“The hottest place to fight against the regime was in Ukraine,” says a unit commander who has been a volunteer soldier for his adopted country on and off since 2015.
Author: CARLOTTA GALL
Russian Forces Pummel Key Eastern Ukraine Town
With enemy forces massed on three sides, the residents of Sievierodonetsk are at the heart of the battle.
Turkey Offers to Evacuate Mariupol Fighters Despite Disagreements
Turkey has had a ship waiting for weeks in Istanbul to evacuate those remaining in the Azovstal steel plant, but Ukraine and Russia have not agreed to a plan, a Turkish official said.
On the Trail of Russian War Crimes
Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s top human rights official, is determined to right historical wrongs and make sure Russians are held to account.
‘Sitting at Home and Trembling.’ A Town Emerges After a Russian Retreat.
A local official said he was detained and interrogated by the Russians, and described what he called mock executions.
When the Russians Picked the Wrong Town in Ukraine to Invade
The outgunned people of Vasylkiv, a provincial Ukrainian town, successfully fought off Russian troops in the early days of the war, helping to keep the capital safe and entering Ukraine’s military lore.
A Vow to Ease Bombing Is Too Late for Many in Ukraine City Near Kyiv
Russia’s offer, if honored, will not help the thousands who have already fled Chernihiv.
A Brutal Russian Playbook Reapplied in Ukraine
The besieging of cities, the deliberate targeting of civilians — they are the tactics Russia used before, in Grozny. I saw it firsthand.
As Ukraine War Moves Into 2nd Month, Fears Grow of Mariupol’s Fall to Russia
Ukraine’s top military intelligence officer suggested that Russia was changing its military focus to the south and east and might be trying to divide the country.