Ukraine
Prosthetics and Profits
The war in Ukraine has vastly increased the need for prosthetics in Russia. The result is an industry that is visibly expanding — financially and statistically — while the system meant to serve amputees becomes more strained, less flexible and increasingly unequal.
Should Dead Soldiers Make Babies?
Reproductive technologies, and the ambitions embedded within them, are increasingly playing a role in global conflicts. Fertility tech has become a policy tool and opened a new frontier for ethical questions provoked by war, particularly in Israel and Ukraine.
Ukrainian Orphans Evacuated to Italy Have Become a Political Football
Hundreds of Ukrainian orphans, many with physical and intellectual disabilities, were evacuated in 2022 from state-run institutions where abuse was common, and placed with foster families in Italy, where they thrived. Now, Ukraine has ordered them repatriated, and the foster families are challenging the order in court.
The Mushroom Captivating Wartime Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine nears its fifth year, the country is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Lacking other options, some are finding relief in the amanita mushroom, which many see as a culturally appropriate way to combat wartime trauma.
How the Sound of Drones Inflicts Psychological Trauma in Ukraine
Russia’s drone strategy has created a nation on permanent, exhausting alert. Every Ukrainian is now an involuntary sound engineer, acutely sensitive to the ambient noise, trying to mentally calculate a threat’s distance from a high-pitched buzz or a faint whistle.
Inside Ukraine’s Plan To Build a Self-Sufficient Defense Force
With Western security guarantees uncertain, Kyiv is turning to its elite, battle-hardened units as the core of a remodeled military, and attempting to leave behind Soviet-era doctrines that continue to cast a long shadow.
Ukraine on the Precipice
The Financial Times’ Christopher Miller and New Lines’ Amie Ferris-Rotman join Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss recent developments in Ukraine.