Antoine Vallas

Apr 4, 2024 | ukraine.un.org | Niema Abdelmageed |Antoine Vallas |Elizabeth Bryant

By Niema Abdelmageed, Antoine Vallas and Elizabeth BryantWinter has cast an icy grip over the eastern Ukrainian village of Kamianka. But not so long ago, residents Volodymyr Korniich and his wife Liudmyla would have been looking ahead to spring planting. Over nearly a quarter century, the couple has slowly expanded their farming business, growing a mix of grains, vegetables and watermelon, and raising chickens, cows and pigs. But today, their work has ground to a halt.

Mar 14, 2024 | ukraine.un.org | Antoine Vallas |Nataliia Nychai

It’s 10:15 am at Velyka Mykhailivka’s primary school, in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, where around 100 young faces aged six to ten are lining up at the canteen to receive their daily meal. The smell of pea soup wafting from the kitchen makes it hard to stay still and respect teachers’ orders to wash hands before sitting down. Over the past week, this village has witnessed seven air raid alarms lasting nearly eight hours in total.