Ambulances arrive at the hospital, and emaciated people are carefully transferred and placed into wheelchairs. This is how, during the 72nd prisoner of war exchange on the eve of Easter, 182 Ukrainians returned from Russian captivity.
Trips to the front marked the turning point, after which journalism stopped being merely the handling of information and became the work of bearing witness, says Frontliner reporter Ruslana Sushko.
Izium in the Kharkiv region remains a key military logistics hub, with a steady flow of troops and heavy equipment passing through the city. Frontliner reporters look at daily life in frontline Izium.
Soldiers of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade traded conventional wedding venues for a torchlit outdoor ceremony. The event, held in the Kharkiv region, was documented by Frontliner.
For service members whose hearing was damaged in combat, help is becoming easier to reach. A new microscope at Kyiv’s Hearing Restoration Center is expected to increase the number of complex surgeries, notes a report by Frontliner.
Kropyvnytskyi is a city that is not known for its tourist attractions or large-scale events. Frontliner reporter Ruslana Sushko tells the story of Kropyvnytskyi as a place where volunteer headquarters, fundraising drives, and constant aid efforts have become part of daily life.
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.
