Watch the interview with CNN International’s Paula Newton One of two passenger buses hit by a Russian glide bomb, killing 33 people Kramatorsk is a city of families, neighbors, and colleagues whose lives Russia’s war has changed forever. For those of us working alongside communities in eastern Ukraine, its future is deeply personal. I recently spoke with CNN International’s Paula Newton about conditions in Kramatorsk and the realities facing civilians near the front line. As

When Shahed drones exploded within a quarter mile of the Regional Psychiatric Hospital in Sloviansk, Steve Hodgson and his team kept working. A hospital needed to be evacuated, and they were the only ones there to do it.

Rescuing Civilians from Toretsk For nearly two years, we collaborated with local partners in Toretsk to support three community centers and kitchens, helping residents of this strategic mining town in eastern Ukraine. ​ When the Ukrainian defensive lines collapsed in June 2024, we found ourselves at the center of one of the war's most dangerous civilian evacuation operations. As one of the only humanitarian organizations with deep community ties in Toretsk, we immediately mob

We extend our support to Toretsk, a frontline village without power or running water