The Armed Forces of Ukraine are aging rapidly. Older soldiers joke that they will hold each position more fiercely than...
Serhii Railian, a veteran of the Russia–Ukraine war, is growing a pottery studio together with his wife. Frontliner reporting explores...
While mobile fire groups (MFGs) scan the darkness, enemy Shahed drones are evolving. Frontliner journalists investigated why methods that have...
On the same day Antonina learned she was pregnant with her third child, doctors diagnosed her 4-year-old son with atypical autism, a condition they said had worsened amid constant shelling. Frontliner tells her story.
The birth of her daughter reshaped Mariana’s view of the world. This is a story about motherhood, and about a love that does not allow her to relax for even a moment, in a report by Frontliner.
At night, Yuliia Yatlova runs down the stairs from her ninth-floor apartment, carrying her 3-year-old son. She tells Frontliner why she no longer feels safe at home, how difficult it is to find a daycare in a city under fire, and why putting on makeup has become part of her daily routine.
Formerly incarcerated women have joined the military and are now serving on the Zaporizhzhia front. Frontliner followed their journey from the correctional facility to their first combat deployment and explored why they see the army as a second chance.
Rare plant collections in Hryshko Botanical Garden’s greenhouses are freezing due to heating and power outages. A Frontliner reporter documents how the botanical garden survives during blackouts.
A veteran who lost the ability to walk after being wounded returned to a full life when he refused to let a spinal injury define him. Frontliner spent a day with Ivan Nedobryk – from morning coffee to evening training – to witness the life of a veteran who learned to live again.
After a mine-explosion injury, Nazar Skyba lost a leg. The amputation changed his body but did not take away what mattered most – his will to move forward. Frontliner tells the story of 28-year-old veteran Nazar Skyba: from injury to his first jiu-jitsu tournament.
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.
The average age of servicemembers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is over 40. The army is aging, but lawmakers are working to change that. Frontliner explores why young people are joining the military and how they are introducing new technologies.
