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To keep it from Russian forces, a writer hid his last manuscript under a cherry tree. Its rediscovery became part of a flowering of interest in Ukrainian literature.

By Andrew E. Kramer, Maria Varenikova and Finbarr O’Reilly

Saltivka, a residential area of Kharkiv, in northern Ukraine, was ravaged by Russian bombardments in 2022. Few residents have returned.

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Faced with an assault from the northeast, Ukrainian forces made their stand in Vovchansk. The front line is still there, but little else is.

By Finbarr O’Reilly and Maria Varenikova

We measured every town, street and building blown apart in Ukraine to show the first comprehensive picture of where people can’t return home.

By Jeffrey Gettleman, Finbarr O’Reilly, Tim Wallace and Marco Hernandez

By Finbarr O’Reilly

As Moscow’s forces retake land from which they were ousted at the end of 2022, the Ukrainian military has adopted a strategy of fighting while slowly falling back to more heavily fortified positions.

By Andrew E. Kramer and Finbarr O’Reilly

Two years of war produced thousands of damaged brains. We followed surgeons and soldiers on the road to recovery.

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Ukrainians are weary, short of ammunition and outnumbered, and their prospects look bleak. “We can stop them for now, but who knows,” one soldier said. “Tomorrow or the next day, maybe we can’t stop them.”

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Finbarr O’Reilly

Environmentally, economically and in terms of pure human suffering, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam unleashed untold damage. Months later, many communities are still reeling.

By Jeffrey Gettleman and Finbarr O’Reilly

This was featured in live coverage.

By Finbarr O’Reilly