"Full-scale life" is a phrase printed on a local woman's T-shirt that perfectly sums up the city's collective spirit. Frontliner journalist Olena Maksymenko witnessed this firsthand and now reports on how Kharkiv's teenagers live and spend their free time.
Yet another Russian strike has destroyed the largest and oldest costume workshop at Dovzhenko Film Studios. The Frontliner team visited the studios to learn about the value and uniqueness of the destroyed cultural heritage, as well as to see what was left intact.
Veterans and active-duty soldiers recover from wartime experiences by mastering the basics of medieval combat and buhurt. Explore how the training sessions work and what participants gain from the sport in Frontliner’s report.
War rolls over people like a steamroller, regardless of profession, worldview, or strength of conviction. A Frontliner reporter reflects on the losses of the past and the present.
Attempts to leave journalism led to unexpected consequences, as unexpected events ultimately upended plans to change careers. Frontliner reporter Olena Maksymenko describes how revolution and war made journalism a defining part of her life.
Crimea was Ukraine’s first loss in this war. It was also a personal loss for many Ukrainians, one that continues to be painful after 12 years. Frontliner reporter Olena Maksymenko shares her own experience in Crimea, memories that still sustain her, despite the distance in time and place.
“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.
Being under fire is terrifying. But it is many times worse for a bedridden person who cannot make it to a shelter or leave a dangerous city on their own. People with limited mobility rely on family, social services, and rescuers, and a single mistake or delay can cost them their lives.
The museum of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade Kholodny Yar is located in one of the frontline towns of the Donetsk region, so for safety reasons it is almost entirely underground. It bears little resemblance to a traditional museum where you can check the website for opening hours, buy tickets, and spend an educational weekend with your family.
The calm at the stabilization point suddenly ends, as if someone flipped a switch. Just moments ago the medics relaxedly drank coffee with snacks, went out for a smoke break, and scrolled through social media, the corridor was filled with the stamping of feet, shouts of “seriously wounded!”, and groans of the wounded.
