Society | 2025-12-22
Ukraine's lost generation caught in 'eternal lockdown'
After years of war, loss and isolation, a generation of Ukrainian children is growing up online, underground and under fire -- resilient, but deeply scarred.
Society | 2025-12-22
Russia's new state dictionary redefines power, morality and the enemy
Mandated for official use, the Kremlin-approved volume praises authoritarianism, erases sensitive history and embeds state ideology into everyday language.
Society | 2025-12-19
Wounded, rebuilt, returning: Why Ukraine's soldiers go back to war
After losing limbs and surviving months of rehabilitation, Ukrainian veterans are returning to duty driven by experience, responsibility and the fear of what happens if they don't.
Society | 2025-12-19
Growing up to the sound of war
From metro stations turned bedrooms to classrooms underground, air raid alarms and constant fear are reshaping childhood across Ukraine.
Science & Technology | 2025-12-18
Ukraine prepares 'drone wall' against growing Shahed threat
As Russia increases mass drone attacks at shorter ranges, Ukraine tests a swarm-based air defense system meant to blunt the onslaught.
Health | 2025-12-18
Occupied Donetsk's tap water becomes an officially recognized health threat
Occupation authorities now acknowledge that contaminated water is endangering civilians, even as they substitute mine runoff for drinking supplies.
Security | 2025-12-17
Germany activates Arrow 3 shield as defense shift accelerates
The launch of a high-altitude missile defense system and a sweeping military service reform demonstrate Berlin's rapid move from restraint to frontline responsibility in Europe's security architecture.
Society | 2025-12-17
Russia's war is running out of men -- and turning to boys
From juvenile prisons to occupied classrooms, the Kremlin's manpower crisis is pulling ever-younger Russians into a war it refuses to formally mobilize for.
Education | 2025-12-16
Presidential rhetoric becomes scholarly evidence in Russia
An analysis of academic publications shows Vladimir Putin's words used to support research far beyond politics.
Society | 2025-12-16
Ukraine's labor crisis deepens under the weight of war
Mobilization and emigration have left Ukraine short of workers, even as unemployment remains high.
Politics | 2025-12-15
Documents show China supplying Belarus's sanctioned arms industry
A trove of signed contracts and internal records details how Chinese firms helped Belarus bypass sanctions and supply Moscow.
Media | 2025-12-15
Kremlin issues playbook for state media to spin unpopular tax hikes
Russia's tax overhaul came with talking points, fear cues and strict instructions on who must never be blamed.
Media | 2025-12-12
Russia's secret stash of 'Russophobic' books
A secret Moscow archive is swelling with seized Ukrainian books, an emerging vault of forbidden texts revealing the Kremlin's tightening grip on history.
Environment | 2025-12-12
Russia's water pipes crumble while defense spending climbs
Neglected infrastructure and sweeping oversight cuts are leaving millions in Russia without safe water.
Crime & Justice | 2025-12-11
Belarus's hostage machine: what the release of 31 Ukrainians reveals
The mass release highlights a regime that trades political prisoners for concessions while its repressive machinery keeps grinding on.
Human Rights | 2025-12-11
The execution that changed Ukraine's war-crimes playbook
A single killing on the Zaporizhzhia front forced a legal reckoning and set a precedent for justice.
Society | 2025-12-10
The rituals that hold Ukraine together
Daily pauses, kneeling crowds and improvised memorials are changing how a nation at war remembers its dead and how it defines itself.
Society | 2025-12-10
Russia's Roblox ban fuels unrest among kids
The Roblox ban is exposing tensions inside Russia's online-policing apparatus and stirring unexpected public fallout from young users.
Politics | 2025-12-09
Vigilantes hunt Russia's deserters as military cracks deepen
As desertions soar across the Russian army, radical nationalists step into the vacuum, dragging AWOL soldiers from their homes while the state looks the other way.
Society | 2025-12-09
Women at the heart of Ukraine's war
A generation of women is holding families, units and communities together as the war reshapes every part of daily life in Ukraine.
Society | 2025-12-08
War-weariness defines Russian public opinion
Most Russian citizens favor peace talks, yet pessimism about the government's intentions runs deep.
Health | 2025-12-08
The human cost buried in Russia's classified casualty lists
Chaotic leadership and systemic graft have turned daily life in uniform into a lethal gamble.
Science & Technology | 2025-12-05
Russia's digital iron curtain meets a generation that won't log on
As the Kremlin races to replace global platforms with state-approved apps, young Russians are mounting a rebellion against expanding digital control.
Society | 2025-12-05
At Kyiv's Lokomotyv stadium, the game goes on despite the ruins
After a missile strike leveled its facilities, a century-old stadium has become a living emblem of resilience as children keep training amid the wreckage.
Economy | 2025-12-04
Ukraine's housing crisis: 10% destroyed, millions displaced
Russia's invasion has wrecked Ukraine's homes -- 2.5 million units gone, rents soaring and millions trapped in temporary shelters amid a deepening humanitarian nightmare.
Human Rights | 2025-12-04
Human Rights Watch vows more Russia investigations, despite ban
Despite being branded undesirable, Human Rights Watch says Russia's crackdown will only push its investigations deeper.
Education | 2025-12-03
Russian teachers strained as Kremlin turns classrooms into ideology hubs
Under mounting state pressure, Russian educators navigate fear, confusion and resistance while delivering an increasingly politicized curriculum.
Security | 2025-12-03
Finland and the US build a new level of NATO readiness in the High North
As one of NATO's newest members ramps up defenses, Finnish and US special forces push boundaries in frigid Arctic drills near the Russian border, showcasing seamless teamwork and a stark warning against hybrid threats.
Society | 2025-12-03
Siberia or bust: the Kremlin's plan to relocate Ukrainians
A dazzling Siberian development push hides a darker mission: breaking Ukrainian communities through forced relocation.
Human Rights | 2025-12-02
Under occupation, Mariupol's only growth is in its cemeteries
Moscow's plans promised growth and new housing. On the ground, Mariupol is poorer, older and quietly emptying of its original residents.
Media | 2025-12-02
In Crimea, even a Ukrainian song can trigger the state
A widening campaign of fines, trials and forced apologies is turning ordinary music listening in Crimea into an act punished as political dissent.
Security | 2025-12-01
South Africa investigates Russia's covert recruitment of African fighters
Pretoria's rare public acknowledgment of citizens deceived into fighting in Ukraine exposes a widening pattern of Russian recruitment across the continent.
Economy | 2025-12-01
Russia braces for a season of pay cuts and pink slips
With companies trimming payrolls, freezing raises and shedding staff, millions face a harsher economic reality and fewer options to escape it.