#14 Beyond the headlines of war
When Weapons Get Scarce
“I am very capable, I am just a little tired” Mykhaylo is not yet 60. Under martial law, he is eligible to serve in Ukraine’s
15 April 2022
“I am very capable, I am just a little tired” Mykhaylo is not yet 60. Under martial law, he is eligible to serve in Ukraine’s
The plight of Crimea returned to global attention after a rally in Moscow to mark the eighth anniversary of its annexation by Russia. On 18
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After 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, communism was traded in for a new sense of freedom in 1989. But recent events have shown the ghost of old comrades in new forms.
This timeline was made during the editorial process of our latest magazine, Beyond the headlines of war.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, conversations with family and friends in Lithuania inevitably touch on one of the following: stomach cramps, insomnia, or flashbacks to seeing tanks in 1991.
War blurs professional boundaries; it is all about survival. Yet, many Ukrainian artists stay true to their identities and pick up brushes in the face of the Russian invasion.
Poland now holds more Ukrainian refugees than all other countries combined, but the similarities to Turkey’s position in relation to Syria run deeper than simple proximity to major conflict.
Sunlight shines through the blinds The war started exactly one month ago. Bombs continue to fall on Mariupol every 10 minutes, but I’m no longer
This is the fourth week of the Russian war in Ukraine. But the danger lies not only in bombs—I’m as worried about my own mental health, money and my girlfriend’s future.
Even before the February invasion, millions of Ukrainians migrated to Poland. Has this history created foundations that can be built upon now?
We’ve been here for over 20 days now. Stuck in this hotel, stuck at this point in our lives. No one has answers for us.
We are absolutely exhausted. We decide to take a walk around the centre of Berlin. We go to the very centre of Berlin. Its scale
The German attitude to registration is interesting. In order to get your documents, you have to go through more than one authority, many of which
We make Ukrainian borscht for our new friends. We manage to make it a perfect red colour. The vegetables are fresh and flavourful, the beetroot
Our mayor reports that the Russian invaders used a BM-30 Smerch, a modern multiple rocket launcher system dubbed “Whirlwind”. It’s a truck with a large
I wake up early again and begin browsing on my laptop. Believe me, my laptop is my only source of leisure in the cold country
One sunny afternoon in June, Clara Rogowski stood at the base of a 16-storey apartment block on the outskirts of Leipzig. As she pointed her iPhone upwards, her screen framed a familiar motif. Rough washed-concrete panels
In Germany, people turn out to be as polite and attentive as the Poles. We can stay with Sylvia, a kind and sensitive girl from
In the heart of Kyiv, the St. Sophia Cathedral could have been a symbol of Christian unity and the shared spiritual roots of Russia and Ukraine. But things turned out differently.
I just turned 20 and my country is being invaded, turned into ashes, and shelled relentlessly. I wonder how long we’ll be able to escape the sounds of war drums all around us.
I’m having panic attacks. I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and immediately check my newsfeed. The artillery attacks,
“When the project came up, I knew we had to take it,” says Professor Jo-Anne Bichard about Our Future Foyle. The urban intervention aims to redesign the river area in Derry, Northern Ireland. In the city with the highest suidice rate in the UK, the Foyle and its namesake bridge are notorious spots for people taking their own lives. The Northern Ireland Public Health Agency (PHA) commissioned a team of designers to revitalise the area, and prevent cases of suicide.
Three days ago, Mom left to find some food and water. She never came back. I’m hungry and I’m tired. I’m alone. For the past
Our next destination is Berlin, but there are so many people at the station that we can’t get on the train. Everyone wants to be
[[After a train ride of 12 hours, we arrive in Lviv. We want to have breakfast, but we have to get in line for the
I wake up and know today is the day I have to leave. I take only the essentials: personal hygiene products, a change of clothes,
The situation in Odessa is escalating. My boyfriend has asked me to leave. I have spent the last three days unable to calm down. I