“Erik Giggleman was an elite Army soldier who went in search of a righteous struggle and found it in Ukraine. As his commitment deepened, his father confronted an excruciating truth: Either the conflict would end, or Erik would die fighting.”
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The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone
“Masha Polska, 15, was an avid dancer who had been dreaming of a star turn in the group waltz. That was not to be.”
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The Kremlin Put Her on Trial. She Stole the Show.
“Why did the Russian state go after an experimental theatre director?”
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Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia Roshchyna Her Life
“Forbidden Stories investigated her detention and death, which came on the heels of a reporting trip to Zaporizhzhia aimed at telling the stories of Ukrainian civilians unlawfully held by Russia.”
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Ukraine’s Death-Defying Art Rescuers
“When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could.”
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Inside Ukraine’s Wartime Salons
“Beauty services have provided a form of resistance and of refuge — even as Russian missiles continue to rain down.”
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An English Couple, a Ukrainian Surrogate and a Baby: the Extraordinary Story of How War United Two Unlikely Families
“Anastasia was living in Zaporizhzhia and was pregnant with Dorothy and Charlie’s baby. Then Russia invaded and she knew she had to escape to save the child.”
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Children of War
As Russia invaded Ukraine, three women from the same family became pregnant at the same time. Then the war tore them apart.
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Homesick
“Flaming ruby apples hang off a tree and roll over the grass and moss, deadly and beautiful. ‘Don’t step on the moss,’ says Luda. ‘Radioactive.’”
