Joanna Kakissis appears in the following:
As the House approves over 60 billion dollars of aid, Ukrainians say the delay cost them
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Delays in military aid have cost Ukraine's forces lives, time, and territory. Passage yesterday of nearly 61 billion dollars in US funding has Ukrainians relieved, but uncertain about the future.
Ukraine has adopted a new mobilization law to boost its military ranks
Friday, April 12, 2024
After months of deliberations, Ukraine's parliament adopted the law to mobilize hundreds of thousands of new soldiers. Russian troops are on the offensive, and Ukrainian soldiers are exhausted.
Russian troops advance on towns in eastern Ukraine, where some residents remain
Friday, March 22, 2024
Some Ukrainians are spending their days under the fire of advancing Russian troops. We meet some of the last residents of an eastern Ukrainian town.
After 2 years of war in Ukraine, 6 cities hold out hope
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Russia expected a quick victory. Ukraine expected Russian defeat. But the war goes on.
What lies ahead after two years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Saturday, February 24, 2024
When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick fight, like its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Two years in, the war grinds on.
As Russian troops advance, Kharkiv residents are determined to stay in the city
Friday, February 23, 2024
Two years since Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian border city of Kharkiv prepares for a long war by building entire school systems underground.
Russia's military forces Ukrainian troops out of a strategically important town
Monday, February 19, 2024
As Ukraine struggles for military supplies and aid, a town in the eastern region of Donetsk that has been on the frontline for 10 years has fallen to Russia.
Ukranians in Sumy are still living under attacks from Russia
Thursday, February 15, 2024
NATO is promising a delivery of a million drones to Ukraine, even as future U.S. support seems uncertain. Ukrainians in Sumy, a region in northeastern Ukraine, live under Russian shelling and deadly mortar attacks.
Train of Love: When Ukrainian soldiers get a break, loved ones travel to see them
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
A Valentine's Day story from Ukraine, where the so-called Love Train brings significant others to meet soldiers on leave.
Ukraine shakes up its military leadership
Thursday, February 08, 2024
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy fired his top general in the biggest military leadership change since start of war in 2022. The two men had reportedly been feuding for months.
Hungary ends opposition to giving Ukraine aid, freeing up $54 billion from the EU
Thursday, February 01, 2024
Hungary was the single country blocking Ukraine aid in the 27-member European Union. Today, the country dropped its objection and the EU finally approved a $54 billion aid package.
Tensions between Ukraine's president and a top general have boiled over
Thursday, February 01, 2024
There is growing tension between Ukraine's president and his military chief of staff. If that general loses his job, Ukrainian society could be divided at a crucial time.
How Ukrainian commercial ships are evading Russia's blockade
Saturday, December 30, 2023
The once-sleepy river ports on the Danube River have become a main route for Ukraine's food exports — and regular targets for Russian missiles.
Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on the Western calendar this year
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Ukraine has shifted Christmas from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, further distancing itself from Russian tradition.
Ukrainians worry over wavering U.S. and EU support as Christmas approaches
Monday, December 18, 2023
As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate Christmas according to the Western calendar for the first time, they fear the support of their biggest allies – the U.S. and the European Union – is wavering.
Ukraine has $52 billion EU aid package veoted by Hungary
Friday, December 15, 2023
At a summit this week, EU leaders voted to begin membership negotiations with Ukraine. But Hungary's leader Viktor Organ vetoed a $52 billion aid package.
EU summit begins with future funding for Ukraine in doubt
Thursday, December 14, 2023
A two-day European Union summit begins with future aid for Ukraine in doubt.
Ukraine approaches another winter of war with U.S funding stuck in Congress
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little gain on the battlefield. Some EU members and some members of Congress are questioning whether aid to Ukraine should continue.
Despite being freed from Russian occupation, Kherson is attacked regularly
Friday, November 10, 2023
A year after Ukrainian soldiers freed it from occupation, the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has learned to live with deadly and near-constant attacks from Russian forces.
The rift appears to widen between Ukraine's president and his top generals
Monday, November 06, 2023
Twenty-two months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dissension and fatigue are evident among Kyiv's most senior officials. The war has reached a stalemate.