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Left to right: Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed; Screen shot form video; Vehicles on fire at an oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-bac

VIDEO: The environmental impact of the war in Ukraine

Ukraine

Damages to the environment are widespread and will continue to impact Ukrainians for decades to come.

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The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man

Hacking
Vira Ustyanska, a 34-year-old artist, fled her home in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, soon after the war started. She now lives in San Diego, California, with a host family waiting for the war to end.

Finding home in California after fleeing war in Ukraine

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Yevdokia, 65, hugs her son Alexander in front of their house, which was heavily damaged by Russia attack, in the retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, on Sept. 14, 2022.

VIDEO: Ukraine’s year of war, displacement and no end in sight

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Director General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala walks outside of the International Monetary Fund building during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC in April, 2022. 

Ukraine grain shipments offer ‘glimmer of hope,’ WTO director-general says

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Russia has been testing cyberwarfare techniques on Ukraine since 2014. What’s next?

Conflict

The World spoke with Wired reporter Andy Greenberg, who found that Russia has been using Ukraine as a testing ground for its cyberwarfare techniques since 2014.

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When Soviet science faltered, the US stepped forward. Now it’s France’s turn.

Science

The US capitalized on post-Soviet misery by recruiting that country’s nuclear experts. Andrei Afanasev was one of them.

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World’s largest jet to be delivered to China

Business

A Ukraine company said Wednesday it may deliver the world’s largest jet — originally developed for the Soviet Union’s abandoned space shuttle program — to China within the next five years.

"The Sniffer," one of the most popular TV detective shows in Russia today, is made by a Ukrainian production company.

There’s one thing that Russia and Ukraine agree on — their favorite TV shows

Media

At least one big industry in Ukraine is thriving, not in spite of the conflict with Russia, but because of it. It’s their shared love of Ukrainian TV productions.