Ukrainian recruits undergo basic military training in the Zaporozhye region. Photo by ANDRIY ANDRIYENKO / 65TH MECHANIZED BRIGADE OF UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES / AFP Four years ago, the largest war in Europe since World War II began. During this time, hundreds of thousands of people died and cities were destroyed.

EU, Estonia and Ukraine flags in front of the border crossing in Narva, Estonia. Photo by JAAP ARRIENS / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP After four years of Russian aggression, Ukrainian flags still hang on the buildings of Estonian ministries, and ministers talk about readiness for war.

Dmitry Durnev from the personal archive of Dmitry Durnev In the fall of 2025, the Meduza publishing house**, with the support of the StraightForward Foundation, published a book by Donetsk journalist Dmitry Durnev, “House on the Line of Fire. Chronicle of the Russian invasion of Donbass." It tells about the life of Donetsk from the early 1990s until the outbreak of a full-scale war and is written in surprisingly simple and lively language.