Author: Katya Alexander

Katya Alexander is a journalist working for independent Russian media Important Stories.

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Russia-Ukraine War

Kharkiv Diary: Desperately Seeking Normality As Shelling Multiplies

Photo of a day care center in Kharkiv
Children exercise at a day care centre in the Kharkiv Metro Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinform/ZUMA

This spring, Kharkiv has been under almost daily shelling. Yet cafes, beauty salons, theaters and shops are still open in Ukraine’s second-largest city, and residents are spending time in parks, jogging and maintaining elements of a normal life.

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Russia-Ukraine War

Chasiv Yar Diary: A Ukrainian Surgeon’s 10 Years On The Front Line

Several hundred residents remain in Chasovoy Yar. Many refuse to evacuate until the last minute,
Several hundred residents remain in Chasovoy Yar. Many refuse to evacuate until the last minute. Evgeny Tkachev

After going on humanitarian missions in Kenya and Rwanda, Ukrainian surgeon Evgeniy Tkachev returned home in 2014 when the Donbas war broke out. He recounts his experiences as a medical volunteer then and now, as his hometown of Chasiv Yar is being stormed by Russian troops.

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