Odysseus of Kryvyi Rih: How a single father balances war and raising his son
The war tries to harden Yurii Yurchenko, but he stays soft-hearted, not for his own sake, but for his son's. Frontliner's reporters wanted to understand it too.
Danylo Bumatsenko
‘I’m fighting for my leg’: The reasons soldiers with prosthetic limbs go back to the front
Their paths had never crossed. They grew up in different places, fought on different parts of the front. Their stories echo one another in their motivation, their character and the choices they made. Read the stories of soldiers who continue serving after amputation in a new report by Frontliner.
Born a patriot: How a prosthetist from Lviv couldn’t outrun his fate
Vladyslav grew up knowing exactly who the enemy was. When the full-scale invasion started, his father left for the front, instructing him to look after the household. Frontliner shares the story of how he searched for his place in the war, and how the war became a part of him.
Suspended youth: the story of a young man who witnessed hell in Krynky and survived
Yevhen grew up too fast. He never finished school because his battalion was sent on a combat operation in Krynky – there was no time for online lessons. He spent 67 days there and came out nearly unscathed.
Who plagued the hearts of Donetsk miners with fear?
My grandfather, Anatolii, passed away clinging to the myth of the "Russian world.” Despite surviving the brutal Russian occupation, he remained captivated by this idealized vision. My grandfather was a lifelong miner, dedicating his life to the Donetsk region. He never experienced poverty and he had a house and a big family. Yet, as the cruel Soviet economic system exploited the relatively stable Ukrainian welfare, many people felt hardships immediately.