LOS ANGELES — In recent weeks, Russia has escalated its war on Ukraine by deploying fast, jet-powered drones over Kyiv, cutting the time residents have to reach shelter and making the capital feel like a frontline city for the first time in years.
Four and a half years since the full-scale invasion, the frontline with Russia has barely moved, even as both sides have expanded strikes.
Efforts to broker a ceasefire remain stalled, despite recent visits to Moscow and Kyiv by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
For Ukrainians who fled abroad, like Los Angeles refugee Anastasiia Chuba, the escalation adds fresh worry for families left behind and uncertainty about surviving another wartime winter.
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