Oleh Haliv is a correspondent in RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers are struggling to find ways to repair the complex's protective shield more than two months after a Russian drone left a large hole in the structure.
On a day of mourning for the 12 people killed in Kyiv, a memorial service was held for Danylo Khudia, a 17-year-old Ukrainian killed in the Russian strike on April 24. Khudia's parents were also killed in the attack, and his youngest sister remains in the hospital.
Kateryna Mamedova had the chance to embrace the transplant patient who received her late husband’s heart -- and to hear his heartbeat once again.
When former Ukrainian soldier Aslan Mamedov was declared brain dead following a car accident in 2024, his wife honored his wishes to donate his organs to save others' lives. Mamedov's heart was transplanted into the body of Oleh Babiy, who met his donor's widow for the first time recently.
Russia hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with a ballistic missile on April 6 that destroyed a warehouse and sparked fires in an industrial district.
With a mineral deal between Ukraine and the United States in the works, villagers in Kopanky -- home to valuable lithium deposits -- are hopeful that it could mean a boom for the central Ukrainian region. There are still concerns, however, both economic and environmental.
