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Ukrainian POWs are reunited with their loved ones carrying their photos after they are freed

First Ukrainian POWs freed under delayed deal return home

Meanwhile, other families were forced to wait and continue the search for loved ones still being held in Russia.
ConflictsJune 10, 202502:47 min
Two men wear military uniforms and helmets and aim weapons at an unknown target. They are in a forest.

Ukraine recruits incarcerated people to fight Russia

Facing a shortage of troops, Ukraine has started releasing people from prisons if they sign up to fight against Russia.
ConflictsNovember 4, 202404:32 min
DW Videostill I Soldatinnen in der Ukraine

Women in Ukraine's army fighting for the right to fight

More than 400,000 soldiers are serving in the Ukrainian military. Twenty percent of them are women.
ConflictsMarch 7, 202405:12 min
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A Ukrainian soldier carries a fiber-optic drone

Fiber-optic drones new twist to Russia's war in Ukraine

Fiber-optic drones new twist to Russia's war in Ukraine

After Russia introduced drones guided by fiber optic cables, Ukraine is flying them, too.
TechnologyAugust 21, 202504:47 min
A view of people holding up pieces of cardboard with slogans, during a protest against a law limiting independence of Ukrainian anticorruption institutions NABU and SAPO

Is Ukraine's fight against corruption on the line?

Is Ukraine's fight against corruption on the line?

A move by the government to strip two anti-corruption agencies of their independence has triggered nationwide protests.
CorruptionJuly 30, 202504:21 min
The hands of a worker in a Ukrainian arms factory clutch a warhead.

Ukraine seeks foreign investment for its arms industry

Ukraine seeks foreign investment for its arms industry

Many innovative defense companies in Ukraine are being held back from scaling up production by tight government budgets.
ConflictsJuly 14, 202504:17 min
Two men wearing knee-length shorts and t-shifts lift a drone out of a box.

Ukraine's 'Nemesis' drone could be a war game changer

Ukraine's 'Nemesis' drone could be a war game changer

Ukraine's new "Nemesis" drone has shown that it is accurate, flexible and tough for Russia to disrupt.
ConflictsJuly 1, 202504:57 min
Volunteers take part in a training program of the Ukrainian army. Young men can be seen in army uniform, apparently practicing defending themselves with a knife.

New Ukraine military recruitment program targets young men

New Ukraine military recruitment program targets young men

A new program aims to encourage young Ukrainian men, not yet eligible for draft, to voluntarily join the armed forces.
ConflictsJune 3, 202503:29 min
Zach, a US legionnaire in Ukraine, talks with DW correspondent Max Zander.

US volunteers in Ukraine continue to fight

US volunteers in Ukraine continue to fight

Despite Washington's waning support for Ukraine, some US volunteers fighting there are not giving up.
ConflictsApril 7, 202504:03 min
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