A local official said he was detained and interrogated by the Russians, and described what he called mock executions.
Author: CARLOTTA GALL
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.
At the Edge of Kyiv, a Look at Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
Destroyed tanks and body parts are all that are left of a Russian advance, part of the larger battle to block the invaders’ attempt to enter or encircle the capital.
For a Ukrainian Poet, Putin’s War Is All Too Familiar
Ihor Kalynets, 83, spent a lifetime resisting Soviet domination. Now, he says, he’s not going anywhere.
Kyiv’s Once-Busy Streets Empty as Russia Targets Capital
With civilian areas coming under fire and an estimated half the population having fled, the avenues of the Ukrainian capital, under siege by Russian forces, are almost deserted.
Russian Invasion Could Spur Covid Surge in Ukraine, Doctors Say
War has pushed Covid out of people’s minds while forcing them into crowded and unsanitary conditions that are fertile ground for the coronavirus, polio and other pathogens.
Russian Invasion Could Spur Covid Surge in Ukraine, Doctors Say
War has pushed Covid out of people’s minds while forcing them into crowded and unsanitary conditions that are fertile ground for the coronavirus, polio and other pathogens.