Life in Ukraine

In Ukraine, where Russian shelling is a daily backdrop, theaters are unexpectedly packed—a resilient cultural revival is quietly unfolding.

On May 10, Russian troops launched a new offensive in the Kharkiv region, with one of the targets being the Ukrainian city of Vovchansk—just 5km from the border.

Russia has been shelling Kharkiv almost daily for the third month in a row. But the city is not going to surrender.

May 26th is Kyiv Day, and the city celebrates its 1542nd birthday. As it endures full-scale war, Ukraine’s capital serves as a connection point for all those within Ukraine and outside of it.

Amid the war in Ukraine, women’s bodies are keeping score to a trauma that medicine often overlooks—the physical manifestation of profound emotional distress.

You may remember the buzz around the transfer of old cars from London to Ukraine. They were set to be scrapped under the city’s new ultra-low emission zone regulations, so Ukraine asked for them to be sent to the country’s frontline instead. After much debate, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, agreed. But what has happened since? And have any arrived?