Back to the USSR: May 9 in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories
Russians bring back Soviet-era symbols to mark a militaristic holiday that fails to credit other nations for their role in defeating Nazi Germany.
Russians bring back Soviet-era symbols to mark a militaristic holiday that fails to credit other nations for their role in defeating Nazi Germany.
Frontier folk, wedged between the Belarus border and the nuclear exclusion zone, faced fierce live fighting, theft and intimidation.
To bolster its troops, Moscow is tempting foreign nationals with the offer of a passport.
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.
Both sides try to wear the other down, with neither able to strike the knock-out blow.
But could a fleet of MiG-29s effectively enable the Ukrainians to establish a no-fly zone themselves?
The number of women who have signed up to the army and territorial defence has doubled.
“If we have procrastination for two to three weeks, then there will be no one you can give the guns to.”
Moscow holds the strings of the de-facto authorities in Transnistria and controls critical gas supplies.