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In occupied Berdyansk, in southern Ukraine, Russians marked 9 May bringing back Soviet-era symbols and Russian Federation flags. © Readovka News

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.

10 May 22

The ruins of Petro's house after it was hit by four rockets. © IWPR

Life on the Chernobyl Front

Frontier folk, wedged between the Belarus border and the nuclear exclusion zone, faced fierce live fighting, theft and intimidation.

27 Apr 22

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

Larisa Kalik, 24, left her native Transnistria in spring 2020. Her book "The Youth Year", which describes the dire conditions young men face in the mandatory military service, attracted the ire of the authorities in Moldova's breakaway region. © Photo courtesy of Larisa Kalik

The Transnistrian Dissident Who Fled to Ukraine

A young activist who documented the dire conditions in the Transnistrian army found herself in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

30 Mar 22

A sign showing the entrance to Belarus is seen at the Ukraine-Belarus border crossing on February 13, 2022 in Vilcha, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Tensions on Ukraine-Belarus Border

Locals say that morale is high, despite intelligence warnings that a fresh invasion could be imminent.

29 Mar 22

A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard near a burning warehouse hit by a Russian shell in the suburbs of Kyiv on March 24, 2022. © FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis: Ukraine’s War of Attrition

Both sides try to wear the other down, with neither able to strike the knock-out blow.

25 Mar 22

Hundreds of people gather in Manhattan's Times Square in support of Ukraine and to demand an end to the Russian invasion of the country on March 05, 2022 in New York City. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Ukraine: Unwilling to Close the Sky

But could a fleet of MiG-29s effectively enable the Ukrainians to establish a no-fly zone themselves?

9 Mar 22

Myroslava Rudyuk, 43, is a junior lieutenant in the territorial defence battalion of Sarny, Rivne region. © Photo courtesy of Myroslava Rudyuk

Ukraine: “I Am Not Scared to Serve”

The number of women who have signed up to the army and territorial defence has doubled.

8 Mar 22

Ukrainian serviceman cross the destroyed bridge on March 1, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Russian forces continued to advance on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv as their invasion of its western neighbour entered its sixth day. © Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Ukraine Implores West for Weapons

“If we have procrastination for two to three weeks, then there will be no one you can give the guns to.”

2 Mar 22

The crisis in Ukraine has raised concerns in neighboring Moldova, which is continuing to accept a steady stream of Ukrainian refugees. © Council of Europe

Ukraine Crisis Sparks Anxiety in Moldova

Moscow holds the strings of the de-facto authorities in Transnistria and controls critical gas supplies.

1 Mar 22

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