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Dignified burial of fallen soldiers: challenges for families, shortage of gravesites, and public dissent
At the National Military Memorial Cemetery, which opened on August 29, 2025, more than one hundred soldiers have already been laid to rest. Frontliner reporters observed the ongoing construction of this site and learned about the challenges Ukrainians face in burying their fallen defenders.
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Float like a butterfly, even with a prosthetic: veterans in the ring push beyond their limits
At the “Beyond the Limit” boxing tournament, veterans who have undergone traumatic amputations stepped into the ring. The thrilling fights showed that willpower can push the boundaries of what’s possible.
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“I’m here so people don’t feel abandoned” – volunteer medics from Kyiv step in to provide aid to frontline regions.
Medics from Kyiv travel hundreds of kilometers to help civilians in villages of frontline regions where there is no access to quality healthcare. They believe that those who decided to stay have the same right to medical care as everyone else.
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Lviv honors memory: remembering the war, far from the frontlines
The city falls silent as it greets the funeral procession. Just a few minutes later, as the procession turns a corner, street traffic resumes. The act of remembrance permeates reality, shaping the rhythm of everyday life. How Lviv lives with the war, far from the front – a report by Frontliner.
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“Shaheds” and radiation – combat duty of a mobile fire group in the Chornobyl zone
Radiation, wild animals, and “Shaheds.” At night near the ghost city of Prypiat, a mobile fire group from the 25th Brigade stands guard under a sky where threats can appear without warning.
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Life after loss: who shelters the solitary
They consider themselves lucky – those who are living out their days with care and under a roof. Across Ukraine, shelters for people with disabilities and pensioners are overflowing. With each year of war, the situation worsens.
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Captured foreign fighters explain why they joined Russia’s war in Ukraine
At least 9,000 foreigners are fighting for Russia against Ukraine, according to estimates by the Coordination Headquarters “I Want to Live” project, a Ukrainian government initiative that operates a hotline to encourage Russian soldiers to surrender.
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Ukraine’s lawyer for Russians accused of war crimes — and why he takes the cases
Russian soldier Mykhailo Romanov, commander of a tank regiment, has been accused by Ukrainian prosecutors of shooting a resident of the village of Bohdanivka and then raping his wife three times in 2022.
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Civilians flee eastern Ukraine as Russia intensifies strikes — a report from a transit shelter
Even as U.S, President Donald Trump pushes for a peace deal with Vladimir Putin without a cease-fire, Russia is escalating its strikes on cities and towns in the Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, forcing thousands to flee.
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Healing with a shovel — archaeological excavations help soldiers and veterans recover
Service members and veterans are excavating the Trypillian culture, thereby reclaiming themselves. They are rehabilitating through archaeology near Lehedzyne in Cherkasy Oblast.
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In a central Ukrainian city, families fight to reclaim dignity for their fallen soldiers
Local authorities promised to bury every fallen defender at public expense, yet the mourners who trailed a cortege of three soldiers through town witnessed indignities money had not fixed. Widows and mothers were left convinced that the state’s help fell short.
