Oleksandra Mykolyshyn

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kim Barker |Maria Varenikova |Oleksandra Mykolyshyn |Brendan Hoffman

"It feels like I lost my whole extended family," one survivor said. A woman laying flowers on Saturday at a two-story apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile two days earlier, killing 13 people. "It feels like I lost my whole extended family," one survivor said. A woman laying flowers on Saturday at a two-story apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile two days earlier, killing 13 people. Credit...

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kim Barker |Oleksandra Mykolyshyn

In a major mining region of Ukraine, President Trump's proposal to collect profits from mineral wealth is meeting with a mix of skepticism and weary acceptance. A Ukrainian geologist was shopping in his local market recently for pork belly, lard, salmon and grapes when he heard the shouts of a man who seemed drunk, complaining about President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Why didn't Zelensky ask us before giving away our minerals to the Americans?" he yelled.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Kim Barker |Oleksandra Mykolyshyn

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said Sunday that he would work with the leaders of Ukraine and France on a cease-fire plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as the region reels from the Trump administration's recent moves. The comments came ahead of a summit in London later on Sunday where Mr. Starmer will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders.

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Kim Barker |Oleksandra Mykolyshyn

Liudmyla Shestakova has lost a lot to this war — her son, and his wife, who died together on the front lines. But she’s a realist, like many in this mining region in central Ukraine. And ever since President Trump suggested it, she has thought that her country should sign a proposed deal that would give America some profits from mining in Ukraine.

Oct 19, 2024 | nytimes.com | Constant Méheut |Oleksandra Mykolyshyn

For months, Serhii Hnezdilov, a Ukrainian soldier, pushed for troops exhausted by years of war with Russia to be replaced with fresh conscripts. He expressed his concerns in interviews, on social networks and in a podcast, drawing on his five years of fighting in an infantry brigade. But Mr. Hnezdilov, 24, said his calls went unanswered.