Conflict

Ukraine: Bulletproof Vests for Children

Mini-kits intended to keep kids safe on the frontline.

21 Nov 22

Members of the Russian military. © Igor Rudenko/Wikimedia

Tajik Migrants Coerced Into Russian Army

Reports grow that foreign workers are being forced to join Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

17 Nov 22

Oleh Iliin, who serves with the 15th separate Alexandria motorised rifle brigade, faces a term of imprisonment from 10 to 15 years or life if convicted. © Security Service of Ukraine

Russian Sniper on Trial in Kyiv

The soldier is accused of shooting a 54-year-old Ukrainian man dead.

15 Nov 22

A bridge crossing the Siverskyi Donets River to Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery lies destroyed after being attacked during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region on October 9, 2022 in Sviatohirs'k, Donetsk, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Russia’s Propaganda Over Donbas Has Failed

It’s now clear that Moscow never intended to support self-determination.

14 Nov 22

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during an evening video address next to one of the downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, which Russia is using to attack Ukraine. Kyiv, October 27, 2022. © The Presidential Office of Ukraine/president.gov.ua

Iran-Made Drones Key to Russian Strategy

Internationally isolated and inhibited by sanctions, Moscow finds in Tehran a diplomatic ally and a weapons supplier.

14 Nov 22

Burial service for unidentified bodies in Bucha on August 17, 2022. Russian forces occupied Bucha for the first month of its assault on Ukraine, before abandoning its plan to seize the Ukrainian capital. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Ukraine: How Propaganda Can Incite Genocide

There is a strong case to be made for bringing charges against Russian propagandists for one of the most serious of international crimes.

8 Nov 22

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

Krasnoiartsev, a 36-year-old senior pilot from Orenburg.

Exchanged Russian Prisoners to be Tried in Absentia

Men released as part of prisoner swap accused of attacks on civilians and residential buildings.

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

An apartment block lies in ruins after being destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian occupying forces, on October 24, 2022 in Izyum, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. Ukraine's intelligence chief has said that Russia is sending more troops into the city of Kherson and may be preparing to defend it against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine: Investigating War Damages

As huge efforts to collect evidence continues, attention is turning to the targeting of civilian infrastructure.

25 Oct 22

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