The Low-Budget Tech That Redefined Ukraine's Fight

How Ukrainians Prepare For War | AJ+The city of Lviv in western Ukraine is 50 miles from the Polish border. It's been the departure point for many of the 2 million refugees who have fled Ukraine. But with weapons and medic training for volunteers, it's also becoming the center of the country's resistance against Russia. Some of Lviv’s residents have turned their homes and businesses into shelters for refugees passing through the city. Chad has turned his bar into a place for people to hide during airstrikes and a depot for volunteers to gather food and supplies to send to more dangerous parts of the country.

Escaping Conflict Through Music in Ukraine | NBC Left FieldAfter nearly four years of armed conflict in Ukraine, gunshots still reign, and cities in the east are shells of their former selves. While many have fled the nation, the ones who stayed behind face economic insecurity, safety concerns, and an uncertain future. For a group of DJs and their fans, escape comes through music. And on the fronts lines, soldiers find comfort in the piano. Crimea was once the heart of one of Europe's oldest and largest electronic music scenes, but following its 2014 annexation to Russia, musicians fled to Kyiv. Today, there is a growing community in Kyiv with musicians and fans meeting in dark clubs to dance and escape the realities of the conflict outside.

Military Funeral in LvivMilitary funeral in Lviv held for three of the soldiers killed by a Russian missile strike on a military base in Western Ukraine in the town of Yavoriv. Hundreds gathered at the Church of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and buried at Lychakiv Cemetery in central Lviv March 16th, 2022.

Military funeral in LvivMilitary funeral in Lviv held for three of the soldiers killed by a Russian missile strike on a military base in Western Ukraine in the town of Yavoriv. Hundreds gathered at the Church of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and buried at Lychakiv Cemetery in central Lviv March 16th, 2022.

Military Funeral in LvivMilitary funeral in Lviv held for three of the soldiers killed by a Russian missile strike on a military base in Western Ukraine in the town of Yavoriv. Hundreds gathered at the Church of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and buried at Lychakiv Cemetery in central Lviv March 16th, 2022.

DonetskMay 2015

War in Ukraine