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Human Rights | 2024-11-26

Russia is planting these mines remotely through the use of artillery, helicopters and drones, endangering millions of Ukrainians, say officials.

Security | 2024-11-25

The payment could provoke discontent among Russian forces, who might think the North Koreans are out-earning them, and among the impoverished Russian civilian population.

Society | 2024-11-22

About 80% of recently polled Ukrainians know a friend or close relative wounded by Russian invaders. Rave-goers try to forget their grief for a few hours.

Politics | 2024-11-21

China may be displeased with the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia, especially if Moscow and Pyongyang did not consult with Beijing beforehand.

Science & Technology | 2024-11-20

The release of the sequel marks the end of a long and chaotic journey for the GSC Game World staff. Some are in the Ukrainian army fighting Russian invaders, while others fled to Prague.

Human Rights | 2024-11-19

For a year, Russia has been letting Ukrainian citizens travel to occupied zones only through a special checkpoint in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.

Human Rights | 2024-11-18

A Buryat is about 75 times more likely to die in Ukraine than a Moscow resident, while other impoverished ethnic minorities are being lured to the frontlines by dubious signing bonuses.

Security | 2024-11-18

Kyiv hopes to recruit 160,000 additional troops by the end of January. The first recruitment office opened in Poland last month.

Security | 2024-11-15

In the name of gaining combat experience, Pyongyang has released at least 10,000 soldiers into a world that was previously off limits to them -- and many observers see disaster ahead.

Security | 2024-11-13

How useful the North Korean soldiers will be to Moscow remains to be seen, since they are primarily trained to prevent a coup d'etat at home.

Human Rights | 2024-11-12

Repatriated POWs describe threats, humiliation, physical abuse, rape, poor nutrition and other mistreatment in Russian detention.

Economy | 2024-11-11

The volume of loans taken out by Russians had reached a staggering 37 trillion RUB, and many are relying on snowballing microloans to pay for basic necessities, economists say.

Health | 2024-11-08

Ukraine has seen a particular increase in antimicrobial resistance during the Russian invasion, according to WHO.

Human Rights | 2024-11-07

Sergiev Posad-6 is one of three Russian weapon sites that international experts never have been allowed to visit.

Human Rights | 2024-11-07

A few weeks of indiscriminate Russian bombing has left the city unrecognizable, with 90% of the center in ruins.

Politics | 2024-11-07

For many Moldovans, President Maia Sandu has become a symbol of change as she seeks to chart a pro-European path for the former Soviet republic.

Human Rights | 2024-11-07

In Russia, the majority of migrant workers do not want to go to war despite coercion by the Kremlin.

Environment | 2024-11-07

Russia's 'environmental murder' and ecological destruction in Ukraine threatens all of Europe, activists and scientists warn.

Security | 2024-11-07

Moscow's allies, including China and Belarus, and its biggest arms customers, including India, Vietnam and Algeria, use both the S-300 and S-400 systems -- now proven to be vulnerable.