A life less ordinary
Victoria Belim is a writer, a perfumer, and now an evacuation volunteer in the most dangerous part of Ukraine. She doesn’t just witness the reality of war - she helps those who are at the lowest point in life.
Flour Power: by Felicity Spector
Telling stories of food and resistance in wartime Ukraine - and other scenes from an accidental baking life.
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A real Kramatorsk hero
Bogdan Zuyakov is just 26, but he has already saved thousands of lives - traveling into impossibly dangerous areas under constant Russian attack to bring people to safety.
Survival of the fleetest
Could you tell the sound of incoming artillery from outgoing? How a missile flies, when air defence fires, whether a drone is high above? These are the sounds of war and of survival.
Power for Kherson
I traveled with volunteers from the charity Integra last month as they delivered high capacity generators and other equipment to the authorities in Kherson - come with us on the journey.
Let them eat bread!
On the road with Bake for Ukraine in Mykolaiv region - bringing our freshly baked sourdough bread to the villages which we help. What a journey!
Kyiv fights on
Terror came to Kyiv yet again last night in a barrage of missiles and drones. When will Russia be forced to end this war on light and life?
A real hero of Ukraine
There was shocking news this weekend: an incredible volunteer cook who I met in Kherson is now in intensive care after he was badly injured in a drone attack. This is his story.
Zaporizhzhia, hero city
The front line is not far away and the sky echoes too frequently with the sound of explosions. But I found people who are determined to stay and do whatever they can to help.
Desperate for bread
Our Bake for Ukraine team in Mykolaiv say the situation in the villages where they deliver our bread is like nothing they’ve seen before. Link to our latest fundraiser at the end of this article.
Odesa the beautiful
The ugly sounds of Iranian Shahed drones are a daily horror for Ukranian cities like Odesa. Respect and thanks to those who defend the skies.