None of them wanted this life: the fury, silence, and “beauty” of war as recounted by Ukrainian soldiers
Winter is upon us, on the frontline, in the cities and steppes, in the villages and forests. It…
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“It’s so scary here. And it smells of death.” A day in the life of a Ukrainian soldier
Ukrainian soldiers of the 130th Territorial Defense Battalion of Kyiv have been defending strategically important population centres in…
“Dearest daughter, it’s total Hell. Death is everywhere” – Ukrainian father on the frontline
Dearest daughter, I’m writing to you from a distant place where the sky and the earth are ablaze…
Ukrainian theology professor turned sniper tells how to hunt for Russian invaders
The second part of Yuriy’s story about Russian ideology and motivation read: Ukrainian sniper-theologian tells why Russians are…
Lviv Garrison Church chaplains help soldiers find God amid war. And a pair of good boots
We enter a 400-year-old church in Lviv’s city center where ancient frescoes on the ceilings have recently been…
80 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russo-Ukrainian war in 2021
Here we honour the Ukrainian soldiers - young and old - who laid down their lives in 2021…
“Why am I here? Don’t you see what’s happening in Ukraine?” Seven portraits of Ukrainian fighters on the front lines
Radio Donbas.Realii met with the Ukrainian soldiers to create these stark, but telling black-and-white portraits. An improvised photo…
Kyiv photographer displays the wounds of war
In 2014, Russia invaded and occupied Crimea and certain parts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, thus breaching international…
Fundraising project to renovate & repair the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv
Many of you have walked along the Wall of Remembrance that stretches before St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral and…
UK film director drives to Donbas to film war, spends almost a year there
Introductory video by Reece Lynch about his work: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uchs2pPIXq4[/embedyt] “I want to stay here as much as possible.…
REPORT No.6 (Mar-Dec 2018) Help Us Help Our Soldiers (HUHS)
This project is a private initiative under the auspices of Kryla Volunteer Organization . Your generous gift is…
REPORT/APPEAL No.5 (March-December 2017) Help Us Help Our Soldiers (HUHS)
This project is run as a private initiative under the auspices of KRYLA Ukrainian Volunteer Association [http://kryla.org.ua/]. Your generous…
The Soldier and the Doctor: A story from the front lines
The pain could be relieved somewhat if he stared at the sky. It would recede deep behind the…
Veterans are the Stars at the Games of Heroes
Yevheniy Koval organized The Games of Heroes a year ago. He envisioned a project that would let amputee…
Story of the “cyborgs”: Ukraine’s Donetsk airport defenders to hit big screen
The legendary Ukrainian "Cyborgs" of the Donetsk Airport. Only this time, they're actors on a film set in…
REPORT/APPEAL No. 4 (March-December 2016) Help Us Help Our Soldiers (HUHS)
This project is run as a private initiative under the auspices of KRYLA Ukrainian Volunteer Association [http://kryla.org.ua/]. Your…
On the front lines with medic Yevdokiya Popovych: “They’re my children!”
-I arrived on December 23, 2014, and I’ve been here since that day. I go home every 2-3…
A simple story in a country at war
Lutsk, Volyn Oblast (Western Ukraine) A marshrutka (public minibus) stops to pick up passengers. A young boy in…
Four ATO soldiers released from captivity
Earlier today, "DNR” proxies transferred three Ukrainian soldiers - senior sergeant Serhiy Harnaha, junior sergeant Serhiy Dmytruk, and…
Sashko Koval: The first day of the new year was his last …
18-year-old Sasha Koval was killed on January 1, 2016. He was a true patriot, brave and caring, a…