Billions of flowers grow every year in Ukraine, but it only takes one to tell the story of its people in wartime. As a single rose grows and is nurtured, blossoms, and then is cut to be transported ...
The UN has reported an increase in maternal mortality in Ukraine among pregnant women during the full-scale war. From 2023 to 2024, it rose by almost 40%. Source: France24, citing the UN Population ...
Editor's note: This story was originally published in The Kyiv Independent's first-ever print edition, titled "The Power Within," in July 2025. You can order a copy in our e-store. Billions of flowers ...