Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims seeking to travel from Belarus to Ukraine to visit the grave of a revered rabbi were barred from entering because of virus restrictions.
Author: Maria Varenikova
Mothers, Babies Stranded in Ukraine Surrogacy Industry
Virus travel bans are wreaking havoc on surrogacy agencies that help same-sex couples build families.
Ukraine’s Backlog of Babies Born to Surrogates Begins to Ease
Eleven foreign couples, previously barred by coronavirus restrictions, have entered the country to meet their newborns. But births are still outpacing pickups.
Chernobyl Wildfires Reignite, Stirring Up Radiation
Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant. A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.