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Kramatorsk and Sloviansk: Drones, roses, the beach and a life that needs remembering
In Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk, Russian drones hunt cars and guided bombs destroy homes every day, but at the same time, people still go to the lake, tend their roses, drink coffee and fall in love.
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The full-scale life of young Kharkiv
"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.
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‘I saw death up close for the first time’: Kherson through the eyes of a Frontliner journalist
Kherson now lives under constant Russian first-person view (FPV) drone attacks that target both public transportation and local residents. Frontliner journalist Ruslana Sushko spent several days in the frontline city and witnessed how death became a part of everyday life.
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My neighbor Stus
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.
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When Ukrainians do not talk about the war, Russians do
Members of the Frontliner team attended the world’s largest journalism festival. Our reporter shares her impressions and reflects on why it is important for Ukrainians to be present at such international events.
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War reporting is like a toxic relationship: you either stay despite everything, or you leave
A childhood curiosity about her veteran uncle’s silence grew into a professional mission to reveal the true cost of war, even when that understanding becomes hard to bear. Frontliner reporter Alina Yevych explores what drove her to witness the war firsthand.
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From the Faculty of History to human stories: Why journalism?
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.
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‘There is nothing else I know how to do’: a journey from Bakhmut to journalism
Frontliner reporter Artem Derkachov shares how his childhood dreams of working in media transformed into his lifetime career.
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‘To share silence with a hero’: Frontline assignments have changed a journalist’s understanding of her profession
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.
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A war that won’t fit on a phone screen: one Gen Zer’s journey to reporting
Anxious Gen Zers are willing to risk their lives to witness the realities of war. Frontliner journalist Marharyta Fal tells the story of how her desire to understand the war took her from the relative safety of Poltava to reporting from the front lines.
