The brutality of war on Ukraine’s front lines
Russia announced on March 29 it would scale back its assault on Kyiv. But in the village of Moshchun, just 20 miles north of the capital, the battle raged on. Read more: https://wapo.st/3wPdnKs. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube:…
On patrol with a volunteer battalion in Kyiv
In normal times, Leonid Ostaltsev ran a pizza restaurant in Kyiv. Now he commands a group of fighters who work with police to patrol the streets of the capital. Read more: https://wapo.st/3JIZ2mx. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK…
A Ukrainian city stands strong against Russia, at a terrible cost
The southern city of Mykolaiv is considered a military success story for blocking the advance of Russian troops. But the aerial assault on the city is relentless, and deaths are mounting. Read more: https://wapo.st/3qtcvHy. Subscribe to The Washington Post on…
A mother and son escape Russian occupation, but face an uncertain future
Yevgenia Trivonos and her son Danylo, 10, were forced to flee their home in Vasylivka, a southern city now under Russian occupation. They arrived late at night by bus in Zaporizhia on March 9, and plan to keep pushing west…
Civilians escape from Irpin with stories of grief and terror
Panicked residents of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, are fleeing the city across a destroyed bridge, seeking to escape relentless Russian bombardment. Read more: https://wapo.st/3sQ8xdp. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/…
Leaving Kharkiv: A journey south through war-time Ukraine
The Washington Post’s Whitney Leaming describes what it was like to travel from Kharkiv to Dnipro on Feb. 28 on roads now marked by checkpoints and armed men. Read more: https://wapo.st/3vm8w2y. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow…
Making Molotov cocktails, lining up for guns: Ukrainians prepare for total war
Ukraine’s government has urged its citizens to take up arms to repel the Russian invasion. From Kyiv to Kharkiv, people from all walks of life are answering the call. Read more: https://wapo.st/36MY7mv. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK…
‘Nowhere to run’: Ukrainian families crowd into metro stations
Hundreds of people in the eastern city of Kharkiv sheltered inside a subway station on Feb. 24 as Russian troops advanced on the city. Read more: https://wapo.st/3hfQCX2. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram:…
Fear and confusion in eastern Ukraine after Russian attacks
Following a night of explosions in Kharkiv, a family with a 5-month-old baby wondered what they should do next, and where they could go to find safety. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram:…
The life of a soldier on Ukraine’s front lines
Follow a battalion commander through the trenches of eastern Ukraine as he prepares his troops for a possible Russian invasion. A Washington Post team traveled to the outpost of Novotroitske, where soldiers keep their eye on nearby positions of Russia-backed…