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A woman with a child, fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, speaks with a volunteer as she browses for basic necessities and clothes at the Humanitarian Aid Headquarters in Perechyn, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Hudak

7 Apr 2022 5 minute read

The volunteers shouldering Ukraine’s humanitarian response

Mutual aid networks in Ukraine have stepped up to support those in need across the country, writes Tina Burrett. ...

A woman kneels down next to a child and both smile

31 Mar 2022 3 minute read

Defiance in Kyiv

As lives are turned upside down by war, Bennett Murray reports from Kyiv on the defiant mood in the...

31 Mar 2022 6 minute read

‘Why are you killing us?’

Is the war in Ukraine reaching a stalemate and is Russia showing signs of taking a step back? Having recently returned from...

Refugees from Ukraine arrive at the central station, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

21 Mar 2022 5 minute read

Must we ration compassion?

Europe’s response to accommodate people fleeing Ukraine illustrates how sanctuary for all refugees is possible. Jun...

7 Mar 2022 7 minute read

Ukraine, the peace movement and the rush to pick sides

Richard Swift explores why the Cold War's old certainties can no longer hold.

protesters hold a banner that reads: stop war, end fossil fuels

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

‘We don’t know what will happen tomorrow’

Caught in the chaos of war, Paul Krantz speaks to young climate activists in Ukraine whose message is clear...

a man wearing a mask is arressted by 2 police officers

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

Russians say: ‘Stop the war!’

Tina Burrett speaks to the people taking to the streets of Russia to protest the invasion...

30 Apr 2020 5 minute read

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Country profile: Ukraine

Written well before Russia’s recent invasion, this 2020 profile of Ukraine, by Bennett Murray, provides...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine requires urgent action. Vanessa Baird asks what we can do.

25 Feb 2022 4 minute read

Ukraine – what can internationalists do?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine requires urgent action. Vanessa Baird asks what we can do.

The internally displaced queue at one of the five entry exist checkpoints, many of them pensioners. Credit: Right to Protection

20 Mar 2020 4 minute read

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In Ukraine, COVID-19 is a threat multiplier

Frank Martin and Eric Fritz – of the Ukrainian humanitarian organization Right to...

13 Dec 2018 5 minute read

This article is more than three years old.

Forgotten people from a forgotten war

Ukraine’s internally displaced people are paying the price for a proxy conflict stoked by Russia. Daisy Gibbons...

Women inside the fenced yard of the Svyatoshinsky psychiatric institution, Ukraine

22 Aug 2018 6 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

Locked away forever

Inside Ukraine’s psychiatric institutions: Madeline Roache reports.

War on drugs failing: Activists of All-Ukrainian Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS, non-governmental group, are seen self handcuffed to bed during news conference at Lavra clinic, Kiev.

20 Jul 2018 5 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

Ukraine’s war on drugs drives HIV epidemic

Spiralling rates of the diseases have punitive policies at their root. Madeline Roache reports.

A Roma camp attacked by far-right activists

5 Jul 2018 5 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

Ukrainian police connive with far-right hate

Attacks on Roma and others have been ignored by law enforcement. Now two lie dead. Madeline Roache reports...

1 Nov 2017 4 minute read

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Our book picks for November

This month's reviews include Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum and The Rage, by Julia Ebner.

1 May 2017 3 minute read

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Meet the volunteers breaking Ukraine's trauma taboo

Michiel Driebergen and Alex Masi tell the story of Ukranians providing much-needed...

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