He blew up three bridges in besieged Mariupol, survived bombings at the Azovmash plant, and endured four years of Russian captivity. Dmytro spoke with Frontliner reporters about what he went through and how he is learning to navigate the world all over again.
Precision strikes by Ukrainian aircraft on crossings and subsequent FPV drone operations stopped a large-scale Russian mechanized assault in the Donetsk region this summer.
How do you stop an FPV drone when it is just seconds away from impact? That is exactly the problem the net launcher was designed to solve. Frontliner reporters investigated whether this technology is a truly effective countermeasure and if it has a long-term future.
A former international beauty championship judge, beauty salon owner in Kryvyi Rih, and dental technician, she now hand-crafts exoprostheses, adapting them to each veteran’s personality, from perfect realism to unique “black eyes.”
What began as a rescue operation became a wait for the return of the bodies of 12-year-old Liubava and 17-year-old Vira Yakovileva, killed during a massive Russian attack on Kyiv on May 14, 2026.
For decades since the Chornobyl accident, Halyna Voloshyna has been trying to prove that Chornobyl is not just an Exclusion Zone, but her home. She shared her story of life in isolation, and a city that never fully recovered, with Frontliner reporters.
Frontliner reporter Artem Derkachov shares how his childhood dreams of working in media transformed into his lifetime career.
First embraces with loved ones and tears of joy after years of separation. Over two days of a large-scale exchange, 500 Ukrainian defenders returned home from Russian captivity. Frontliner journalists captured the moments when families first received the long-awaited news and were reunited.
While mobile fire groups (MFGs) scan the darkness, enemy Shahed drones are evolving. Frontliner journalists investigated why methods that have worked in recent years are unable to keep up with the pace of Russian attacks, and how the work of mobile fire groups can be improved.
Rare plant collections in Hryshko Botanical Garden’s greenhouses are freezing due to heating and power outages. A Frontliner reporter documents how the botanical garden survives during blackouts.
