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Between tradition and wartime reality: Malanka near the Romanian border
In the border village of Krasnoilsk in Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region, the Malanka festival feels like a parallel world existing alongside life shaped by war. Frontliner reports on how Malanka was celebrated in Krasnoilsk.
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“Bone-chilling cold – absolutely unbearable”: stories from Kyiv’s blackout epicenter
After Russia’s extensive attacks on energy infrastructure, thousands of buildings in Kyiv were left without heating. Frontliner reporters went out to report on the conditions people are living in and the places they can turn for help.
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Artillery under drones: holding the Pokrovsk front
Along the boundary between Ukraine’s Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, Russian forces continue efforts to push the front line forward. The Pokrovsk sector remains among the most intense areas of fighting. Frontliner reports on how Ukrainian artillery operates under these conditions.
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Old weapons against new Russian tactics: how the 1129th regiment protects Kyiv’s skies
Ukrainian service members continue to protect the sky over the country using mostly foreign-made weapons developed in the last century. They still work – but how well do they keep pace with the tempo of modern warfare?
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Rescuers: how the East SOS evacuation mission operates in Donetsk
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.
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To survive and fight back: 51 days of training for war
Amid simulated explosions and the buzzing of drones, cadets drill until their reactions become automatic – ready to fight and to help a comrade. They are not superheroes, but ordinary people who were recently mobilized.
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Hurt but unbroken: veterans enter the ring
Despite amputations and severe wounds, they prove that injury doesn't stand in the way of reaching your goals. Fourteen veterans from across Ukraine entered the ring.
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Still infamous: former inmates go to war but lack their promised rights
About 11,000 convicts have joined the army, according to the Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. Many have distinguished themselves in battles on the most difficult sections of the front.
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Facing the future: how an international team of surgeons is saving the faces of soldiers
Surgeons from the US and Canada came to Ukraine to work alongside their Ukrainian colleagues, operating on soldiers with severe facial injuries. Over five days, surgeons perform thirty procedures on people injured in the war. This Frontliner article explores how surgeons are restoring the appearance and function of their faces.
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The situation in the Oleksandrivka direction is becoming more difficult – the Ukrainian Armed Forces are implementing a new defensive tactic.
The situation in the Oleksandrivka direction has been steadily worsening in recent weeks. Russian forces are pressing forward with infantry assaults, attempting to break through Ukrainian positions using motorcycles and light armored vehicles, while covering their advance with attack drones from above.
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From discharge to demining: the veterans determined to return to the military service
In Kyiv, veterans are training in humanitarian demining to find their place in civilian life while applying their combat experience and skills. Learning to become a deminer after being wounded and leaving the Armed Forces allows them to continue serving in a new way – helping with Ukraine’s recovery.
