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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.
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“500 for 500”: how the two-day prisoner exchange unfolded and who came home
First embraces with loved ones and tears of joy after years of separation. Over two days of a large-scale exchange, 500 Ukrainian defenders returned home from Russian captivity. Frontliner journalists captured the moments when families first received the long-awaited news and were reunited.
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Robotic warfare: How unmanned ground vehicles sustain front-line logistics
Under a night sky patrolled by enemy drones, a box on a chassis rolls forward. Frontliner reporters followed the full cycle of robotic logistics, from the workshop where vehicle production never stops to their deployment on a combat resupply mission.
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Kyiv Zoo saves animals from freezing temperatures – people are working around the clock
Nearly 3,000 animals live at the Kyiv Zoo. Frontliner went behind the scenes to see how the animal park manages to keep so many animals warm during the winter.