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Aidan G. Stretch

Aidan Stretch is a CBS News international reporter and Free Press contributor based in Kyiv, Ukraine, focused on covering Russia's invasion and American foreign policy.

Ukraine’s Drones Could Launch a Military Tech Revolution

American companies are rushing to adapt the lessons of the country’s battlefields.

April 12, 2026

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Kyiv’s Citizens Aren’t Going Anywhere

Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace.’

January 12, 2026

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Losing Stanislav: A Ukrainian Tragedy

The search for one child shows how hope for Ukraine’s stolen kids is fading.

December 17, 2025

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What Ukrainians Think About Trump’s Peace Plan

Volodymyr Zelensky has been hurt by a corruption scandal. But I spoke to Ukrainians who have rallied around his defiance toward the U.S.-Russia…

November 24, 2025

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Two Drinks with. . . a Soviet Dissident, in Ukraine

Myroslav Marynovych spent seven years in a gulag, co-founded Ukraine’s first human rights foundation, and helped bring his country out of communism. A…

November 14, 2025

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Will Trump End the War in Ukraine Next?

Despite Zelensky’s return to the White House this Friday, there is less hope in Ukraine for a ceasefire than concern that Trump will lose interest in…

October 15, 2025

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What Happens When Russia Takes Over Your School

Putin wants to annex eastern Ukraine. This small town already knows what it feels like to get bullied into being Russian.

October 6, 2025

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What Ukraine Is Teaching Worcester, Massachusetts

When the war-torn nation partnered with sister cities across the U.S., it expected aid from the Americans. No one anticipated that help would go in the…

August 18, 2025

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