Mines below, drones above: Sumy’s farmers stay put
Frontliner talked to the farmers about why they are staying on their farms despite the enormous risks.
Danylo Dubchak
‘You never know where it will hit’: How Sumy copes with glide bombs
Frontliner visited Sumy and spoke with locals about how they adapt to the new constant danger of 2026: the threat of glide bombs.
‘I hope my mom doesn’t read this’: Who is joining the military under the ‘18–24’ contract, and why
Ivan Akimov signed the “18–24” contract, having dreamed of joining the military ever since 2014. Frontliner reporters tell the story of what he lost on the way from home to the military and what he gained.
‘The world has changed while I was gone’: The story of a Mariupol defender who returned after a four-year captivity
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.
150 kg of food for evacuated animals: how the Frontliner team visited the shelter in Babyntsi
If dogs could talk, their stories would form the basis of more than one bestseller. They are asking for love. Or at least a little attention.
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.
‘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.
Chornobyl on hold: 40 years without solutions and with new threats
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.
‘If not today, then next time’: how families awaited the 72nd prisoner of war exchange
Ambulances arrive at the hospital, and emaciated people are carefully transferred and placed into wheelchairs. This is how, during the 72nd prisoner of war exchange on the eve of Easter, 182 Ukrainians returned from Russian captivity.
Kyiv Zoo saves animals from freezing temperatures – people are working around the clock
Nearly 3,000 animals live at the Kyiv Zoo. Frontliner went behind the scenes to see how the animal park manages to keep so many animals warm during the winter.