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Dr. Alexis Cholas, left, examines the amputated limbs of Ukrainian soldier Volodymyr Symyshyn at the hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Twenty-six-year-old Cholas lost his arm when, as part of a team of combat medics, he was evacuating the wounded, and the vehicle was involved in a traffic accident in eastern part of the country. This happened about a year ago, and four months after the injury, he received a bionic arm from Esper Bionics. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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The war took away their limbs. Now bionic prostheses empower wounded Ukrainian soldiers
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Thu,12/21/23-11:15PM , 77 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Alexis Cholas lost his right arm as a volunteer combat medic near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, his civilian career as a surgeon was over.
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A woman sits in an evacuation bus in Sumy, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. An average of 80-120 people return daily to Ukraine from territories held by Russia through an unofficial crossing point between the two countries amid a brutal war. Most choose this challenging path, even in freezing temperatures, to escape Russian occupation and reunite with their relatives in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)

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Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Sun,12/10/23-11:01PM , 55 Reads
SUMY, Ukraine (AP) — Whenever 52-year-old Anna is agitated, she senses the chilling touch of a gun barrel between her brows — a haunting reminder of an encounter with a group of Russian soldiers on her street about a year ago.
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In this photo provided by the Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling, in Novogrodivka, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration via AP)

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Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on a Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Fri,12/01/23-8:46AM , 65 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China, Ukrainian media reported Friday.
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In this Jan. 1, 2014, file photo Pro-European Union activists hold lights as they sing the Ukrainian national anthem, celebrating the New Year in Kyiv's main square. At least 100,000 Ukrainians gathered in a sign of support for integration with Europe. On Nov. 21, 2023, Ukraine marks the 10th anniversary of the uprising that eventually led to the ouster of the country’s Moscow-friendly president. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

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10 years later, a war-weary Ukraine reflects on events that began its collision course with Russia
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Mon,11/20/23-11:07PM , 60 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It happens every November, when the cold descends on Kyiv. The change in weather always makes Dmytro Riznychenko think back, and he is overwhelmed by his emotions.
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