Internally displaced

In 2014 Ekaterina moved to Kyiv from Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine. Her older sister, Iryna, stayed behind. When Ekaterina had to flee Ukraine's capital due to shelling Iryna did not believe her accounts about Russians bombing against civilians. © Piotr Garciu

The Sisters Torn Apart by Russia’s Invasion

While some Ukrainians flee shelling and occupation, those living beyond Russian lines do not believe civilians are being targeted.

19 May 22

Following Russia's retreat from areas around the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries promising to return their diplomats. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Kyiv Residents Defy Risks to Return

“We are incredibly happy; we love our life, our country and this city."

13 May 22

The Road to Freedom from Occupied Kherson

Desperate civilians are taking any opportunity to leave, cramming into private cars or extortionate fees to get through checkpoints.

21 Apr 22

A residential area in Podilskyi district of Kyiv came under fire on 18 March 2022. © Kyiv City State Administration/Alexey Samsonov

From Lviv to Kyiv, Divided by War

The journey from the relatively safe west of the country to the capital reveals destruction, determination and new hope.

1 Apr 22

A charred car hit by several rockets in Mariupol. © Darvik Photography

Under Siege in Mariupol

A family describes the “hell” of days under Russian bombardment without water, fuel or contact with the outside world.

24 Mar 22

An internally displaced woman from Abkhazia hangs laundry from the window of her room in Kartli. © David Mdzinarishvili

Georgia: IDP’s Death Reopens Debate Over Housing

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people have been living in dire conditions for decades.

22 Mar 22

The Exodus to Lviv

Civil society mobilises as western city becomes a hub for those displaced by the war.

17 Mar 22

Kartli was built in Soviet times as a sanatorium for patients with heart conditions. As hundreds of thousands of Georgians fled Abkhazia at the end of the conflict in late 1993, authorities allocated about 200 families housing there in what was supposed to be a temporary measure. Thirty years on, 130 are still there. © David Mdzinarishvili

Georgian Displaced Still Long for a Home

The death of an IDP has reopened the debate on the dire conditions people originally from Abkhazia have been enduring for decades.

16 Mar 22

A view of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. Once the centre of Ukraine's 2014 Revolution, Lviv is back in the spotlight as a safe haven for people escaping from Kyiv amid ongoing attacks by Russia. © Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images

Ukraine: Lviv Maintains a Sense of Sanctuary

As war edges closer, distance from Russia and closeness to NATO member Poland provide the city with a sense of confidence.

27 Feb 22

Luda Salia, who runs a care home in Khurvaleti, points out the occupation line and Russian military structures from her yard. © Anastasia Mgaloblishvili

Georgia: Taking a Stand Against Creeping Occupation

Ordinary citizens turn to small acts of protest to show their defiance.

5 Aug 21

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