Frontliner reporters visited the Novi Kryla (New Wings) rehabilitation center in Ivano-Frankivsk, where Russian-Ukrainian war veteran Ihor Dilnyi, who helps soldiers free of charge, was seeing patients.
After being demobilized, Stanislav Lisovyi traded his military fatigues for work overalls. Yurii Danylyshyn returned to creating ceramic art. And Volodymyr Saveliev opened his own coworking space — a place designed to foster understanding between veterans and civilians. Frontliner shares their stories.
Instead of the usual school bell, a Vesnianka plays over the loudspeaker. Frontliner reports on what young people are learning at the center for national and patriotic education.
Two veterans met for an informal yet professional meeting with a single goal but different roles — one is trying to find his place in civilian life, while the other helps because he has been down that road himself.
In the morning, they play a mournful march and the national anthem at the cemetery. The tune genuinely feels like an erupting volcano, sounding as though it will soon reach the high ceiling and spill out of the building. Frontliner explores the service of a military band during wartime.
Journalism allows you to look behind the scenes of various occupations and into the lives of people you likely would never have met if it were not for the job.
The ice rink is chilly and alive with sound. It’s much like a regular hockey game, but only coach Serhii Shvets is wearing skates. Frontliner reporters watch the session unfold.
After the service, the parish priest, Taras Mykhalchuk, promptly changes from red vestments into black. In just fifteen minutes, the church will once again receive a soldier killed on the front line. This time, reporters from Frontliner are there to witness the funeral rite.
