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Yulia Zhukova

Yulia Zhukova is a Kyiv-based correspondent for Current Time, the Russian-language network led by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. She was born in Ukraine and graduated from Karazin National University in Kharkiv. Before joining Current Time in 2018, Zhukova reported for a number of Ukrainian television channels based in Kyiv.

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December 22, 2022
Rebuilding Bucha And Irpin Nine Months After Russian Onslaught

The cities of Bucha and Irpin in the Kyiv region were both heavily damaged during the brief but brutal occupation by Russian forces at the start of their invasion of Ukraine. Many houses were completely destroyed or in need of major repairs.
December 04, 2022
Evacuees Living In Container Housing In Bucha Brave Freezing Temperatures And Power Cuts

Ukrainian civilians who have fled Russian-occupied cities in the east, along with local Bucha residents who have lost their homes, do their best to cope with poorly ventilated temporary modular housing and power cuts that interrupt heat.
November 10, 2022
Uniforms For Pregnant Soldiers: Ukrainian Volunteers Tailor Gear For Women At War

More than 5,000 women are serving in the Ukrainian Army amid Russia's ongoing invasion and occupation of their country. From special uniforms for pregnant soldiers to female toiletry kits, the Zemlyachky Foundation is tailoring military gear for Ukrainian women at war.
October 15, 2022
Ukrainian Cancer Doctor Killed In Kyiv Barrage, Leaving Her 5-Year-Old Son An Orphan

Oksana Leontyeva was killed on October 10 after a Russian rocket hit her car in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. She was traveling to the hospital where she worked as a cancer doctor after having dropped off her 5-year-old son, Hrysha, at his kindergarten.
October 10, 2022
Ukrainians Steel Themselves For A Cold, Wartime Winter

In Irpin, near Kyiv, 75 percent of the residents have returned following intense Russian attacks there earlier this year. But many houses are heavily damaged and people are working hard to get them ready as winter approaches. Ukrainians are gearing up for a bleak, wartime winter.
October 06, 2022
Man Lost Whole Family In Russian Air Strike: 'They Killed Everything In My Soul'

Volodymyr Obodzinskiy lost his entire family in March in a Russian attack. An air strike hit his house, killing his 40-year-old wife, Natalya, 14-year-old son Volodymyr, 19-year-old daughter Ivanka, and her 1-year-old twins. Obodzinskiy visited the wreckage of his home and spoke about the tragedy.
September 28, 2022
'No One Can Replace Their Mom': Ukrainian Sisters Struggle With Loss After Kramatorsk Air Strike

Months after their mother was killed in an air strike on Kramatorsk railway station in Ukraine's Donetsk region, two grieving sisters are struggling without their mom. Thirteen-year-old Kateryna and her 8-year-old sister, Yulia, are now living with their aunt and grandmother in Kyiv.
August 24, 2022
Yehor's Diary: Singer Buys A Home For 9-Year-Old Boy Who Documented Mariupol Siege

Ukrainian singer Tina Karol has bought an apartment for the family of Yehor Kravtsov, a 9-year-old boy who kept a diary during the siege of Mariupol by Russian troops. The singer's manager contacted the family and offered to help after seeing a Current Time video about the boy.
August 23, 2022
War In Ukraine Leaves 1,500 Airline Pilots Grounded

Vladyslav Petrenko is one of some 1,500 Ukrainian airline pilots who have been grounded since Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago. He says the military has no use for them because Ukraine has hundreds of military pilots but not enough military planes for them to fly.
July 29, 2022
Borodyanka Man Spends Months Searching For Family After Russian Strike

Oleksandr Melnychenko has been searching since March for his son, his son's wife, and their three daughters since Russian jets bombed their apartment building. Melnychenko, a former police investigator, chases down any lead in the hope that they somehow escaped death.
July 27, 2022
Video Blogs Show Everyday Life In Russian-Occupied Ukraine

A little boy shows his grandmother's burned-out home in a blog post from Russian-occupied Mariupol, while a woman says the Russian ruble is replacing the Ukrainian hryvnya in most transactions. Numerous video bloggers are documenting daily life after Russian troops seized control of the city.
June 30, 2022
Survivors Of Russian Missile Attack on Ukraine Shopping Mall Describe Chaos

Survivors of the Russian missile attack on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk on June 27 describe missing death by pure chance. At least 20 people were confirmed dead with many missing and likely killed and dozens wounded in the mid-afternoon strike by a Russian guided AS-4 anti-ship missile.
June 23, 2022
'We Can Be Your Mom And Dad': Ukrainian Couple Offers To Adopt Child Orphaned By War

Six-year-old Ilya lost his mother and father when they were killed during Russia's attack on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Volodymyr and Maria Bespaliy started taking care of Ilya after he was orphaned and have offered to adopt him as their own son.
June 08, 2022
Missing In Ukraine: Thousands In Desperate Online Search For Loved Ones

After weeks of searching, Lilia Borysovska discovered her brother was being held in a prison in a Russian-occupied part of Ukraine. But she's relatively lucky. Many Ukrainians are still desperately searching for loved ones who have disappeared without a trace.
May 29, 2022
War Makes Life Even Harder For People With HIV In Ukraine

When Alina Shabanova fled her home she was not only concerned about escaping bombs and bullets -- her life depended on securing life-saving antiretroviral drugs. The war has disrupted supplies of the medication, vital for the 250,000 Ukrainians who have HIV.
April 12, 2022
'Part Of Russia's Arsenal': Allegations Of Rape By Russian Forces In Ukraine Are Increasing

In the wake of the withdrawal of Russian forces from around Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, numerous allegations of rapes committed by Russian soldiers are emerging. Ukrainian prosecutors are probing whether the alleged incidents indicate a policy of war crimes approved by the Russian authorities.
April 10, 2022
Rescued From The War: Evacuated Orphans Of Ukraine

Nearly 6,000 orphans have been evacuated from the war zone in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian law, they can't be adopted during the war. Current Time's Yuliia Zhukova and Serhii Syvko visited one of the shelters for evacuated orphans in the village of Yaremche in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region.
April 06, 2022
Born In Russia, Two Brothers Died Defending Ukraine

Roman and Leonid Butusin were born in Vladivostok, in Russia's Far East, but both died fighting for the Ukrainian Army against Russian invaders. At their funeral, people knelt on the street in a mark of respect. "They were real Ukrainians," said one mourner.
May 24, 2020
Ukrainian Prisoners Pay A Price For Less Crowded Conditions Amid COVID-19 Threat

Detainees at Kyiv's notoriously overcrowded Lukyanivska prison, parts of which are 160 years old, have been offered a way out of overcrowded cells with up to a dozen inmates and poor sanitation. But there's a catch. More spacious, refurbished cells, with fewer prisoners and modern bathrooms, come at a price.

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