Ten things about the Crimean Tatar deportation you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask
The hushed-up Soviet crime is one that Russia continues to spin in its ongoing occupation of Crimea, and one that Ukraine insists was genocide
Russia uses mobilized Donbas men as cannon fodder for war in Ukraine – Ukrainian intel
Russia has started mass mobilization of men living in Russia-occupied part of Ukrainian Donbas, despite their lack of…
Crimean activist fined for condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 10 March 2022, Russian law enforcers reported that Olena Hukova is suspected of “discrediting the Russian Armed…
Putin prepares to involve 17-year-old teenagers in Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu are preparing to involve minors aged 17-18 years in…
International Court of Justice orders Russia to stop war in Ukraine
Ukraine gained a complete victory in its case against Russia at the International Court of Justice. The ICJ…
Daily review: Russia escalates conflict in Donbas, Biden convinced Putin decided to invade, Ukraine commemorates Heavenly Hundred
Past 24 hours in the war zone Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation Staff reported 49 attacks by Russian-hybrid forces…
How Russia fabricated the case against Crimean Tatar leader Dzhelyal
On 18 February at 10 am, the Russia-controlled Supreme Court of Crimea heard a criminal case against Nariman…
Russia sentences RFE/RL freelancer to six years in first case of torture of professional journalist in Crimea
On 9 March, Vladyslav Yesypenko, a RFE/RL journalist who reported on developments in Crimea, filmed a flower-laying ceremony…
“My legs were black and blue from beatings” – Ukrainian hostage recalls Donbas militants’ torture
It was the morning of 9 November 2017 when Maryna Yurchak, a chemical technologist from Donetsk, was detained…
No progress in Normandy talks around Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donbas
On the night of 11 February, a nine-hour Normandy Format meeting ended in Berlin amid continuing tensions between…
Daily review: Poland welcomes US troops at Ukraine border, Denmark not to supply arms, Biden & Macron discuss Ukraine crisis
Past 24 hours in the war zone Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation Staff reported one attack by Russian-hybrid forces,…
Ukraine eyes dual citizenship while considering security risks from Russia
Background President Zelenskyy addressed the matter of double citizenship in his inaugural speech in May 2019. Within half…
Russian officers shun policy of provoking war against Ukraine, urge Putin to resign
General Leonid Ivashov, the Chairman of the “All-Russian Officer Assembly,” wrote an appeal to the Russian people and…
Why the ECHR case against Russia is so important for Ukraine
On 26 January 2022, the Grand Chamber of the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) started open…