Internally displaced

Syrian Families Seek Refuge in Temporary Shelters

Emergency response set up following devastating earthquake.

6 Apr 23

Alfad Halimov and Elmira Halimova open the Irpin Cafe, the cafe on wheels they run in Uzhhorod. The couple arrived in western Ukraine in late February 2022, the last stop of a journey that began in the heart of Central Asia and took them to Sevastopol, in now Russia-occupied Crimea, and then to Irpin. As Russian forces occupied the town in the outskirts of Kyiv, they packed their life up again and moved west. © Romaniia Gorbach

Crimean Tatars: a Life on the Move

A café on wheels in Uzhhorod encapsulates a story of deportation and resilience.

17 Mar 23

An elderly lady collects fallen tree branches to use as firewood on October 21, 2022 in Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Donetsk: On the Road to Safety

It’s hard to bear the ongoing shelling in the east; but it’s also hard to leave.

5 Dec 22

Andranik Chvushyan with his children in the family home in Aghavno. The 41-year-old jeweller moved with this family from Lebanon to the village in Nagorny Karabakh in 2017. They are among the residents of the Lachin corridor who are to leave their homes by August 25 as the Azerbaijani forces will regain control of the area. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Azerbaijan to Regain Key Route After 30 Years

Armenians living in the Lachin corridor, which will soon be handed over, refuse to leave.

16 Aug 22

A shelled apartment building in Mariupol, 16 March 2022. © Wanderer777/Wikimedia

Swimming Out of Besieged Mariupol

How one man swam to safety by diving into icy sea water to escape the Russian siege.

6 Jul 22

Vasyl leaves the battlefield after being wounded. He lost his son, a soldier, in early March. © Anatoliy Stepanov

Ukraine: The Fight for the “Dead Cities”

In eastern Ukraine, Zelensky calls for long-range weapons to contain the Russian advantage in artillery and airpower.

15 Jun 22

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

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