Tag: Lviv (Ukraine)
As Russia Threatens Europe’s Energy, Ukraine Braces for a Hard Winter
In a thickly forested park bordered by apartment blocks and a playground, a dozen workers were busy on…
Inflation in Ukraine Adds to the War’s Hardship
LVIV, Ukraine — At his compact stall in Lviv’s main outdoor food market, Ihor Korpii arranged jars of…
‘It’s Like Parallel Realities’: Rituals of Life and Death Blur in a Vibrant Ukrainian City
LVIV, Ukraine — The tiny wail of newborn babies echoes out from the incubators and cribs lining a…
Ill Prepared for Combat, Volunteers Die in Battles Far From Home
RUDNE, Ukraine — Yurii Brukhal, an electrician by trade, didn’t have a very dangerous role when he volunteered…
At a Boarding School in Ukraine, Displaced Children Long for Home
LVIV, Ukraine — In the arched dining hall of a former boarding school in Lviv, Kamila Horbachova and…
Ukraine’s Death Workers: ‘If You Take It All Close to Heart, You Go Mad’
LVIV, Ukraine — For many Ukrainians facing Russia’s invasion, there is hope the daily battles can be won:…
The Race to Free Ukraine’s Stranded Grain
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — The Baltic Sea port has silos to store plenty of grain, railway lines to transport…
For Russian-Speaking Ukrainians, Language Clubs Offer Way to Defy Invaders
LVIV, Ukraine — The teacher sounded her words slowly, careful to show which syllable to stress: Eyebrow. Cheekbones.…
In Mariupol’s Drama Theater, a Cry for ‘Mama!’ That Offered Brief Relief
LVIV, Ukraine — The explosion — deafening, blinding — collapsed the walls around them, and “the moments afterwards…
Some Ukrainian Refugees Are Returning Home, Despite the Risks
LVIV, Ukraine — From her bearing and demeanor, the college instructor waiting at the Lviv bus station appeared…
A Nation of Spy-Catchers: Fear of Saboteurs Has Ukrainians on Edge
LVIV, Ukraine — Two weeks after Valeriy, an actor and amateur photographer, settled in western Ukraine after fleeing…
How Lviv Has Been Transformed by War
LVIV, Ukraine — On the night before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a musician was singing on a…