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Updated January 11, 2024

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The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv displays installations made of weapons and equipment from the war.

How Ukraine’s Museum Curators Are Risking Life and Limb to Document the War

Working to preserve memory, as history unfolds in real time.
by Tom Mutch
Chocolates made in homage of Ukraine's famous bomb-sniffing Jack Russell terrier, Patron.

In Ukraine, Bakers Are Making Desserts Shaped Like F-16s and Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

These symbolic sweets raise morale and funds for defense.
by Lydia Tomkiw
In late June, weeks after the catastrophic destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam, lowered water levels upriver revealed this ancient boat.

The Kakhovka Dam Disaster Revealed an Archaeological 'Goldmine'

Destruction of the Ukrainian dam unleashed a catastrophic flood—and surfaced centuries of cultural heritage. Now there's a call not to rebuild it.
by Roman Cherevko
A common noctules bat, Nyctalus noctula, rescued in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, Bat Rescue Efforts Continue Amid War and Destruction

Struggling to save trapped and injured animals, scientists endure Russian shelling and accusations of spreading bioweapons.
by Wojciech Mikołuszko
Granovskiy is sending custom-made cezve pots to soldiers.

The High-Octane Coffee Fueling Ukraine's Front Line Forces

The bitter, strong "Ukrainer" provides caffeine and a moment of calm.
by Kris Parker

How Ukraine’s Environmentalists Are Helping the War Effort

Scientists and citizens unite in a 'vast network of resistance.'
by Matthew Ponsford
These breads have been traditionally decorated for Easter.

The Powerful Symbolism of Ukraine's Easter Bread

All around the world, bakers are making paska in solidarity.
by Anne Ewbank
The "sarcophagus" covering the fourth block of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 2018.

Chernobyl's Strange Black Fungi Have a Superpower

The organisms, growing at the Ukrainian site amid invasion and occupation, may one day help keep space travelers safe.
by Eden Arielle Gordon

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