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Anna Talks Ukraine
I'm a Brit who spends a lot of time volunteering in Ukraine, especially the east, which is worst affected by the war. I travel, conduct interviews, dodge missiles and try to see the situation with minimal filter so I can help people back home do the same.
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Unstoppable Good
The Church of the Victors left Druzhkivka after their building was bombed. Another Church of the Victors, in Sloviansk, has been bombed out as well…
Jun 21•Anna Bowles
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Two Soldiers' Stories
Back in Kramatorsk in April, I visited a military hospital and had the chance to speak with two of the guys recuperating there...
Jun 14•Anna Bowles
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You Know That Old Phone in Your Bottom Drawer...?
In addition to their ham pursuits, Zaporizhzhia Radio Club recondition second-hand gadgets to give displaced children in east Ukraine access to…
Jun 7•Anna Bowles
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Medics of the Rage Brigade
It’s a typical Millennial/Gen Z setup: a house share in a modest suburb. But the city is under fire and the youth are a medical platoon in the Rage...
May 31•Anna Bowles
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A Monumental Undertaking
Borys Krylov and Oles Sidoruk are distinguished sculptors, working Ukrainian identity into monuments that defy the Russian onslaught.
May 24•Anna Bowles
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'Zaporizhzhia is the heart of the resistance'
The front in this area has been stable for years, but there is still huge demand for local NGO Artak's support with evacuation and shelter for IDPs.
May 17•Anna Bowles
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"Locals are Finding It Hard to Hope for Something Better – and That's a Mistake."
My biennial cafe check-in with Volodymyr Nikulin, reluctant hero of Mariupol and the Ukrainian answer to Terry Pratchett's Sam Vimes. The message this…
May 10•Anna Bowles
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