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From funerals to concerts: Why a military musician’s duty Is harder than it seems
In the morning, they play a mournful march and the national anthem at the cemetery. The tune genuinely feels like an erupting volcano, sounding as though it will soon reach the high ceiling and spill out of the building. Frontliner explores the service of a military band during wartime.
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‘Fifty Russians eliminated in a day’: one of the thousands of stories from the defense of Pokrovsk – how the 1st Assault Regiment held back the enemy with assault companies made up of former prisoners
Pokrovsk is in a difficult situation. This is a fact officially confirmed by the General Staff and clearly reflected on DeepState maps. Russia is pressing with everything it has, trying again and again to break through the defenses.
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“We work as one heart”: Changing the approach to prosthetics in Ukraine
Previously, Ukrainian service members who lost limbs more often had to seek out opportunities for quality prosthetics abroad. Frontliner reporters explore in this report how this process looks today.
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The sound of war: How the 33rd Mechanized Brigade’s sound ranging platoon operates
Soldiers of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade utilize modern sound ranging systems on the Kupiansk front. Despite the constant threat of Russian FPV drones, the work of these operators helps destroy targets along the front on a daily basis.
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Supply shortages and drone threats: How the 33rd Mechanized Brigade’s unmanned ground vehicle crew operates
According to soldiers of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade, the need for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) on the front line is growing rapidly. This Frontliner report explores how the new UGV crew of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade’s artillery reconnaissance battery operates.
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‘If not today, then next time’: how families awaited the 72nd prisoner of war exchange
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.
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‘I cannot leave my neighbor’: Druzhkivka is being torn apart by drones. Evacuation has become nearly impossible
In Kostiantynivka, Russians are conducting a safari on civilians, with drones hovering over houses and basements for days, waiting for someone to step outside. This Frontliner report explores why they remain in such a lethal zone.
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Leaving their prosthetics in the stands, veterans enter the ice rink
The ice rink is chilly and alive with sound. It’s much like a regular hockey game, but only coach Serhii Shvets is wearing skates. Frontliner reporters watch the session unfold.
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Each day at the threshold of grief, a priest bids Ukraine’s fallen their final farewell
After the service, the parish priest, Taras Mykhalchuk, promptly changes from red vestments into black. In just fifteen minutes, the church will once again receive a soldier killed on the front line. This time, reporters from Frontliner are there to witness the funeral rite.
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‘We’re used to it, always on alert’: life in Izium, 30 kilometers from the front
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.
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Love under fire: 3rd Assault Brigade soldiers start a new family on the front lines
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.