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The little things that keep them going
We visited the troops of the Khartiia Brigade on Christmas Eve and found, as the Ukrainians say, it is a sin to complain.
 • Tim Mak and Tania Novakivska
NEWSFLASH: Unknown object in Ukrainian airspace
Our team found a fast-moving unidentified object in Ukraine’s skies on Christmas Eve. In other news: Zelenskyy preps national referendum on peace deal.
 • Mariana Lastovyria, Tania Novakivska, Tim Mak, and Anna (community manager)
Russia incinerates birthplace of famous Christmas song
While much of the world sings the iconic ‘Carol of the Bells’ melody this holiday season, the tune’s birthplace is slowly being erased by Russia…
 • Viktoria Kriukova
How Russia split my family over Christmas
Mariana’s family is among thousands of Ukrainian families forced to celebrate Christmas on different days after a split between the pro-Ukrainian and…
 • Mariana Lastovyria
NEWSFLASH: Putin rejects Trump’s peace process
Putin said he was only ready to end the war on terms even more extreme than the infamous 28 point plan.
 • Tania Novakivska
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DEBATE: Is Trump a viable mediator for peace?
Two supporters of Ukraine debate whether the Trump administration can pull off a peace deal.
 • Tim Mak and Steven Moore
No place to rest: Ukraine’s burial crisis
Ukraine’s cemeteries are filling up, the number of those opting for cremation has skyrocketed. Dmytro, who cremated his brother, explains why a burial…
 • Alessandra Hay
Will Ukraine face the hardest vote in decades?
To understand the risks of holding elections in Ukraine now, one should recall 2014, when voting was marked by abductions and violence. Oleksii, a…
 • Mariana Lastovyria and Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko
Blackout roulette in Ukraine’s elevators
The simplest things, like elevators, become vitally important when they disappear. Elevator mechanic Oleksandr ensures Ukrainians can always reach tall…
 • Tania Novakivska
NEWSFLASH: Zelenskyy readies for elections in 60-90 days
He asked for two preconditions for the holding of elections, which would plunge Ukraine into a campaign in the midst of a war. "Look, I am ready for…
 • Tim Mak and Mariana Lastovyria
How we gave Ukrainian orphans a visit from Santa.
St. Nicholas, the Ukrainian Santa, is popular for his good deeds and for always helping kids in need. Tania and Nastia went to an orphanage to create a…
 • Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko and Tania Novakivska
Trump's strategy for a diminished America
The White House just put out a National Security Strategy, laying out its principle of “flexible realism”: a dwindling and darker role for America in…
 • Tim Mak
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