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Oil tankers line Shetland’s horizon, but islanders face bitter fuel poverty
To avoid fuel poverty, residents of the ‘energy isles’ would need salaries of £104,000. Almost nobody here earns that
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A cult of violence
Writing against Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine.
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‘What matters most is that the support from the West doesn’t ebb’
Dispatch from Kyiv
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In the air
A day on the road with Ukrainian specialist drone unit near Russian border
5 min read


One Day in Donbas
With the frontline medics as Russians advance
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Wartime Christmas in Kharkiv
Interview with Nikolai and Lyubov, Kharkiv pensioners
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Shetland power outage report
Life is lived one day at a time as many islanders shiver and wait.
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'Forever our sister'
Ukraine war reporter remembers courageous chemistry student, 28, turned army volunteer after death on the frontline.
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Concrete resistance: how one building symbolises Kharkiv’s defiance
How one building symbolises Kharkiv’s defiance...
13 min read


Writer's War: On the essential role of writers and culture in war-torn Ukraine
Why writers really matter in Ukraine's battle for survival.
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Jen Stout’s diary: Fear and trembling in Kharkiv
Diary piece from Kharkiv in April 2024.
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'Would we accept this?'Alumna and freelance journalist Jen Stout (MA Sociology 2012, MRes Sociology 2015) reflects on war in Ukraine.
Writing for the Edinburgh University alumni magazine.
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The eloquent fury of Victoria Amelina
Remembering the Ukrainian journalist and novelist.
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‘The basement won’t save you’ Jen Stout reports from Kramatorsk
Jen Stout reports from Kramatorsk.
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‘The bombing is too intense. The children are too scared’: Ukrainian families forced to flee homes close to front line
On the evacuation run from Siversk.
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'The 24th: As the anniversary of Russian invasion approaches, Ukrainians look back on a year that changed everything'
Different Ukrainians reflect on how their lives have changed.
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Hunting for Vakulenko
Ukrainian writers are being targeted by Russian forces. Their loved ones are left searching for the truth.
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Ukraine's War of the Words
Throughout centuries of imperial and Soviet history, the Ukrainian language was denigrated as something “less” than Russian.
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Photo essay: 'Shetland welcomes the tall ships races'
Photo essay from a colourful festival.
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'The New Normal' - profile of Prix-Pictet-nominated photographer Gera Artemova
A profile of Prix-Pictet-nominated photographer Gera Artemova
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