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

November 21, 2023Ukraine

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.

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

February 10, 2023Ukraine

Players from Tavriya Simferopol huddle together at a match earlier this year.

War disrupts Ukrainian soccer, but the game still goes on

December 13, 2022Sports

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

July 15, 2022Ukraine

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

March 12, 2020Justice

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Ukrainian eyeglasses market brings pains of deindustrialization into focus

October 10, 2019Jobs

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

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

August 20, 2019Conflict & Justice

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

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

June 28, 2019Media

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.

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

April 22, 2019Global Politics

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.

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

April 17, 2019Global Politics

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