Army

Soldiers march on the first anniversary of the signing of the decree on the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, on March 18, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. © Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images

Central Asia: How Russia Sends Migrants to War

Foreign workers are being coerced or deceived into signing up for military service as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues.

1 Nov 22

An elderly man walks by an apartment block that was destroyed by a Russian missile attack earlier in the month, on October 28, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine: The Decisive Battle for Kherson

As forces approach the regional centre, they describe growing evidence of Russian atrocities.

31 Oct 22

A war veterans protest on April 25, 2022 in front of the Yashat Fund in Azerbaijan's capital Baku when dozens of former combatants from the Karabakh war asked for more support from the state. © Mikroskop Media

Mental Health Crisis Among Azerbaijani Veterans

Since 2020, 45 former combatants from the Karabakh war have taken their life as ex-soldiers continue to struggle with trauma and socio-economic difficulties.

19 Oct 22

A residential building in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. © podrobno.uz

Russians Flock to Central Asia

Fears of price rises, unemployment and accommodation shortages as hundreds of thousands seek to avoid military service.

15 Oct 22

Ekaterine Marikashvili, a sergeant and a senior sapper of the EOD group. © Photo courtesy of E. Marikashvili

Georgia: Women in the Army

“When I put on my uniform for the first time, I felt so strong and proud.”

15 Oct 22

Ukrainian military medics treat soldiers suffering from minor injuries and concussions sustained during fighting in Popasna at a frontline field hospital on May 09, 2022 near Popasna, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Body and Soul: Healing Ukraine’s Soldiers

Country’s medical system now has to deal with a huge influx of complex injuries suffered in the ongoing war – and that includes psychological trauma.

7 Oct 22

Russia Targets Crimean Tatar Community

Military mobilisation seen as latest tactic in ongoing campaign of repression.

4 Oct 22

People who have crossed the Verkhni Lars customs checkpoint between Georgia and Russia walk in the road on September 28, 2022 in Zemo Larsi, Georgia. On September 21, President Putin announced what he described as a partial mobilisation of Russian army reservists to fight in Ukraine with 300,000 men to be called up and since then Russians have been fleeing to neighbouring countries. © Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images

New Wave of Russians Head to Georgia

As men flee Putin’s mobilisation order, simmering anti-Russian sentiment reignites.

30 Sep 22

Armenians took to the street and asked the government to leave the Russia-led security bloc Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) after Yerevan’s calls for assistance in the wake of renewed fighting against Azerbaijan have fallen on deaf ears. © Ashaluis Mghdesyan

Armenians Decry CSTO Inaction

Yerevan’s calls for assistance from the Russia-led security bloc have fallen on deaf ears.

26 Sep 22

Destroyed Russian military vehicles lay abandoned in the outskirts of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine.

How Russia Lost in Kharkiv Region

Believing in their own invincibility, generals totally underestimated the potential strength of Ukraine’s military.

14 Sep 22

Support local journalists

DONATE