War in Ukraine

In the dead of night, as families slept, a Russian missile tore through Kyiv’s sky—and then their homes. On April 24, 2025, Ukraine’s capital suffered its deadliest missile and drone attack since the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Russia killed at least 12 people and injured 90 more, including children and a pregnant woman.

Russia sells itself as a military superpower—one of the world’s top arms exporters, with a defense industry built on mass production and legacy firepower. But three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, that image is getting a lot harder to believe.

As Russian citizens pay out of pocket for basic healthcare, Putin’s sanctioned daughter earns millions from state-funded anti-aging and genetic projects built for its elites chasing eternal life.

Ukrainian forces have not only stopped Russia’s advance toward the vital city of Pokrovsk — they’ve seized the momentum, launching a counteroffensive that has reclaimed 16 square kilometers of territory.

For more than three years, Russia has relentlessly targeted Ukraine’s civilian population with missile strikes, and this year alone, Ukraine has endured some of the most lethal attacks. Which missiles is Russia using to claim the lives of innocent Ukrainian civilians?

In Ukraine, where war has planted invisible killers beneath the soil, one wrong step can change a life forever. But what happens after the explosion? This is the story of Dmytro Huzhva and Dmytro Slepkan, whose lives were torn open by landmines, and how they found ways to live.