Vasyl Martyshchenko

Also by Vasyl Martyshchenko

• July 23, 2026

  Countless Ukrainians Need Prosthetics. Homegrown Start-Ups Are Supplying Them

  As battlefield injuries mount from a long-running war, Ukrainian companies are racing to meet a high demand for prosthetic limbs. One start-up, Allbionics, is making sophisticated prosthetics that it offers to patients at no cost, with the help of government support and private donations.

• July 21, 2026

  One Business Lost, A Second In Flames. Despite Russia's War, A Ukrainian Entrepreneur Won't Quit.

  When a Russian drone and missile attack on June 16 hit the Kyiv market where Kateryna Kolmykova’s store and warehouse were located, it was the second time she had lost a business during the war. But in a tearful statement, she says she'll start over yet again.

• March 19, 2025

  Dozens Evacuated After Russian Drone Hits Hospital in Sumy, Ukraine

  A hospital in the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian drone on March 19, hours after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed a possible cease-fire by phone. Dozens of patients were evacuated to shelter after the strike.

• March 18, 2025

  Ukrainians 'Chased' From Sumy Border Villages By Russian Drones

  Evacuees from the border area of Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine say they were pursued by Russian drones as they fled their homes. The area is next to the Kursk region, where Russian forces are retaking territory seized by Ukraine in a surprise 2024 incursion.

• September 04, 2024

  Families Rush To Poltava, Ukraine, After Strike On Military Facility Kills Dozens

  Grieving relatives gathered outside a morgue in the Ukrainian city of Poltava on September 4 to try to identify the victims of a Russian air strike the previous day. More than 50 people were reported killed and over 270 wounded in the attack on a military training facility.