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Daria Shulzhenko

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Daria Shulzhenko is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She has been a lifestyle reporter at the Kyiv Post until November 2021. She graduated from Kyiv International University with a bachelor’s in linguistics, specializing in translation from English and German languages. She has previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher.

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A person riding on a bicycle in Kulykivka, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

How Western aid transforms the life of small community in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast

by Daria Shulzhenko

Editor's note: This story was sponsored by U-LEAD (Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Program), a partnership of the Ukrainian government and the European Union and its member states Germany, Poland, Denmark, and Slovenia, to support the establishment of a transparent, accountable and responsive multi-level governance system in Ukraine. KULYKIVKA,

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine building underground weapons factories; Ukrainian drones hit Russian ammunition warehouse

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine building underground weapons factories; Ukrainian drones hit Russian ammunition warehouse

Key developments on Sept. 7-8: * Russian offensive near Pokrovsk reportedly slowing down * Zelensky: Ukraine building underground weapons factories * Ukrainian drones hit ammunition warehouse in Russia's Voronezh Oblast * Death toll of Russian Sept. 3 attack on Poltava rises to 58 * Russian drone violates Romanian airspace during Sept. 8 attack on Ukraine

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces reportedly destroy another key bridge in Kursk Oblast, 'strengthen' positions

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces reportedly destroy another key bridge in Kursk Oblast, 'strengthen' positions

Key developments on Aug. 17-18: * Ukraine claims another key bridge destroyed in Kursk Oblast * Syrskyi says Ukrainian forces 'strengthen' their positions in Kursk Oblast * Belarus moved third of its army to Ukraine border due to what Lukashenko claims was misunderstanding * German Foreign Ministry refutes claims that Berlin will not provide

Nataliia Kotova (L), a gynecologist from Kurakhove, in Pereshchepyne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Modern polyclinic sparks revival in small town near Dnipro

by Daria Shulzhenko

Editor's note: This story was sponsored by U-LEAD (Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Program), a partnership of the Ukrainian government and the European Union and its member states Germany, Poland, Denmark, and Slovenia, to support the establishment of a transparent, accountable and responsive multi-level governance system in Ukraine. PERESHCHEPYNE,

Life in wartime Kyiv with blackouts

Life in wartime Kyiv with blackouts

by Daria Shulzhenko

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in recent months, leading to lengthy and almost daily interruptions in electricity supply all over Ukraine. In this video, the Kyiv Independent shows how Kyiv lives amid blackouts in the summertime.

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