Conflict

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.

8 Apr 22

Ukraine: Just Another War Crime

In Russian-occupied areas, the modus operandi has become random torture and the execution of civilians, seemingly on a whim.

7 Apr 22

A man stands amid debris in front of a residential apartment complex that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Thirty Years After Bosnia, History Repeats Itself in Ukraine

But the international community’s unprecedented unity and support comes in sharp contrast to their response three decades ago.

6 Apr 22

Ukrainian official works on cataloguing some of the 58 bodies of civilians killed in and around Bucha before they are transported to the morgue at a cemetery on April 6, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

The Horror of Bucha

Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.