Author: Lee Matz

Images from Ukraine: Graveyards of Russian war machines show the scale of Putin’s failure to seize Kyiv

Images from Ukraine: Graveyards of Russian war machines show the scale of Putin’s failure to seize Kyiv

Posted by | Jun 8, 2022

Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in Wisconsin that traveled to the country since it was invaded. The purpose of this journalism project was to document personal stories and events that detailed or showed the conditions of the war at that time, and their connections to Milwaukee. mkeind.com/reportsfromukraine By the end of May, Russian forces had already lost an estimated 31,000 troops in Ukraine....

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Stories from Ukraine: Illegal weapons and proof of Russian War Crimes easily seen along streets of Irpin

Stories from Ukraine: Illegal weapons and proof of Russian War Crimes easily seen along streets of Irpin

Posted by | Jun 8, 2022

Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in Wisconsin that traveled to the country since it was invaded. The purpose of this journalism project was to document personal stories and events that detailed or showed the conditions of the war at that time, and their connections to Milwaukee. mkeind.com/reportsfromukraine Evidence of Russian war crimes continues to surface daily in cities like Irpin, for weeks after...

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Stories from Ukraine: Tent camp offers shelter for displaced residents until Irpin can rebuild lost homes

Stories from Ukraine: Tent camp offers shelter for displaced residents until Irpin can rebuild lost homes

Posted by | Jun 7, 2022

Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in Wisconsin that traveled to the country since it was invaded. The purpose of this journalism project was to document personal stories and events that detailed or showed the conditions of the war at that time, and their connections to Milwaukee. mkeind.com/reportsfromukraine Since Russian forces were defeated and pushed out of Irpin in late March, thanks to the...

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Reports from Ukraine: Traveling from Milwaukee to a country at war just to take a vacation from America

Reports from Ukraine: Traveling from Milwaukee to a country at war just to take a vacation from America

Posted by | Jun 6, 2022

Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in Wisconsin that traveled to the country since it was invaded. The purpose of this journalism project was to document personal stories and events that detailed or showed the conditions of the war at that time, and their connections to Milwaukee. mkeind.com/reportsfromukraine I have thought long and hard about what I would say when writing about my experience...

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