A chisel taps on wood as an old machine, in use for almost 50 years, keeps running in the village of Richka in the Frankivsk region. Frontliner's reporters visited the craftsman to see firsthand how he is reviving this ancient craft.
A flock of sheep grazes near the homestead of furrier Mykhailo Vintoniuk in the village of Kornych in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Frontliner reporters visited the master furrier.
Three artisans spin a blowpipe, blow a bubble from molten glass, shape the piece, and then place it into the annealing furnace. Frontliner explores how the art of glassmaking is evolving in Ukraine.
The collection at Magda Dzvin's Workshop, where Hanna works, holds nearly four hundred antique embroidered shirts from Ukraine’s various regions. Frontliner looks into how folk craftswomen in Lviv preserve this collection of traditional embroidery.
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.
