The Long Journey to Flee Russia’s Invasion
A Ukrainian journalist describes the arduous route from Kyiv to Berlin via Moldova, aided by an army of volunteers and an outpouring of camaraderie.
A Ukrainian journalist describes the arduous route from Kyiv to Berlin via Moldova, aided by an army of volunteers and an outpouring of camaraderie.
Ukraine’s second largest city is critical for control of the country’s east, but resistance is holding up.
The coastal city would be preparing for the tourist season. Instead, there is little food, fuel or heat, and you can be killed for refusing to give a soldier your phone.
Despite the crackdown that followed the invasion of Ukraine, journalists carry on the battle for free expression.
The journey from the relatively safe west of the country to the capital reveals destruction, determination and new hope.
“The only thing Russia has achieved is a united hatred against Russian occupiers in this once-loyal city.”
Journalist reports calm and confusion as Ukrainians wake up to a new reality.
Our geo-political importance left us side-lined; but this is a long-term struggle.
Independent, dissenting Azerbaijani voices have never been so ostracised.
Under bombardment by regime forces, a man and his wife prepare for the arrival of their first child.