They're two of many of the residents who NPR spoke with while on the first press tour of the newly liberated area. Many still seemed genuinely shocked that their town had been liberated.

WESTERMAN: Just down the road in Balaklia, the first town to be liberated by Ukrainian forces in their latest counteroffensive, the shelling endured by the area was evident, particularly in the ...

Analysts noted that the area had long been considered "one of the quietest sectors on the front line," but Russian assault ...

Languages: English. As Ukrainian forces continue to make their way through Lyman, Ukraine, the reactions of the people of the recently liberated area are emerging. On Monday, Anton Gerashchenko ...

Another 22 civilians have been exhumed from individual graves at the burial site, located on the edge of a cemetery in a forested area on the ... Lyman was liberated by Ukrainian forces at the ...

"Most of the water area liberated from the presence of the russians, unfortunately, remains a "gray" zone for now. Because there is no ship-boat component, but aviation continues to work and, for ...

Living close to the frontline means more than surviving the constant threat of an attack —it is also a daily battle for basic needs, like medical care. In the liberated areas of Ukraine's ...

The enemy was driven out of the territory near Liptsy The Ukrainian forces managed to liberate another area near the village of Liptsy in the Kharkiv region. 13th Khartiia Brigade's speaker Volodymir ...

According to statements from university administration and updates posted on UCSB Liberated Zone’s Instagram account, the clearing of the encampment followed multiple messages from the university to ...