SocietyAnd still, they plant: Front-line farmers rebuild their businesses against all odds

Russian forces have repeatedly hit 70-year-old Volodymyr Starychenko’s dairy farm in Krolevets, Sumy Oblast. A 2024 drone strike destroyed a barn and tractor and killed 27 cows. With help from an international aid program, he rebuilt the farm and continues tending cattle and crops, while farmers near the front struggle with attacks, damaged infrastructure and disrupted routes to market.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-11-04 09:59Original