Along with a growing number of war-wounded amputees, Mykhailo Varvarych and Iryna Botvynska are navigating an altered destiny after Varvarych lost both his legs during the Russian invasion.
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How these suburban moms in Ukraine manage grief by training to down Russian drones
Women from a Kyiv suburb traumatized by a 2022 massacre by Russian troops joined a volunteer air defense unit to take down Russia’s drones — and deal with their fears.
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Ukraine is amping up drone production to get an edge in the war against Russia
Anton, who doesn’t want his name used for security concerns, builds drones with the company Social Drone in his kitchen in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Claire Harbage | NPR) KYIV, Ukraine — Whenever Anton has free time after work, he sits at his kitchen table and spends a few hours assembling drones that will be sent to […]
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Ukraine’s military trains civilians in ‘Test Week’ to give a sense of war with Russia
Ukraine needs more soldiers as its troops defend Ukrainian territory and carry out an offensive inside Russia. An elite Ukrainian military unit offers civilians a one-week tryout as soldiers.
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A mayor in Ukraine aids his town’s few remaining people, as Russia closes in
Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar’s residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.
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With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons
Ukraine’s domestic arms manufacturers bristle at the notion the country relies entirely on military aid from the U.S. and Europe. The country’s weapons development and production, they say, is robust.
