Ukrainian Volunteers Beginning to Rebuild Homes
Ukraine authorities have promised to restore everything the Russians have destroyed. But many residents aren’t waiting. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
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Ukraine authorities have promised to restore everything the Russians have destroyed. But many residents aren’t waiting. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
As Russian forces continue to advance in parts of eastern Ukraine, they have been pushed back from other areas where residents are returning to what’s left of their homes. For VOA, Anna Kosstutscheko reports in this piece narrated by Anna Rice.
The United Nations estimates Ukraine is now one of the most mined countries in the world. In territories no longer occupied by Russian troops, experts from the country’s emergency services are now defusing hundreds of mines a day. VOA’s Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
Taras Topolya is a Ukrainian rock singer. From the first day of the war in Ukraine, he has been working as a paramedic with the country’s Territorial Defense. But when he has a break, he plays with big names in the Western music industry. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
Dmytro Antonov served as the captain of the world’s largest cargo plane, the AN-225 "Mriya.” His role ended when Russian forces destroyed the iconic plane shortly after invading Ukraine. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice