BM-21 Grad: 40 rockets, 20 seconds, and zero chance for EW
The Grad halts and is concealed under a tree. Frontliner reporters set out for the firing position alongside soldiers of the 148th Artillery Brigade.
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Odysseus of Kryvyi Rih: How a single father balances war and raising his son
The war tries to harden Yurii Yurchenko, but he stays soft-hearted, not for his own sake, but for his son's. Frontliner's reporters wanted to understand it too.
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Evidence of a nation: Why Russia destroys Ukraine’s cultural heritage
Russia has damaged hundreds of Ukrainian museums, churches, libraries, and historical sites. Frontliner examines this through the stories of several heritage sites that have been deliberately targeted by Russian attacks.
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A fresh grave behind the house: Line of contact nears Dobropillia, city isolated
It's no longer possible to reach Dobropillia by any means of transportation, only on foot. Frontliner journalists succeeded only on their second attempt, and found out why Russian forces are trying to break through here specifically, and how the city, once known as the pearl of Donbas, is living now.
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‘I’m fighting for my leg’: The reasons soldiers with prosthetic limbs go back to the front
Their paths had never crossed. They grew up in different places, fought on different parts of the front. Their stories echo one another in their motivation, their character and the choices they made. Read the stories of soldiers who continue serving after amputation in a new report by Frontliner.
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‘He’ll come back, if your God is alive’: Russia sentences Berdiansk pastor to 22 years in prison
Viktor Bondarenko is one of thousands of civilian prisoners held by the Kremlin, and bringing such people back from captivity is an extremely difficult task. Frontliner met with Viktor’s daughter, Mariia, in Kyiv and discussed the challenges Mariia’s family has faced.
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Detained for dissent: how young Crimeans were forced to flee the temporarily occupied peninsula
In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian security forces routinely pursue residents for their pro-Ukrainian stance, fabricating charges, exerting pressure, intimidating families and restricting their freedom of movement. Frontliner traces their stories which expose how the occupation system punishes dissent and turns returning home into an ordeal.
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“We don’t need ‘Rexes’”: why young people join the army even without favorable contracts
The average age of servicemembers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is over 40. The army is aging, but lawmakers are working to change that. Frontliner explores why young people are joining the military and how they are introducing new technologies.
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Through the Carpathians – on the final journey. Volunteers bring fallen soldiers home
The coffin of a young soldier killed at the front is brought home. He did not live to see his 24th birthday, missing it by three days. The entire village has come out to honor him. Frontliner reporter Anna Semeniuk accompanied the volunteers on the journey to recover the soldier’s body.
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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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Poltava: the “spiritual capital of Ukraine” or city to be born and die in
Poltava met the war in its usual rhythm, but with an unusual silence. Life here continues by inertia, suspended between indifference, routine and quiet whispers about the future. A Poltava native and Frontliner reporter shares her view of the city during wartime.
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Uninteresting things that hold the front. How does a car service shop for the military function
“The biggest problems come from indifference,” says Petro Shuklinov, a servicemember who created a unique auto repair shop. According to him, people are willing to donate to drones or new cars – it’s new and effective.
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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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Soundtracks of war
The Frontliner team shares a live playlist — music that accompanied reports, trips to the front, and work during the war in Ukraine.
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Suspended youth: the story of a young man who witnessed hell in Krynky and survived
Yevhen grew up too fast. He never finished school because his battalion was sent on a combat operation in Krynky – there was no time for online lessons. He spent 67 days there and came out nearly unscathed.
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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.
