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Drones, Mines and Snipers: Ukraine’s Front Line Is a World Away from Peace Talks
Russia-Ukraine War For soldiers and commanders on the edge of battle, any talk about a lasting cease-fire still feels like a dangerous fantasy. Ukrainian soldiers marching during an initiation to welcome new members of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade at a training ground in the eastern region of Donetsk on Sunday. By Marc Santora and…
In a workforce transformed by war, Ukrainian women are now working in coal mines
By Joanna Kakissis , Michael Robinson Chávez TERNIVKA, Ukraine — It’s still dark when the busload of miners arrives for the morning shift at this small city in eastern Ukraine’s coal country. Among the workers is 36-year-old Iryna Ostanko, effusive and athletic, smiling at her fellow coal workers in the cold dawn as they walk…