Summer for Ukraine’s children means sunshine and swimming, but also long hours in bomb shelters and mine-safety training. A photographer captured their days in Kyiv for The New York Times.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
When Home Is a Ferry Ship: An Influx From Ukraine Strains Europe
Millions have fled Russia’s invasion, but where housing is expensive and scarce, countries like Estonia are paying shipping firms to offer refugees safe but tight quarters.
In Ukraine, Devastation Spreads as Russia Regroups for New Offensive
The U.S. has announced $550 million in additional arms for Ukraine as it gears up to defend its eastern regions, which Ukrainian officials have asked civilians to flee before winter.
ISIS Fighters’ Children Are Growing Up in a Desert Camp. What Will They Become?
Leaving captured men, women and children in prisons and camps run by Kurds risks seeding a new global terrorism disaster, rights groups and the U.S. military warn.
Mo Farah Documentary Puts Spotlight on U.K.’s Hard-line Policy
Experts hope the running star’s revelations will humanize migrants’ struggles, but they don’t expect policy changes in a country that is trying to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Russia Votes to Shut Down Last U.N. Aid Route Into Syria
Millions of Syrians whose lives have already been shattered by more than a decade of war may be left without food, medicine and other supplies.
Ukraine’s Herculean Task: Helping Millions Whose Homes Are in Ruins or Russia’s Hands
Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes as Russia has slowly advanced in the east. Many may not have a home to go back to when the war is over.
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.
At a boarding school in Ukraine, displaced children long for home.
The children are navigating a strange new reality.
In Warsaw Park, Ukraine’s Teen Refugees Hang Out and Hang On
Some fled to Poland’s capital alone. All feel deeply uneasy about the future. For the young Ukrainians packing into Poland’s capital, a park offers a place where they can try to cope, together.