Ukraine

An auto and tyre repair shop 2.5 kilometres from Lviv’s main station was hit by Russian shells on 18 April, 2022. © IWPR

War Comes to Lviv

Seven people reported killed as bombs hit workshop near main railway station.

20 Apr 22

Viktor Medvechuk, leader of the pro-Russian party Opposition Platform - For Life, was arrested in western Ukraine on 12 April after weeks on the run. © Ukrainian Security Service (SBU)

Ukraine to Outlaw Pro-Russian Political Parties

The detention of key Putin associate may expedite a wider ban on blocs close to the Kremlin.

20 Apr 22

Deminer, Vladyslav Shapoval from the Kharkiv emergency response services unit remove part of a Grad rocket from a park after a recent Russian attack on April 15, 2022 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: Liberated Areas Riddled With Mines

More than 13 per cent of the country needs demining. It will take decades and more than 250 billion US dollars.

19 Apr 22

Rustam Zarifulin was reportedly killed on March 14 while fighting with the Russian army in the town of Izium, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. He moved to the Russian region of Sverdlovsk in 2016, where he served in the army and then became a contract soldier. He was buried in Chui, Kyrgyzstan's northernmost region, on March 27. © Kloop.kg

Central Asians Fight in Ukraine Eyeing Russian Citizenship

To bolster its troops, Moscow is tempting foreign nationals with the offer of a passport.

19 Apr 22

Ukraine: Aid Volunteers Pay the Price

Humanitarian workers killed by Russian troops as they brought aid to Borodyanka.

14 Apr 22

Moldova Aids Fleeing Ukrainians

With a population of about 2.6 million, the country has seen the largest influx of refugees per capita.

13 Apr 22

Life in Kherson Under Russian Occupation

Residents in the southern city describe huge anxiety and intimidation amid a semblance of normal life.

12 Apr 22

Oksana Soshko, a relative of the deceased Smishchuk family, outside the apartment building in Borodyanka destroyed by Russian bombing March 1. © IWPR

Borodyanka: Still Crying

Residents believe the Russians attacked so viciously because of spirited resistance by the local territorial defence.

11 Apr 22

Ukraine: Buried Alive

Residents tell how Russian soldiers left civilians to die in the basement of a bombed out building.

8 Apr 22

Explosion of a Russian warship in Berdyansk.

Berdyansk: Life Under Russian Occupation

The coastal city would be preparing for the tourist season. Instead, there is little food, fuel or heat, and you can be killed for refusing to give a soldier your phone.