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One year of war
One Year Without Ukraine
When we left Ukraine just days before the invasion, we questioned whether we were acting in haste. Our lives are now different but there’s still a sadness for the life frozen in time.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Severodonetsk
Russia considers the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine to be its territories. But local residents have a different opinion about it.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Legs
Despite his life-changing injury, military officer Oleksandr Fedun wants to recover and return to the ranks as soon as possible.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Family
It’s the hardest thing to live not knowing when or if you will see your wife and children who fled Ukraine because of the war.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without my Son
A mother who lost her four-year-old son at the start of the war, describes how she has survived over the past year, and offers advice for others in a similar situation.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Friends
It’s hard to carry on with your life when your friends’ coffins are so heavy and you know from your own harsh experience that the best really do die first.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Home
A stark choice between partner and family turned into a path to the UK, where Maria, struck by the magnitude of events in Ukraine, knew she needed to help others.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Freedom
A Ukrainian soldier recounts how he was taken captive and tortured by the Russians; also how he sought refuge in a monastery and struggled after liberation.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Night Walks
With curfews in force in most Ukrainian cities, walking around town during the wee hours is no longer an option. But it certainly is something to look forward to.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Visiting Kherson
Thinking about your hometown often kicks up feelings of nostalgia. But when you see the town battered and your family held hostage, the pain is hard to bear.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Russian Language
For Ukrainians, especially those with family connections on the other side of this war, the language (quite literally) of good and evil could not be starker.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Understanding and Love
I thought the war might help align my mother’s worldview with mine, but hope faded too soon. A lifetime of Russian propaganda was something not even the horrors of war at home could erase.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without My Polar Bear
Sometimes what we need most are the things that comfort and soothe us in times of distress – like now. For one little girl, it’s her stuffed polar bear.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without My Dance Studio
On Dec. 31 a Russian cruise missile hit a hotel across the street from Sofia’s dance club in Kyiv.
Feb. 24, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Steady Nerves
Far from Ukraine, the lives of two people remain fraught with anxiety as they recount their own fears and concern for others.
Feb. 23, 2023
One year of war
One Year Without Normal Parenthood
Alisa's daughter was born on March 2, 2022, on the 7th day of the war, in a maternity hospital in the center of Kyiv. Meanwhile, Russian troops were trying to break through the city's defenses.
Feb. 23, 2023