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In Eastern Ukraine, Attacks Intensify as Russia Readies New Offensive
The civilian toll has risen sharply in recent days as rockets and shells strike residential areas in the likely path of Russia’s coming push into Donetsk Province.
As Russia Looms, a Ukrainian City’s Loyalties Divide
Most residents have fled the eastern city of Sloviansk before an expected Russian assault. About half of the 23,000 remaining are eager to welcome the invaders.
As Russia Moves on Another Province, Ukrainians Leave Ghost Towns Behind
Vast stretches of eastern Ukraine are now largely devoid of people and industry. If Ukraine is ever to have a vibrant postwar future, it is unlikely to sprout from these ruins.
‘Get the Stretcher!’ Life and Death on Ukraine’s Front Line
On another day of scorched-earth artillery barrages in the east, a team of Ukrainian medics did their best to stabilize and assure the survivors, with the din of war all around.
Why the City of Lysychansk Is a Big Prize in Putin’s War Strategy
Controlling the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk means Russia could position its forces to mount offensives on cities to the southwest.
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
Thirteen members of the Mariupol Drama Theater have reconvened in western Ukraine where they are rehearsing a new play about a Ukrainian dissident who died in a Russian prison camp in the 1980s.
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
Thirteen members of the Mariupol Drama Theater have reconvened in western Ukraine where they are rehearsing a new play about a Ukrainian dissident who died in a Russian prison camp in the 1980s.
Cities Across Ukraine Suffer a Steady Stream of Civilian Casualties
Despite a Russian claims to focus on military infrastructure, civilian sites have increasingly been destroyed.
Russia Gains in Eastern Ukraine, Threatening to Overrun Luhansk
The seizure of three strategic villages confronts Ukrainian commanders with a grim choice: fight on and risk encirclement or retreat and lose the last major centers in the region.