Video700 refugees occupy building in Brussels

700 refugees occupy building in Brussels

Because the Belgian government does not provide sleeping places, around 700 refugees have occupied a building - the authorities want to have it vacated.

GalleryBrussels' humanitarian crisis: seeking asylum, being homeless - in the heart of the EU

Brussels' humanitarian crisis: seeking asylum, being homeless - in the heart of the EU

In Belgium, the government is overwhelmed by the steady increase in asylum applications. Even recognized refugees slip into homelessness. Volunteers try to alleviate the suffering.

GalleryPidhaine: Traces of Devastation

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.

VideoAleksandr Semenchenko: Music cook with a special intuition

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.

GalleryTank exhibition in Kyiv: Reality as a museum

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.

Vadym Tereshchuk: Views of a Ukrainian local politician

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.

VideoHow Stanislava Liasota started Ukraine's first musical group

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.

GalleryMayaky… and then the rocket hit

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.

Tatiana Ovays: IDP from Sievierodonetsk starts over in Vinnytsia

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.

Dmitro Soochekov's painful return to Bakhmut

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.

VideoHow young people in Dnipro provide humanitarian aid

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.

Leonid Maslov: Lawyer on second deployment

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.