Viktoriia Kalimbet

Reporter. Her first texts were published in 2015 by the now-defunct Kharkiv online magazine Palindrome. In 2017, she started studying journalism at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland). From 2017 to 2023, she lived in Poland and collaborated with leading Polish media such as Gazeta Wyborcza, Polsat News, and Onet.pl. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, she covered events in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Ukrainian border for Polish viewers. She has performed hundreds of translations, including live translations. In the Frontliner team since February 2024.

15 Nov, 2024 - Danylo Dubchak - Viktoriia Kalimbet

Kyiv Wall of Memory and spontaneous memorialization. How to honor the memory of all the fallen?

Kyiv's Memorial Wall on Mykhailivs'ka Square no longer has room for new photos of fallen soldiers. Before Russia's full-scale war, this memorial contained almost 5,000 portraits. Being doubled in size, it does not have the names of all the defenders who sacrificed their lives. Relatives and friends honor the fallen by adorning the Wall with flowers, lamps, candles, flags, and funeral wreaths. Faded photos, barely recognizable, remain as a poignant reminder of those who fell in battles. Who are the caretakers of this spontaneous memorial? Does it fit in the square’s ambiance? Is one wall capable of holding the memory of all those who died in the battles of the Russian-Ukrainian war?

16 Aug, 2024 - Viktoriia Kalimbet - Nadia Karpova

Farmers in war-torn Kharkiv region face economic battlefield

Ukraine is set export up to 42 million tons of grain this year, despite facing another Russian offensive and a prolonged drought. Yet, its farmers are determined to work despite the new the threat of occupation. Ukraine is one of the top global agricultural powerhouses. According to the UN, the harvested grain fed more […]

14 Jun, 2024 - Viktoriia Kalimbet - Nadia Karpova - Yakiv Liashenko

«I can see the assault of positions in my dreams». Why are many soldiers deprived of psychological recovery?

An enemy assault, an empty rifle mag, and one-on-one in a trench with Russian soldiers. Having miraculously escaped possible captivity, 36-year-old soldier Dmytro Holovko now sees that day in his nightmares. Yet here, at a psychological rehabilitation center in the Kharkiv region, he can sleep peacefully and distract himself from haunting memories. The two-week rehabilitation […]

15 Feb, 2024 - Yakiv Liashenko - Viktoriia Kalimbet

“Happy Childhood” in Kharkiv. The dance ensemble changed the bombed halls into a basement

Kharkiv has been switching to its new life underground for almost two years of Russia’s full-scale war. Concerts, performances, and even school classes are held in basements and subway stations. Kharkiv children also get extracurricular education underground. Young dancers of the Happy Childhood dance ensemble, who used to watch the Freedom Square from their ballet halls before the war, moved to the basement.