Army

Crimean Canal Key to its Liberation

Ukrainian strategy focuses on retaking control of vital water source that supplies the vast majority of the peninsula's needs.

1 Dec 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

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

Armenian servicemen in frontline trenches separating the Armenian-controlled territory from the Azerbaijani forces in Nagorny Karabakh, pictured in May 2016. A draft law proposed to the possibility for conscripts to pay off part of the mandatory military service, rising concerns about bringing to the military ranks the country’s gap between rich and poor. © Monica Ellena

No War for the Rich: Army Bill Sparks Controversy in Armenia

Proposal would see soldiers allowed to make a hefty payment to the state so as to drastically reduce the time they serve.

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

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.

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.

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

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