With their future on the battlefront uncertain, many of Ukraine’s soldiers are choosing to freeze their sperm in a bid to guarantee children in the future
Forty-two thousand women serve in the Ukrainian military, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense recently officially approved a female uniform. Lesia Bakalets has the story from Kyiv. VOA footage by Yevhenii Shynkar.
With home-canned vegetables, generators and gas burners, Ukrainians prepare for a second winter in war conditions
A runner has completed a 50-day ultramarathon from Amsterdam to Kyiv in a bid to raise money for ambulances on the front lines in Ukraine. Reporter Lesia Bakalets was at the finish line in Kyiv to see Dutch national Boas Kragtwik complete his 2,500-kilometer run. Camera: Yevhenii Shynkar
Is higher education worth the cost? We will explore whether pursuing a higher education genuinely results in a lucrative career in today's rapidly evolving and technology-driven society. This week on The Inside Story, The Price of Learning.
Poland’s territorial defense force, the newest of its armed forces, is drawing a diverse mix of people, from professors and businesspeople to students
Ukrainian leaders and advocates say Russia has been holding in captivity more than 20,000 Ukrainians since the start of its full-scale invasion. VOA's Lesia Bakalets has the story of the agonizing wait of one woman whose husband was detained in October and taken to a prison in Moscow.
Poland on Tuesday held its largest military parade in 29 years -- a display of strength aimed at neighbors Belarus and Russia and a sign that Polish attitudes on defense are changing in the wake of Russian aggression in Ukraine. For VOA, Lesia Bakalets reports from Warsaw.
The volunteer-run Ukraine Global Scholars program uses grass-roots donations to prepare talented Ukrainian students for admission to American schools
Poznan Zoo, in collaboration with Ukrainian Wild Animal Rescue Center, has saved more than 200 animals since war started
UNESCO says in the first year of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the cost of the damage to Ukraine's tourism and culture sectors reached more than $2.5 billion. From Warsaw, Lesia Bakalets reports on efforts to preserve art treasures and exhibit them abroad. Camera: Daniil Batushchak.
Drills and other preparations follow warnings of an impending Russian attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant
Many Ukrainian high school graduates outside their homeland choose to take Ukraine’s final state exam, which is mandatory for applying to Ukrainian universities and sometimes accepted by European ones. After the war started, the test was held in Ukraine and locations abroad.
We explore the complicated processes refugees face around the world and hear inspiring stories from refugees seeking asylum from countries like Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Sudan. This week on The Inside Story, World Refugee Day
‘If something happens to me, who will help my daughter?’ one mother asks
‘This is our home now, maybe, for a long time’
Displaced people in 2022 reached record 110 million, up 19.1 million from year earlier, according to UN refugee agency
More than 1 million people have started learning Ukrainian since February of last year, with most learners in the US, UK, and Poland
Leaders from the world's wealthiest economies meet in Hiroshima, Japan. What came from the annual g7 summit? Plus, Ukraine's president draws parallels between world war two and what's happening in his country. This week on The Inside Story: Policies of Deterrence
The children are undergoing much-needed surgeries that have not been available in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion; the surgeries are free of charge
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