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.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian security forces routinely pursue residents for their pro-Ukrainian stance, fabricating charges, exerting pressure, intimidating families and restricting their freedom of movement. Frontliner traces their stories which expose how the occupation system punishes dissent and turns returning home into an ordeal.
“The biggest problems come from indifference,” says Petro Shuklinov, a servicemember who created a unique auto repair shop. According to him, people are willing to donate to drones or new cars – it’s new and effective.
Medics from Kyiv travel hundreds of kilometers to help civilians in villages of frontline regions where there is no access to quality healthcare. They believe that those who decided to stay have the same right to medical care as everyone else.
