Ukraine plans for ‘complete transformation’ of six war-hit towns
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine will seek the “complete transformation” of six towns that have been badly damaged in Russia’s full-scale invasion under a reconstruction programme announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday. Kyiv’s Western partners are preparing to pour billions of dollars into Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts after 14 months of war. A […]
Elderly brothers eke out life among ruins of Ukraine war
Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine Reuters The two houses in what had been no-man’s land between Russian and Ukrainian forces are badly damaged by shelling, there is no central power or heating and the surrounding fields are heavily mined, making them unworkable. Yet the Kovalyov brothers – Stepan who is 80 and Volodymyr who is 77 – and […]
Ukrainians brave return to former frontline village after Russian retreat
Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine Reuters When Russian forces advanced in the middle of last winter, the villagers of Posad-Pokrovske began to flee, joining compatriots from across the southern Ukrainian province of Kherson in a mass westward exodus. Over the past month, since Ukraine’s army recaptured the provincial capital and surrounding territory, they have been slowly returning to […]