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Borys Sachalko

Borys Sachalko is a correspondent in Kyiv for Current Time, the Russian-language network run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. Born in Ukraine, he is a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Before joining Current Time’s Kyiv team in 2021, Sachalko worked for the Ukrainian TV channel STB.

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February 07, 2025
Ukrainian Children Evacuated From Kupyansk After Russians Cross Key River

Control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk may once again be contested after Russian troops recently crossed the Oskil River to the north. Current Time’s Borys Sachalko is on the ground as children are being evacuated from the city.
February 04, 2025
Ukrainians Near Russian Border Say Peace Will Take 'Hundreds Of Years'

Villagers close to the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region say they're living under constant Russian drone surveillance and attacks. They say that, although they have friends and family across the border, they now hardly speak. A local council leader told Current Time that "the wounds are deep."
February 04, 2025
Peace Will Take 'Hundreds Of Years,' Say Ukrainians Near Russian Border

Villagers close to the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region say they're living under constant Russian drone surveillance and attacks. They say that, although they have friends and family across the border, they now hardly speak. A local council leader told Current Time that "the wounds are deep."
December 31, 2024
Ukraine's Carol Of The Bells Still Rings In War-Torn Birthplace

The song known in English as The Carol of the Bells is widely recognized as a Christmas melody. But in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, residents know it as Shchedryk, a work by a local composer. The tune is often heard in the city, but this year, it's competing with the sounds of Russian shells.
December 29, 2024
Teachers Offer Secret Ukrainian Classes To Children In Russian-Occupied Regions

In occupied parts of Ukraine, Russian forces have imposed a new Moscow-backed school curriculum, eliminating lessons in Ukrainian language and culture. But some teachers have taken their lessons underground, offering clandestine online or in-person classes to thousands of students.
November 28, 2024
Ukraine Ramps Up Defenses Near Pavlohrad As More Evacuees Arrive

New defenses are being built just outside Pavlohrad in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region as Russian forces slowly advance in the east. Meanwhile, more evacuees are arriving in the city, Current Time's Borys Sachalko reports.
November 22, 2024
Ukrainian Frontline Troops Voice Resentment At Lack Of New Recruits

Ukrainian troops have complained that people are avoiding military service and leaving them outnumbered on the front line, in interviews near Kupyansk in northeastern Ukraine on November 20.
November 21, 2024
'We're Scared': Frontline Ukrainian Residents Prepare To Leave Amid Russian Strikes On Kupyansk

The Russian Army is positioned only a few kilometers from Kupyansk, a city in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where some 4,000 people still live. Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko spoke with locals about how they manage to live in the embattled city amid daily Russian attacks.
November 19, 2024
'No More Emotions': Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Reflect On 1,000 Days Of War

As their country marks 1,000 days of war, Ukrainian soldiers on the front line spoke with Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko about the ongoing conflict with Russia. Dmytro, a Ukrainian soldier, said when the war started he had no fear, but after years of fighting, he says he has no emotions.
November 15, 2024
Can Alternative Energy Get Ukraine Through The Blackouts This Winter?

A Kyiv church has installed heat pumps and a hospital in Odesa has built a solar panel station as groups across Ukraine look to alternative energy sources in the face of continued Russian attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure. Analysts say Ukraine can expect more long power cuts this winter.
October 25, 2024
It Could Take '50 Years' To Rebuild Devastated Ukrainian City Of Izyum

Some 80 percent of the high-rise residential buildings were damaged in Izyum in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region during the Russian occupation of the city between April and September 2022.
October 24, 2024
Ukraine Evacuates Residents At 150 Km/Hour To Avoid Drone Fire

Ukraine is evacuating the remaining residents of Kurakhove in the country's Donetsk region. Current Time's Borys Sachalko traveled with a police officer as he evacuated a local woman, driving at 150 kilometers per hour to avoid Russian kamikaze drones.
September 29, 2024
Master Of Puppets Boosts Ukrainian Military Morale

Ukrainian soldiers are being treated to puppet shows to boost their morale. Valeriy Dzekh ran a popular puppet theater in Kharkiv before the war, and is now performing a new play about a man who loses and then regains his self-confidence.
September 25, 2024
Animals 'Nervous' At Ukrainian Zoo As Russian Army Draws Near

Animals at a zoo near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine get nervous when they hear explosions in the distance, as Russian forces advance on the town. Many people have fled the area but there's nowhere for the animals to go.
September 17, 2024
Ukrainian Volunteers Rescue The Pets Left Behind When Civilians Flee

Volunteers in eastern Ukraine risk their lives to rescue abandoned pets from frontline towns and villages. The animals that the team catches are often in states of extreme distress after being left behind by fleeing or missing owners.
September 09, 2024
Ukraine Introduces Curfew In Pokrovsk With Russians Just Kilometers Away

The Ukrainian authorities have introduced a curfew and shut down rail connections in the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Russian forces are now just kilometers away. An estimated 26,000 residents remain.
August 25, 2024
Ukrainian Women Take Up New Jobs Amid Wartime Labor Shortage

From electricians to truck drivers to road maintenance workers, more and more Ukrainian women have been taking up technical jobs or manual labor. Some sectors, like farming, face a 60 percent labor shortage after a large number of male workers were mobilized to fight in the military.
August 02, 2024
'We Don’t Let Them Move Around Freely': Ukrainian Units Keep Firing On Advancing Russians In East

Ukrainian forces maintain they're holding on in the eastern Ukrainian city of Toretsk despite Russian claims they occupy an adjoining area. Toretsk, situated just north of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, has been increasingly targeted in recent weeks by Russian forces.
August 01, 2024
Residents Resort To Burying Their Dead In Backyards On Ukraine's Eastern Front

About 500 remaining residents live under constant Russian shelling in Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Locals lack basic humanitarian aid and water and those killed are buried in backyards.
July 15, 2024
Ancient Scythian Gold From Crimea On Display In Kyiv After 9-Year Legal Battle

An exhibition of over 500 artifacts telling the ancient history of Crimea has opened in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The items were loaned from museums in Crimea, Kyiv, and Odesa to an Amsterdam museum before Russia occupied and annexed Crimea in 2014. Now the items have been returned to Ukraine.

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