The scene looks almost post-apocalyptic. A convoy of Russian soldiers emerging from thick fog and moving towards the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Some of the troops are riding motorcycles and mopeds;

NV journalist Oleksandr Paskhover, together with colleagues from several foreign media outlets, traveled across the country to witness firsthand what a massive strike on Ukraine’s energy grid looks like.

An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in frontline roles, as Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine nears its fourth year. NPR’s Joanna Kakissis talks to some of these Ukrainian women who are training and fighting to defend their country.

Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine around the frontline city of Pokrovsk as Russia carried out another overnight attack on Kyiv that hit civilian infrastructure.

European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country's ability to attract financial help.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv strains to hold back Russia’s invasion.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Thursday announced that the embattled nation’s government will conduct a comprehensive audit of public companies in the energy sector to fight corruption allegations worrying the European Union.

While Ukraine has been evacuating civilians from frontline cities throughout the near four-year-old war, veteran rescuers say it is exceptionally risky now because of swarms of drones that have arrived on the battlefield.