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Two men wear military uniforms and helmets and aim weapons at an unknown target. They are in a forest.

Ukraine recruits incarcerated people to fight Russia

Facing a shortage of troops, Ukraine has started releasing people from prisons if they sign up to fight against Russia.
ConflictsNovember 4, 202404:32 min
Volunteers and police evacuate residents of Vovchansk as Russian troops attempt to seize the city

Ukraine battles Russian offensive in northeast

DW's Max Zander reports from Vovchansk, just a few kilometers from the Russian border.
ConflictsMay 16, 202404:28 min
DW Videostill I Soldatinnen in der Ukraine

Women in Ukraine's army fighting for the right to fight

More than 400,000 soldiers are serving in the Ukrainian military. Twenty percent of them are women.
ConflictsMarch 7, 202405:12 min
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Stories by Max Zander

Ukrainian soldier stands in a muddy trench and smokes a cigarette as he loads a Howitzer

Ukraine: Defending the front-line city of Pokrovsk

Ukraine: Defending the front-line city of Pokrovsk

Russia is slowly advancing toward Pokrovsk, a key transportation hub that could open up further advances in the area.
ConflictsOctober 22, 202404:11 min
Nova Post employee preparing a package to be sent

Nova Post: Ukrainian startup shaking up Europe's logistics

Nova Post: Ukrainian startup shaking up Europe's logistics

Ukraine’s largest parcel delivery service, Nova Post, is taking on the European market.
BusinessSeptember 11, 202407:31 min
Ukrainian soldiers at a checkpoint

In Ukraine, recruiters struggle to sign up new soldiers

In Ukraine, recruiters struggle to sign up new soldiers

Ukraine needs more soldiers, but not everyone wants to fight. Finding new recruits is becoming increasingly difficult.
ConflictsAugust 7, 202403:30 min
A red sign above a shop in Berlin reading: Nova Post

Ukraine startup shaking up Europe's parcel delivery market

Ukraine startup shaking up Europe's parcel delivery market

With millions of Ukrainians having fled abroad, Nova Post aims to reconnect them with an affordable and fast service.
BusinessJuly 25, 202403:55 min
Young people at the festival's entrance

Kyiv holds music festival despite war

Kyiv holds music festival despite war

Ukraine's largest music festival, Atlas United, has taken place for the first time since Russia invaded in early 2022.
MusicJuly 22, 202403:41 min
People wearing masks hold up what appears to be a cable outside Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes

Meet those treating Kyiv's children in destroyed hospital

Meet those treating Kyiv's children in destroyed hospital

In Ukraine's capital Kyiv, doctors and nurses continue treating children as best they can at a damaged hospital.
ConflictsJuly 15, 202404:17 min
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