While we were there. We recorded some of the chaos before driving some uninjured refugees to safety. Here’s a fuller account.

While we were there. We recorded some of the chaos before driving some uninjured refugees to safety. Here’s a fuller account.

How dangerous is too dangerous for civilian evacuators? The Kramatorsk Organisation of Volunteers takes risks other groups won’t.

Four months ago, the East Life community hub opened its doors for the first time. Now it’s closed them for the last... in Kramatorsk, at least.

The front is inching westwards. But nobody here is giving up without a fight. Druzi Space provide non-lethal aid to the soldiers protecting free Donetsk oblast, and Europe.

The front is inching westwards. But nobody here is giving up without a fight. Druzi Space provide non-lethal aid to the soldiers protecting free Donetsk oblast, and Europe.

Kyiv Summer July 2022 The guy with donations for Irpin is late.We wait in the shade by the roasting carand observe the sun-cracked playground. A dusty slide and swings, a rocket-shapedclimbing fram…

What are ordinary people around Ukraine doing to survive while Russia tries to freeze them to death, and how can we help?

My first professionally published poetry pamphlet is out today, 2 December. It distils my observations of Ukraine into verse which I hope will stick in people's minds. The perfect Christmas present...

My first professionally published poetry pamphlet is out today, 2 December. It distils my observations of Ukraine into verse which I hope will stick in people's minds. The perfect Christmas present...

Sloviansk is under hourly bombardment. Attacks on the power grid mean electricity blackouts can last for days. The Ukrainian army needs all the support we can provide to hold back the Russian advance.

The army keeps Ukraine going, and sometimes civilian volunteers keep the army going. As well as taking me on a supply run to a unit base, Ivanna told me about her absolute dedication to the cause.

Hanna and Lena of the Ceremonial Funeral Home in Dnipro provide their services free for soldiers and victims of the war.

Nope, that's not an autogenerated secure password. It's a real, amazing USian who empowers young women – the AvtoDivchata, or Car Girls – in east Ukraine.

We hope you can join us to raise a glass to Filly , the beautiful new verse novel by acclaimed poet Rosamund Taylor, in Books Upstairs on Wednesday 15 October! Banshee poetry editor Jessica…

Lately there's talk about a 'land swap' with Russia. In truth, that means handing over currently free people to torture. Albina lived under occupation for 8.5 months before the liberation of her city.

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In six weeks in Dnipro/Kramatorsk I’ve hardly encountered any other Westerners, but there are a couple of impressive exceptions: one of them is the Swedish group Operation Change.

Top children's book editor Anna Bowles shares how freelancing via Reedsy allows her to volunteer in Ukraine.

Literally. A megastar in a Kramatorsk school basement.

Garne Mistse and Zherelo's new classrooms give Zaporizhzhia's children an education, whatever happens overhead.

Can we please avoid a repeat?