Crisis

Two Russian X-22 missiles hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian region of Poltava on June 27. About 1,000 people were inside the building when the strike happened. © Olha Minchuk

Ukraine: Survivors of Kremenchuk Attack Describe Mall “Horror”

"The worst thing was hearing screams of people looking for their relatives".

29 Jun 22

Harvest in Hartagyugh, a village in Armenia's northwestern region of Lori. Over the past five years, food self-sufficiency has been steadily decreasing in the South Caucasus country of three million, due to low yields, uncultivated land and rising fertilisers and fuel prices. © Gayane Sargsyan

Armenian Farmers Brace for a Difficult Year

Geopolitics and lack of long-term vision threaten the country’s food security.

24 May 22

Ukrainian forces have managed to largely halt the Russian advance around the capital, but shelling and air strikes persist, driving up civilian and military casualties caused by Russia's large-scale invasion launched in Feb. 24. © Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Ukraine: The Clinic in an Underground Car Park

Volunteer medical centre can provide everything from dressings to surgery.

18 May 22

Russian troops occupied Volodymyr Semiryaga’s farm, in Peresadivka, a village in Mykolaiv region, for one week in March, destroying most of it. The area is now back under Ukraine's control but as fighting continues about 40 kilometres from his farm, the farmer cannot receive any credit to finance farming activities and purchase new equipment. © Oksana Cooper

Ukraine: How Russia is Emptying the World’s Breadbasket

Moscow is accused of using hunger as a weapon as it blocks ports, bombs storage facilities and takes grain reserves.

5 May 22

Moldovan President Maia Sandu discussed existing security concerns facing the country during a press conference on April 26 after several explosions took place in Transnistria. © Moldovan President's Official Website

Russian “False Flag” Operations Jeopardise Moldova’s Security

A flare-up in Transnistria could destabilise an already vulnerable country and open a new front in the Ukrainian conflict.

3 May 22

Millions of people have fled Ukraine since the start of Russian invasion. © Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Long Journey to Flee Russia’s Invasion

A Ukrainian journalist describes the arduous route from Kyiv to Berlin via Moldova, aided by an army of volunteers and an outpouring of camaraderie.

28 Apr 22

The skeleton of Kharkiv’s school #134, which was destroyed in the first days of the war. © Maria Avdeeva

Two Months Under Siege in Kharkiv

Ukraine’s second largest city is critical for control of the country’s east, but resistance is holding up.

28 Apr 22

VTB Armenia, a subsidiary of VTB Bank, one of Russia's largest financial institutions, is feeling the bite of sanctions introduced against Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions are impacting Armenia's economy, which is tightly interlaced with Russia's. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Sanctions Hit Russian Investments in Armenia Hard

Russia accounts for 40 per cent of financial outlay, and some companies are already suffering.

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

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

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