The informal volunteer groups leading Ukraine’s aid effort Thousands of community groups provide ‘virtually all’ humanitarian aid for conflict’s displaced, but have received just 0.24% of donations The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022
Russian defence ministry says its forces destroyed command centre near Dnipro Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday its forces had destroyed a Ukrainian military control centre near the city of Dnipro in a missile strike on Tuesday. Reuters · Jun 30, 2022
British Homes for Ukraine host slams Priti Patel after visa denied for 11-year-old girl fleeing the war The 11-year-old girl was forced to return to Ukraine after her visa was rejected by the Home Office The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
‘Calls kept coming’: Ukraine’s network for the blind shelters displaced people One of country’s oldest-running organisations turns factory into accommodation for refugees The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022
Kremlin says death penalty possible for US fighters said held by pro-Russia separatists DNIPRO, Ukraine — Fears mounted Tuesday over the fate of two Americans reportedly taken captive while fighting for Ukraine, as Russia declared that international protections for prisoners of war did not apply to foreign “mercenaries” and that capital punishment could not be ruled out if they were put on trial… Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022
US attorney general visits Ukraine to discuss Russian war crimes as fighting rages in east DNIPRO, Ukraine — Tensions rose Tuesday over Russia’s threats against Lithuania, a NATO member that has moved to enforce Western sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, Ukraine’s president said the Kremlin was “very nervous” over gathering momentum for his country’s bid to eventually join the European Union. Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022
Fighting rages in Ukraine’s east; Russia warns Lithuania over blocked transit of goods DNIPRO, Ukraine — Tensions rose Tuesday over Russia’s threats against Lithuania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member, over the small Baltic state’s moves to enforce Western sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, Ukraine’s president said the Kremlin was “very nervous” over gathering momentum for his country’s bid to eventually… Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022
‘All hell broke loose’: weary soldiers tell of frontline holdout in Ukraine city Troops in Bakhmut describe perilous fight as city standing in way of Russian advance is pounded by missiles The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022
Russia claims ‘97% control’ of eastern Ukrainian province amid fierce battles DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russia claimed near-victory Tuesday in its fight for part of an eastern Ukrainian industrial region whose capture is one of Moscow’s main stated war aims, as Ukraine acknowledged that it was waging a tough battle to keep one of its last cities there from falling. Los Angeles Times · Jun 7, 2022
Russia eyes another key city amid heavy fighting in the east, Zelenskyy says DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russian forces are menacing a major urban hub in southeastern Ukraine, the country’s president said, even as Ukrainian defenders wage “fierce street fighting” in an eastern city pivotal to the struggle for a larger industrial region that the Kremlin has vowed to seize. Los Angeles Times · Jun 7, 2022
Horses, dogs, emus, bees: A farm in Ukraine becomes a wartime sanctuary (for humans, too) ZELENYI HAI, Ukraine — There once was a farmer with 10 sheep, a beekeeper with 41 hives (and a turtle) and a cook with 62 pheasants and peacocks. And they all lived peacefully in the fields and meadows of a place called the Donbas. Los Angeles Times · Jun 6, 2022
Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine. Los Angeles Times · Jun 1, 2022
Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine. Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022
Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine. Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022
Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022 Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine.
France 24 · May 28, 2022 War in Ukraine: Aboard the train taking Ukrainians away from the Donetsk, Luhansk regions Since the start of the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have fled the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In recent days, Ukraine’s national railway company has seen an influx of people who did not want to leave their country but who have finally resigned themselves to boarding evacuation trains. FRANCE…
Daily Record · May 25, 2022 West Lothian College students set to host fun day to support Ukrainian orphans The class is holding a fun day in the college on Thursday, June 2 for orphans from Dnipro and their carers who now live in Edinburgh
Reuters · May 16, 2022 Food charity production line caters for displaced in Ukraine's Dnipro Alla Dubovyk, a single mother of six, is among thousands of Ukrainians who have been receiving meal packages from the charity set up by businessman Vladyslav Shtipelman and the World Central Kitchen in Dnipro since the Russian invasion started.
WEKU · May 15, 2022 Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps Europe's biggest musical competition. NPR's Joanna Kakissis was watching with Ukrainians in Dnipro.
ABC News · May 8, 2022 In Ukraine's wheat fields, farmers have formed a quiet resistance against Vladimir Putin's occupation As Vladimir Putin's army invaded, photos and videos of broken-down Russian tanks being stolen by farmers on tractors has delighted many Ukrainians. It's just one of the ways local farmers are fighting back against Russia's invasion.
Los Angeles Times · May 7, 2022 22 hours to safety: Fleeing Ukraine's embattled east by train LVIV, Ukraine — As the departure time neared, the last arriving passengers raced to catch the 2:30 p.m. train out of Dnipro. Their goal was to reach Lviv to the west and, they hoped, safety. The journey would take 22 hours.
France 24 · Apr 30, 2022 Dnipro residents mobilise to support their fellow citizens and the war effort Volunteers in the town of Dnipro, Ukraine, have transformed an apartment into a storage centre to house supplies that are sent to support their fellow citizens and the war effort. A report by Karim Yahiaoui and Mohamed Farhat.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022 Russia launches new wave of attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine’s east as Biden seeks massive aid package DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ending days of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, Russia on Thursday bombarded Kyiv — as the head of the United Nations visited and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — while also ramping up attacks along the besieged country’s eastern front, Ukrainian officials said.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022 Russia threatens more Europe energy cutoffs as it batters Ukraine’s east DNIPRO, Ukraine — As Russia ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s eastern front and threatened to cut off energy to more European countries, the Biden administration announced Thursday it was seeking a massive aid package for Ukraine while expanding its economic targeting of Russian oligarchs.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022 Russia threatens more Europe energy cutoffs as it batters Ukraine’s east DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russia is “exerting intense fire” along a 300-mile battlefront in Ukraine’s east, the embattled nation’s military said Thursday, as the head of the United Nations landed in Kyiv for a high-profile visit amid escalating threats by Moscow to cut off energy supplies to more European countries.