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Mar 13, 2024 · On March 16, 2014, an illegal referendum was held in Crimea as unmarked Russian soldiers, supported by some of the peninsula’s ethnic Russian population, seized …

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The quality and independence of Ukraine's media as a whole are still limited, and RFE/RL's Radio Svoboda is the country's most popular and trusted international broadcaster. Radio Svoboda ...

Nov 21, 2024 · Russia’s economy has been going gangbusters for more than two years now as the government floods the country with funds to wage war on Ukraine. Now the warning lights …

Jul 18, 2024 · In late June, drone footage appeared showing a soldier in Ukraine shooting a wounded comrade in the head. Russian state television and other pro-Kremlin media claimed …

Dec 30, 2024 · The outgoing U.S. administration announced on December 30 a $1.25 billion military aid package aimed to ensure "Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself …

Feb 22, 2023 · When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it not only triggered the biggest military conflict in Europe since World War II but also brought …

Oct 2, 2024 · Ukraine lost the Donbas coal-mining city of Vuhledar, amid a relentless, months-long offensive by Russian forces. It probably doesn’t herald the entire collapse of Ukrainian …

Nov 8, 2024 · A former North Korean soldier says even the country’s elite troops are ill-prepared for frontline action against Ukraine, making them highly vulnerable to defeat and death.