Halyna Tereshchuk

4 weeks ago | rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Maryan Pavlyk |Stuart Greer

Share 'Miracles Happen:' Ukrainian Soldier Speaks After Losing Part Of His Skull In Battle TRUSKAVETS, Ukraine -- Friends and family of Vitaliy Shumey, who regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a Russian attack nearly three years ago, say the former Ukrainian soldier is a "living example that miracles happen." Thanks to a team of international surgeons and care from his devoted father, Shumey is recovering from his injuries in the western Ukrainian city of...

4 weeks ago | rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Maryan Pavlyk |Stuart Greer

Friends and family of Vitaliy Shumey, who regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a Russian attack nearly three years ago, say the former Ukrainian soldier is a "living example that miracles happen."Thanks to a team of international surgeons and care from his devoted father, Shumey is recovering from his injuries in the western Ukrainian city of Truskavets and hopes to one day be able to walk again. ShareUkrainian Soldier Regains Speech After Losing Part Of His Skull

Jan 27, 2025 | romania.europalibera.org | Ray Furlong |Halyna Tereshchuk

Anastasia Hulei are 99 de ani și își amintește clar ce a îndurat la Auschwitz în urmă cu 80 de ani. „Tot ce mai rămăsese din noi era piele și os. Eram oameni din lumea de dincolo, care au murit și au renăscut,” povestește ea pentru Serviciul Ucrainean al RFE/RL. Anastasia Hulei a fost dusă în cunoscutul lagăr de concentrare nazist după ce a scăpat de munca forțată în Germania, în timpul celui de-Al Doilea Război Mondial.

Jan 26, 2025 | rferl.org | Ray Furlong |Halyna Tereshchuk

Anastasiya Huley is 99 years old and has vivid memories of what she endured at Auschwitz 80 years ago. "All that was left of us was skin and bones. We were people from the underworld who died and were reborn," she told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. Huley was taken to the notorious Nazi concentration camp after escaping forced labor in Germany during World War II. Five years ago, she attended commemorations there to mark its liberation by Soviet troops.

Sep 4, 2024 | rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Will Tizard

A "really massive" Russian missile strike early on September 4 killed at least seven people after striking neighborhoods in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Rescue teams rushed to the scene to help dig out possible survivors from the rubble of apartment buildings.