‘It’s scary – but so’s giving birth’: The female unit gunning down Russian drones BBC/James CheyneThe Witches of Bucha are part of a volunteer defence unit made up almost entirely of women It’s when dark falls over Bucha that the…
Russia jails French researcher in ‘foreign agent’ case ReutersLaurent Vinatier’s defence team says he will appeal against the jail term A court in Moscow has sentenced a French researcher to three years in a penal colony for breaking Russia’s controversial…
How Georgia is helping old US cars end up in Russia BBCGeorgia has become a hub for international used cars The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a multi-billion dollar hub for the international used car market. The…
Ukraine denounces Russia’s reported execution of captured troops Getty Images Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has denounced the alleged execution of nine captured Ukrainian troops by Russian forces in the Kursk border region. Dmytro Lubinets said he had written to the…
Ukrainian journalist, 27, who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison BBCViktoriia Roshchyna was detained last year while reporting in Russian-occupied Ukraine Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in August 2023 in a part of Ukraine now occupied by Russian forces. It took nine…
Mystery of Russia’s secret weapon downed in Ukraine ReutersWreckage of what appeared to be Russia’s Okhotnik or Hunter aerial vehicle was found in Kostintynivka When two white vapour trails cross the sky near the front line in eastern Ukraine, it…
Teenager among four dead in latest Russian attack on Odesa DSNS rescue serviceThe overnight attack was the fourth on the Odesa region in five days Four people have been killed in a Russian strike close to Ukraine’s port city of…
‘Russians invaded my house and held a soldier captive there’ BBCAfter Marina fled her home in Vuhledar, she was shocked to see a video of a Russian soldier in her house going through her things Marina Perederii’s home in the…
Novichok inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and how was she poisoned? Family handout An independent inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury in 2018, is due to open on 14…
The Ukrainian invasion of Russia is now in its third month with little indication that it will end any time soon. Despite a series of Russian counterattacks since the invasion began on August 6, Ukraine continues to control an area…
‘We are not Russian spies’ – Irish politicians declare Getty Some Irish senators have declared they are “not spies” amid reports of Russian interference in Ireland. A report from The Sunday Times last week alleged that a member of the…
Stalker 2: ‘We want to show Ukraine can make great games’ GSC Game WorldThe area surrounding the reactor – including Pripyat’s famous abandoned ferris wheel – have been recreated in the game “I would say that maybe half of our…