Maryke Vermaak
Journalist and Video Coordinator at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
South African journalist. Ukraine and Poland for @AFP. These views are my own.
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2 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Maryke Vermaak
For around three years, 86-year-old Lidia Isayeva has been living alone in a cellar to shelter from Russian strikes that have destroyed her apartment and part of her hometown. Despite the risks, some Ukrainians choose to stay at home in the ruins, holding on to a lifetime of memories in towns where many have lived forever. "It's an optimism that can lead to death," says Roman Bugayov, from East SOS, which helps people evacuate from the front.
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2 months ago |
barrons.com | Maryke Vermaak
The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com. © Agence France-Presse
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2 months ago |
barrons.com | Andrey Borodulin |Maryke Vermaak |Ana Inés Cibils
The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to . © Agence France-Presse
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Feb 24, 2025 |
barrons.com | Maryke Vermaak
After three years at war, Ukrainian soldiers say what worries them most is giving up territory taken by Russia in any ceasefire deal. "So many people have already died for this damned Donbas, and to just give it to them would be extremely wrong," says a 26th brigade serviceman with the call sign Elvis.
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Feb 14, 2025 |
barrons.com | Maryke Vermaak
For Ukrainian soldiers on the front line, the phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin has sparked fears over the reliability of Kyiv's most vital political and military backer. Trump has said the two agreed to talks aimed at ending the fighting, raising concerns among Ukraine's allies over a non-inclusive process they warn could lead to a bad deal, with Kyiv having to cede territory to an emboldened Russia. "It will be chaos," says soldier Oleksandr.
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RT @Reuters: Ryan Evans, killed in a missile strike on a hotel in Ukraine, was a safety adviser whose wealth of combat experience and profe…
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A member of the @Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine was missing and two others were hospitalized after a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk https://t.co/xWhhdug9Xz
