Desperation, war, and slots: Inside the gambling spiral consuming Ukraine’s soldiers
His petition gathered 25,000 signatures in one day. Two weeks later, Junior Sergeant Pavlo Petrychenko died defending Donetsk Oblast.
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Russia’s war left me a single mom. Here’s how I’m piecing life back together
For a year, Natalia clung to hope her missing soldier husband would return. Now when he's confirmed dead, she grapples daily an uncertain future. “What’s next? How should I live? How do I plan life?” she asks, encapsulating the daunting task of rebuilding her life shattered by war.
Scars of war: Ukrainian servicewoman survives Russian captivity, returns to fight
Four months in a cramped Russian cell couldn't break Yulia's spirit. Now, the Ukrainian soldier prepares to rejoin the fight, leaving behind a daughter who fears losing her mother again.