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A Ukrainian serviceman hugs his wife and the daughter at the railway station in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The train that runs from Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, to the city of Kramatorsk in the east stands apart from others in Ukraine. It is shrouded in solemn silence as passengers anticipate their final destination — in front-line areas where battles rage between Ukrainian and Russian forces. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)

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A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation's capital with the front line
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Sat,09/23/23-11:14PM , 122 Reads
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Among the hundreds of trains criss-crossing Ukraine’s elaborate railway network every day, the Kyiv-Kramatorsk train stands apart, shrouded in solemn silence as passengers anticipate their destination.
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Serhii Zaloznyi, center, a 52-year-old yoga instructor, holds a yoga session in a basement in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. In a basement in one of the front-line cities in the Donetsk region, people gather three times a week in the morning for yoga to alleviate the stress caused by Russia’s constant shelling. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)

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Yoga in a basement helps people in a Ukrainian front-line city cope with Russia's constant shelling
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Sat,09/16/23-11:07PM , 79 Reads
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In a basement in one of the front-line cities in Ukraine's Donetsk region, people gather three times a week in the morning for yoga to alleviate the stress caused by the constant shelling from Russian artillery.

Soothing music fills the basement in Kramatorsk, where the humid air is tangible.
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Schoolgirls sing Ukraine's national anthem as they attend a ceremony of the first day in school in Bucha, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Ukraine marks Sept. 1 as Knowledge Day, as a traditional launch of the academic year. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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It's joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Fri,09/01/23-9:44AM , 81 Reads
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year.
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Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, sits for a photo in his room at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, Friday, July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Thu,08/17/23-1:04AM , 154 Reads
RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — Along a bustling street in a western Ukrainian city, Denys Abdulin takes his first independent strides since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting invading Russian troops more than a year ago.
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