Humanitarian crisis

In Kramatorsk, rescuers of Ukraine's State Emergency Service intervene to help residents in a building hit by a Russian rocket on 14 March. Located in Ukraine’s industrial east, Kramatorsk has become Donbas’ key city and it endures regular shelling on civilian buildings and infrastructure. © Anastasia Rokytna

Life Under Attack in Kramatorsk

Close to the frontline, the city in eastern Ukraine endures regular shelling on residential buildings and key infrastructure.

30 Mar 23

Syrians Face “Crush Syndrome” Following Earthquake

Agonising condition needs complex treatment which local services are struggling to provide.

7 Mar 23

Andrii in an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). He joined the army six months ago: together with Serhii, who signed up two months after, he is now one of the most celebrated IFV crew of Ukrainian army’s 93rd Mechanised Brigade in Bakhmut. © Kolyan Pastyko

Battle Rages in Fortress Bakhmut

Russian troops are determined to gain control of the eastern city that has become a key political prize.

6 Mar 23

Olena sits on her bed in the basement of her apartment building in Bakhmut where she has been living for months with her parents. © Anastasia Rokytna/IWPR

Ukraine: Life Below Ground in Bakhmut

The city is at the centre of a war of attrition between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have been trying to take it for over six months.

1 Mar 23

Bab al-Hawa border crossing as UN aid convoy entered North West Syria. © Ali Haj Suleiman

Aid Begins to Flow into North West Syria

Local activists continue to criticise international community for not doing enough to support relief efforts.

20 Feb 23

UN delegation at the Bab al-Hawa, Syria–Turkey border crossing located in northwest Syria, 14 Feb 2023. © Ali Haj Suleiman

Syrian Activists Condemn “Failure” of UN Aid Efforts

Fears that Damascus regime had politicised delivery of humanitarian relief to areas outside its control.

16 Feb 23

Left: A boy from Bobrovyi Kut chooses a toy distributed by volunteers. Right: A girl in Kalinivskoe receives soft toys from volunteers. © Anastasia Rokitna

Ukraine: Scars of Occupation Run Deep

Locals say that the physical and emotional damage will take a long time to heal.

31 Jan 23

A woman confronts a police officer as protesters demand the removal of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from office outside the Armenian parliament building on November 11, 2020 in Yerevan, Armenia. © Alex McBride/Getty Images

Armenia’s Russia Challenge

The limits of Moscow’s security promises now clearly demonstrates that Yerevan must adjust to a dangerous new reality of standing alone.

18 Jan 23

Babies from the Regional Orphanage 3 in the city of Kharkiv being evacuated to the west of the country. © Kostiantyn Zemlianskyi, Executive Director of the Kharkiv Regional Orphanage 3.

How War Trapped Ukrainian Orphans

More than 100,000 children in Ukraine live in the care system, the highest number in Europe.

15 Oct 22

An half destroyed building in Bashtanka, a town of 12,000 in Mykolaiv region. In March Russian troops faced fierce resistance from the local population and were pushed out but the town bears the wounds of hard shelling. © IWPR/Anastasia Rokytna

Resistance and Destruction in Mykolaiv Region

The Ukrainian counter-offensive has regained swathes of territory, but towns are devastated following savage bombardment.

12 Oct 22

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