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.
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.
In Russian-occupied areas, the modus operandi has become random torture and the execution of civilians, seemingly on a whim.
But the international community’s unprecedented unity and support comes in sharp contrast to their response three decades ago.
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
"Fixers are really the critical building blocks of so much of the journalism from Ukraine."
The journey from the relatively safe west of the country to the capital reveals destruction, determination and new hope.
A young activist who documented the dire conditions in the Transnistrian army found herself in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
Locals say that morale is high, despite intelligence warnings that a fresh invasion could be imminent.
Chisinau has not imposed sanctions on Russia, but is looking into economic alternatives to Moscow.