BM-21 Grad: 40 rockets, 20 seconds, and zero chance for EW
The Grad halts and is concealed under a tree. Frontliner reporters set out for the firing position alongside soldiers of the 148th Artillery Brigade.
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Next after Kostiantynivka: Industrial Druzhkivka is no longer the rear
Accompanied by troops from the 44th Mechanized Brigade, Frontliner reporters visited Druzhkivka to capture how the city is changing as the front line approaches.
A fresh grave behind the house: Line of contact nears Dobropillia, city isolated
It's no longer possible to reach Dobropillia by any means of transportation, only on foot. Frontliner journalists succeeded only on their second attempt, and found out why Russian forces are trying to break through here specifically, and how the city, once known as the pearl of Donbas, is living now.
Hostages of their own parents: Police can’t evacuate children from the kill zone
This is childhood for thousands of children in front-line cities. They live in bombed-out buildings or in basements, as their parents chose not to evacuate from the front line. Frontliner explains why police still can't help these children, even though a law meant to solve this problem has been enacted.
A taste of home before the front: Civilian family has fed 1.5 million Ukrainian soldiers for free
Evacuation vehicles, however, have no choice but to travel this route. Even seriously wounded soldiers ask the driver to stop when they see the canteen along the highway, hoping for a home-cooked meal. In a new Frontliner report, explore why this place matters so much to soldiers, and how a field canteen operates on the edge of a kill zone
Shelled every day, rebuilding every day: Kherson’s fight to live
Life in Kherson goes on despite daily shelling. Russian forces use artillery and drones against residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Frontliner reports from the frontline city.
Hunting Kherson’s buses and trolleybuses: Russia’s war on public transportation
Kherson is living under conditions that are difficult to compare to any other experience of modern warfare. The frontline city on the banks of the Dnipro river lives under constant artillery fire. Frontliner reporters explore the story in detail.
Inside an explosives lab: How drone operators make their own munitions
Roughly 80% of the drone-dropped munitions the Taifun special purpose unit uses to eliminate occupying forces are homemade, crafted in their own laboratory. The soldiers explained to Frontliner reporters exactly what can be made from these materials.
Perfumes, gowns, and reinforced concrete: From air-raid shelter to theater stage
Performances at the Kharkiv National Opera and Ballet Theater continue even during air raid alerts. Frontliner reporter witnessed this firsthand.
‘Mostly 500s and 250s falling’: Life in Chaplyne, 20 kilometers from the front line
Chaplyne, a village in the Synelnykove District of the Dnipropetrovsk region, is gradually coming into range of Russian FPV drones. This Frontliner report explores life in a settlement on the brink of the front line.