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What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, Last year was the deadliest on record for the press.

We must fight to ensure truth does not become a casualty too. By Juan Arredondo Guest contributor 3:02 AM PT 6 min Click here to listen to this article via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! (it feels like chaos)

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The Details

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5 mb-10 mx-auto” data-r-content In the first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians were displaced in one of the fastest mass movements of people in recent history. Train stations became shelters.

Why This Matters

Borders became waiting rooms for grief. Journalists moved in the opposite direction, toward uncertainty, because without witnesses, displacement becomes statistics and war becomes abstraction. I was one of them, reporting with my colleague and friend, Brent Renaud.

Global events like this tend to have ripple effects worldwide.

Key Takeaways

• On , we crossed what remained of a destroyed bridge into Irpin, a suburb north of Kyiv where families were fleeing Russian bombardment.
• Dogs wandered between abandoned cars.
• The sound of artillery echoed in the distance — a rhythm that quickly becomes the background noise of war.

The Bottom Line

When the vehicle stopped, Brent was slumped beside the driver, bleeding from his neck. I tried to stop the bleeding with my hands.

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