Ukraine

Locations

Will Kupyansk become a new Avdiivka?

Russia has amassed tens of thousands of soldiers near Kupyansk and is trying to breakthrough. Meanwhile battle-weary Ukrainian troops on the other side await reinforcement and rotation. Sergey Panashchuk reports from a frontline village.

May 15, 2024

In full length

The lessons of living with war

Reporter Sergey Panashchuk lives in Odesa. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine he risks his life to cover Russian war crimes, tells people's stories and reports from the frontline. Here he is sharing his thoughts.

Mar 22, 2024

People

Meet the man who set up the biggest Humanitarian NGO in Zaporizhzhia

When Russia started its full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Oleksandr Beluga decided to help his people. He stayed in Zaporizhzhia and set up the biggest Humanitarian NGO's in the city.

Mar 6, 2024

Srsly...?!

Peace for Ukraine: An unconventional approach to a solution

After two years of war in Ukraine, it is clear that arms deliveries alone are not enough. Why the allies need to step up their commitment - and why a military intervention could lead to peace. A comment.

Feb 24, 2024

Topics

Haunted by war: Ukrainian Jews in Israel face missile attacks - again

Numerous Jewish Ukrainians left their war-torn homes for Israel after Russia’s full-scale invasion. With Hamas attacking Israel now, they are reliving a trauma.

Oct 19, 2023

Locations

Pidhaine: Traces of Devastation

Away from the well-known places around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Pidhaine was particularly hard hit by the Russian attack. Local residents tell what happened.

People

Aleksandr Semenchenko: Music cook with a special intuition

Aleksandr Semenchenko traveled the whole world, now he is back in Kyiv. For musicians like him it is difficult to make some income now.

Locations

Tank exhibition in Kyiv: Reality as a museum

While the war is still raging in the country, Ukraine is already exhibiting destroyed Russian equipment in the capital Kyiv.

People

Vadym Tereshchuk: Views of a Ukrainian local politician

Vadym Tereshchuk is member of Odesa's Council. With the city being under military administration, there is not much local politicians can decide. But they have other worries.

Projects

How Stanislava Liasota started Ukraine's first musical group

Stanislava Liasota is the founder of Ukraine's first professional musical theater group. Russia's full-scale invasion on her country will change arts and culture, she says.

Locations

Mayaky… and then the rocket hit

Mayaky is a small town, far from the frontline in Ukraine and next to the border to Moldava. When a rocket hit, Sergey Stepevoy was among the most affected.

Aug 23, 2022

People

Tatiana Ovays: IDP from Sievierodonetsk starts over in Vinnytsia

After two weeks of war, Tatiana Ovays fled Sievierodonetsk with her family. She had to start over in Vinnytsia, central Ukraine, and quickly gained a foothold.

Jul 6, 2022

People

Dmitro Soochekov's painful return to Bakhmut

Dmitro Soochekov took an early opportunity to flee Bakhmut with his family. In the midst of war he has returned to salvage possessions.

Jun 19, 2022

Topics

How young people in Dnipro provide humanitarian aid

While numerous people have left the city of Dnipro because of the war coming closer, hundreds of thousands are finding refuge here - and organize humanitarian aid.

Jun 12, 2022

People

Leonid Maslov: Lawyer on second deployment

In Donbas Leonid Maslov already fought for the Ukrainian army. Now the 55-year-old lawyer is defending his hometown of Kharkiv.

Jun 2, 2022

Projects

The "Caring Cats" from Kyiv

Powerlessness gives way to a thirst for action: despite fearing for their own lives, three women in Kyiv have founded an aid organization and are helping their fellow human beings in Ukraine.

Jun 1, 2022

Locations

Irpin: Vitali's tour through his destroyed home

In the northeast of Irpin, a residential area was particularly affected by the fighting in the Ukraine war. Vitali shows what happened in his hometown.

May 25, 2022

People

Leonid Kucheruk has the calendar matrix in his head

The Ukrainian Leonid Kucheruk has a penchant for calendar days. He knows the day of the week for any date in his head. He is just as fit in chess, with history and politics.

May 20, 2022

Projects

Module Club Dnipro: DJs at the front

Music and parties have been out of the question since the Russian large-scale attack on Ukraine. Members of the Module Club Dnipro fight for their freedom on the front lines.

May 19, 2022