Reporter's Notebook: A Firehouse and a Post Office on Opposite Ends of Ukraine's War

Andriy, a former firefighter, helps run the shelter in the former fire station for people in Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine, on Aug. 23, 2023

Due to intense shelling, residents of Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine, bury loved ones in makeshift graves in their yards, shown on Aug. 23, 2023.

Svitlana Oleynikova, a post office manager, expects their branch may soon close for war in Kupiansk, Ukraine on Aug. 21, 2023

A woman enters an underground shelter inside what used to be the Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine firehouse on Aug. 23, 2023.

A man cooks on an improvised stove inside the former Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine firehouse, on Aug. 23, 2023

Workers of the Kupiansk, Ukraine post office load a truck carrying goods people are mailing out ahead of evacuations on Aug. 21, 2023

People in this underground shelter have seen intense battles. Until recently, Velyka Novosilka was constantly under attack, Aug. 24, 2023