza of VOA shares her experiences reporting from the front lines in Ukraine and interacting with those affected by the war.
Electricity, gas, and sewage services have been available in the Ukrainian town of Siversk in the Donetsk region for the past two years. No more than 800 people live in what was once a thriving community of nearly 12,000 people.
Drones have played an important role in carrying out surveillance missions and long-range attacks from the start of the war in Ukraine.A new type of drone has entered the scene since last year, and it’s changing front-line warfare.
The United Nations released its latest report on Ukraine’s human rights situation on March 27.According to the report, there were crimes and violations committed by both sides of the conflict, with the invading Russian troops committing a disproportionate number of them.Russia’s RIA Novosti state news agency omitted Russian crimes reporting only that 13 Russian POWs interviewed by U.N. officials claimed their Ukrainian captors tortured them during interrogation.
Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol” won the best documentary Oscar this month, saw a big first for Ukraine.The film is a first-person account of being in the eastern Ukrainian city in the early weeks of Russia’s invasion.
The invasion of Russia of Ukraine has resulted in an increased danger for many at risk patients, particularly young cancer patients.Yet, some Ukrainian children are receiving care worldwide thanks to the efforts of a Ukrainian charity that collaborates with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the United States
On the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv.
As men headed to front lines while women and children moved away, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the separation of many couples and their families. Talking about how they deal with the difficulty of being apart, Iryna Shynkarenko spoke with a Ukrainian refugee who moved to the United States with her daughter.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian arts and culture suffered losses. About 100 Ukrainian artists killed and 800 cultural objects were damaged during the two years of fighting.
After suffering injuries during combat, Ukrainian soldiers are taken to a location called a stabilization point, where they are treated to by battlefield medics. Medics at one of the stabilization points in the Donbas region of Ukraine are now able to perform blood transfusions thanks to outside donors. from outside.