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:…
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…
‘Women are much stronger than men’: A female combat medic on Kyiv’s front lines
Sgt. Daria Filipieva, a medic in the Ukrainian army, couldn’t make it back to her unit when the war broke out, so she joined the volunteer forces defending the capital. Read more: https://wapo.st/3ucPh9N. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube:…
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…
‘Your life is just ruined’: Refugees reflect on what they left behind
Ukrainian refugees, many of them women with young children, arrived weary but relieved at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 9. They then boarded buses that would take them to the next stop on their journey. Read more:…
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/…
As Russia bears down on Odesa, the elderly have no way out
The historic center of Odesa is a maze of sandbags and anti-tank barriers, as the city waits nervously for a Russian offensive. But many of its oldest residents have no plans to leave. Read more: https://wapo.st/3tMWrBo. Subscribe to The Washington…
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…