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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Escape from occupation: Ukrainian youth strive to preserve their identity
Inna left Donetsk as soon as she turned 20. She grew up under occupation, but despite years of living under Russian propaganda, she chose to remain Ukrainian.
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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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Invisible trauma of war: how Ukrainian surgeons restore hearing to wounded soldiers
For service members whose hearing was damaged in combat, help is becoming easier to reach. A new microscope at Kyiv’s Hearing Restoration Center is expected to increase the number of complex surgeries, notes a report by Frontliner.
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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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A step toward a new life: women from prison join the war effort
Formerly incarcerated women have joined the military and are now serving on the Zaporizhzhia front. Frontliner followed their journey from the correctional facility to their first combat deployment and explored why they see the army as a second chance.
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Shaping a new life: how a blind veteran builds a business through pottery
Serhii Railian, a veteran of the Russia–Ukraine war, is growing a pottery studio together with his wife. Frontliner reporting explores whether a small craft business can provide a stable livelihood for a veteran’s family.
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Journalism as a pass: navigating a world where pragmatism meets the miraculous
Curiosity brings many into journalism, a field that irrevocably changes one’s priorities and daily rhythm. Working closely with people means navigating the space between tragedy and triumph: the deep immersion in pain and grief, and the witnessing of man-made miracles.
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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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The fight against Shaheds: why mobile fire groups need to be modernized
While mobile fire groups (MFGs) scan the darkness, enemy Shahed drones are evolving. Frontliner journalists investigated why methods that have worked in recent years are unable to keep up with the pace of Russian attacks, and how the work of mobile fire groups can be improved.
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Three attempts to quit journalism: a profession that won’t let go
Attempts to leave journalism led to unexpected consequences, as unexpected events ultimately upended plans to change careers. Frontliner reporter Olena Maksymenko describes how revolution and war made journalism a defining part of her life.
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Invisible trauma of war: how Ukrainian surgeons restore hearing to wounded soldiers
For service members whose hearing was damaged in combat, help is becoming easier to reach. A new microscope at Kyiv’s Hearing Restoration Center is expected to increase the number of complex surgeries, notes a report by Frontliner.
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“They said having a baby now is suicide”: raising three children in wartime
On the same day Antonina learned she was pregnant with her third child, doctors diagnosed her 4-year-old son with atypical autism, a condition they said had worsened amid constant shelling. Frontliner tells her story.
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The statistics of war and mathematics of will
Four years of full-scale war. Back in February 2022, everything looked dire – even apocalyptic. Missiles and bombs raining down on Ukrainian cities.
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Crimea: An island of love that endures
Crimea was Ukraine’s first loss in this war. It was also a personal loss for many Ukrainians, one that continues to be painful after 12 years. Frontliner reporter Olena Maksymenko shares her own experience in Crimea, memories that still sustain her, despite the distance in time and place.
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Love that keeps life going: Caring for a newborn during war
The birth of her daughter reshaped Mariana’s view of the world. This is a story about motherhood, and about a love that does not allow her to relax for even a moment, in a report by Frontliner.
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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.
