Daily Life In Ukraine

SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE - AUGUST 9: Rescuers from the Emergency Services of Ukraine extinguish a blaze in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a warehouse storing food products on August 9, 2025 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. Sloviansk is the city where the war in Donbas began in 2014, marked by its occupation by Russian militias led by Igor Strelkov, also known as Girkin. The town was liberated by Ukrainian forces on June 5, 2014, marking a significant turning point early in the Donbas war. Control of Sloviansk was regained after weeks of fighting against Russian mercenaries. On Friday, August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Trump has floated the idea of a territorial exchange as part of a potential deal, a proposal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)