Social media algorithms have become far more influential than conventional media at capturing attention. Short-form video has emerged as the primary way many young people experience current events. Frontliner examines how this is shaping teenagers’ understanding of war.
Ukrainian children are about to spend their fourth summer under wartime conditions, where even school vacations are shaped by air raid alerts, missile threats and security restrictions. Frontliner looks at how families are organizing children’s vacations without creating false expectations about safety.
Since the start of the year, Russia has launched at least 291 ballistic missiles against Ukraine. The old logic of “getting to shelter after the siren” is gradually becoming ineffective.
As of 2026, Ukraine has nearly 1.8 million veterans, and the number continues to rise. But frontline experience does not guarantee an easy return to civilian employment. In some cases, it creates additional obstacles.
Ukrainian cities increasingly resemble spaces of endless repair. Frontliner looks at how repair became a defining mode of survival for the country in 2026.
Air raid sirens no longer bring cities to a halt the way they did during the first years of Russia’s full-scale war. But in 2026, that adaptation is becoming a separate threat of its own, Frontliner reports.
AI (or artificial intelligence) has become a new tool for shaping the information space. Frontliner examines how this mechanism works and where responsibility begins.
After two years of intensive demining, those figures are gradually declining, but risks to civilians remain systemic. Frontliner examines how the situation is changing and what it means for people living across the country.
The war in Ukraine has created a large-scale child mental health crisis. Frontliner examines how the system works and where its weaknesses remain.
Some of these changes are immediately visible, while others accumulate and will emerge over time. Frontliner looks at the risks already recorded and what to expect.
