Eastern Ukraine

A bunch of flowers with the colors of the Ukrainian flag is laid down at the memorial for those killed during the war, near Maidan Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

‘The war is not over yet’: Ukraine marks 10-year anniversary of pivotal Maidan Revolution

On Tuesday, Ukraine is celebrating 10 years since the start of the Maidan Revolution, the uprising that led to the downfall of the pro-Russian government and closer ties with the European Union. It also sparked a new wave of aggression from neighboring Russia that led to its full-scale invasion nearly two years ago.

‘The war is not over yet’: Ukraine marks 10-year anniversary of pivotal Maidan Revolution
Good Bread Bakery is baking and sending thousands of loaves of bread to the frontlines.

Volunteers in Ukraine organize to ‘fill in gaps’ in ongoing war

Volunteers in Ukraine organize to ‘fill in gaps’ in ongoing war
Players from Tavriya Simferopol huddle together at a match earlier this year.

War disrupts Ukrainian soccer, but the game still goes on

War disrupts Ukrainian soccer, but the game still goes on
A visitor feeds straw to the zoo's four giraffes from outside their enclosure.

Ukraine’s zoos struggle to stay afloat during war, with traumatized animals and dwindling resources

Ukraine’s zoos struggle to stay afloat during war, with traumatized animals and dwindling resources
A picture of victims of the MH17 crash rests on empty chairs during a protest outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands March 8, 2020.

Start of MH17 murder trial offers some 'relief,' victim's mother says

Start of MH17 murder trial offers some 'relief,' victim's mother says
A close up of an eyeglass lens being cut

Ukrainian eyeglasses market brings pains of deindustrialization into focus

The ‘optical capital’ of the Soviet Union in Izyum, Ukraine, struggles amid regional economic decline on the borders of a hot war. 

Ukrainian eyeglasses market brings pains of deindustrialization into focus
A man in a suit with his hands gesturing

After 5 years of conflict, Ukraine’s barrier to peace is still ‘Russia’s political will’

What has the US been doing about the conflict in Ukraine for the last five years?

After 5 years of conflict, Ukraine’s barrier to peace is still ‘Russia’s political will’
Media professionals sit in control room with brightly lit screens

Ukraine's public broadcasters want a free press. Can they survive the politics?

With a new president in power, parliamentary elections set for July and multiple, ongoing challenges to press freedom, the future of Ukraine’s public broadcaster remains unclear. 

Ukraine's public broadcasters want a free press. Can they survive the politics?
A man claps in the foreground as confetti floats through the air

Ukraine voters reject status quo in vote for ‘absolutely unprepared’ president

With no experience and a limited policy platform, comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy might not change much in Ukraine, but his landslide victory still says something about voters' frustrations.

Ukraine voters reject status quo in vote for ‘absolutely unprepared’ president
A man with a microphone in front of bright lights gives a peace sign.

This Ukrainian presidential candidate is challenging language divisions with a message of unity

As Russian-speaking Volodymyr Zelenskiy leads in the presidential runoff, his challengers have made his mother tongue a subject of debate.

This Ukrainian presidential candidate is challenging language divisions with a message of unity
Alexander Borodai (C), former prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, poses with delegates during the Union of Donbass Volunteers congress in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2015.

Russia’s shadow armies: Soldiers, mercenaries or volunteers?

A close look at the conflicts in both Ukraine and Syria shows that the Russian definition of “soldier,” “mercenary” and “volunteer” seem to blur when convenient.

Russia’s shadow armies: Soldiers, mercenaries or volunteers?
Youth squad in Donetsk

Soviet-style youth squads are making a comeback in eastern Ukraine

Pro-Russian teenagers in eastern Ukraine spend their weekends practicing for war and recruiting peers to their separatist cause.

Soviet-style youth squads are making a comeback in eastern Ukraine
A member of a tank crew from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Army sits on top of a tank at a checkpoint on the road from the town of Vuhlehirsk to Debaltseve on February 18, 2015.

How judo master Putin has outmaneuvered the West over Ukraine's ceasefire

The ceasefire in Ukraine is shaky at best, and has failed to stop fighting in the eastern part of the country. And despite ongoing negotiations with Ukraine and Western leaders, it seems that's exactly how Russian President Vladimir Putin likes it.

How judo master Putin has outmaneuvered the West over Ukraine's ceasefire
Police int self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic

Russia is using Ukraine to upgrade and test its weapon systems

Moscow denies it is even in Ukraine, but a security expert says the country is being used as a test-lab by Russia to modernize its weaponry and gain parity — or superiority — over Western weaponry.

Russia is using Ukraine to upgrade and test its weapon systems
Vigil for those who died in eastern Ukraine

Meet a broken family in Ukraine — divided by geography and blame

Fighting continues to escalate in eastern Ukraine. And the tensions there aren't just ripping apart the country, they are ripping apart families.

Meet a broken family in Ukraine — divided by geography and blame