War

Successful Restoration Сases in Hostomel

One remarkable sign of Ukrainian society’s evolution is its people’s initiative and willingness to take responsibility. This tendency is especially evident during wartime, when state authorities remain overwhelmed and focused on national defence. In times of crisis, the heroes highlighted...

Loneliness in wartime Kharkiv. How Rescue Now helps the elderly

Every fifth resident of a Ukrainian city is an elderly person, according to the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. The war has worsened the situation for many of them: some cannot get quality medical care, and many are unable...

How the Makariv community is being restored

Before the full-scale invasion, communities across Ukraine were developing strongly, thanks partly to decentralisation reform and various government programmes. For example, in 2020, a new outpatient clinic was opened in Makariv, built using Canadian technology. Unfortunately, it functioned only for...

To escape from occupied Oleshky after the attack on Kakhovka dam

This is a report about two people who managed to flee the occupied town of Oleshky amidst the chaos following the Russian explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. They got lucky, if one could even call it that. Residents...

Conversations over borshch. Stories of Ukrainian Women in Sweden

What is it like to leave for the unknown with hastily packed bags and explosions sounding all around? What do Ukrainian women with children experience after fleeing to unfamiliar environments abroad? Nataliia Fadieieva and her friends set out to investigate...

Without Ukraine, there would have been no victory. What exactly is Russia’s lie regarding World War II?

For the first time, the main hero of Victory Day is not Russia, but Ukraine. The attention of countries that truly honor this May holiday will be drawn to Ukrainians. A nation that once suffered grief because of the invasion...

Ukraine Through the Eyes of Deborah Fairlamb

This episode of “Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others” features Deborah Fairlamb, a founding partner at Green Flag Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on tech products, founded in 2023. Deborah has extensive corporate, entrepreneurial, and government experience across different...

Voices of Mariupol.Two years after annexation: Halyna’s Story

‘Hear the Voice of Mariupol’ is a series on people who survived the Russian blockade of the Ukrainian port-city Mariupol in 2022, and managed to evacuate. Two years later, we meet them again to learn how their life has...

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