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‘We have to care for every soldier, for every civilian’: Ukraine faces major mental health challenges as a result of war trauma

October 29, 2024Ukraine

After nearly 1,000 days, Russia’s war against Ukraine is causing mental health issues for soldiers and civilians, including anxiety, panic attacks and PTSD. Ukraine’s Health Ministry estimates that 15 million people will need psychological support in the future.

‘We all want to live a normal life’: Students at this Ukrainian school look toward a future past the war

July 1, 2024Ukraine

‘You just keep going’: This Ukrainian family is back together in Lviv but they miss their hometown of Kharkiv

May 31, 2024Ukraine

Serhiy Ivanov is a goalkeeper with Ukraine's first amputee soccer club.

‘Keep on living’: Wounded vets in Ukraine establish first amputee soccer club

February 21, 2024Ukraine

Oleksandr lost his right leg during combat. He is now going through rehab at the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv Ukraine.

‘I want to stand up again’: Wounded Ukrainian veterans on the road to recovery

February 20, 2024Ukraine

A video still from "The Lemberg Machine," 2023.

New film tackles Ukraine’s role in the Holocaust

October 2, 2023Ukraine

“The Lemberg Machine,” by Ukrainian filmmaker Dana Kavelina, tells the wartime history of Lviv, in western Ukraine. The city, known in German as Lemberg, was first occupied by the Soviets, then the Nazis.

During a recent morning mass, Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church, in Lviv, Ukraine, is packed.

Ukrainian Greek Catholics lament lack of support by Vatican amid war with Russia

September 21, 2023Sacred Nation

Pope Francis recently praised Russian historical figures in a speech to Russian youth. To members of Ukraine’s Greek Catholic community, these comments were deemed “painful” amid the ongoing war with Russia, and put a spotlight on their needs and concerns.

‘We don’t have this past anymore’: Ukrainian artist revives Kyiv’s prewar soundscape

September 7, 2023Ukraine

Oleh Shpudeiko, also known as Heinali, left his hometown at the start of Russia’s invasion. To heal his trauma, he made “Kyiv Eternal,” an album fusing electronic music with recordings of his past life.

Wounded Ukrainian soldiers start new journeys on prosthetics

July 5, 2023Ukraine

Many Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have lost limbs and need to be fitted with prosthetics. A group of soldiers in New York City is receiving treatment, and they’re already thinking about what their lives will look like when they return home.

‘My art is not soft anymore’: A Ukrainian sculptor reshapes his vision in response to war

February 23, 2023Ukraine

Sculptor Myros Dedyshyn said the reality of war changed the subject of his once-hopeful artworks. Now, he’s focused on themes like militarization, grief and self-protection.