A new sign went up a few miles from the front line recently on the main billboard of an occupied town in Ukraine’s Luhansk region.
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31,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Two Years of War, Zelensky Says
Some 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began two years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, acknowledging for the first
Short on Soldiers, Ukraine Debates How to Find the Next Wave of Troops
Soldiers fight in freezing, muddy trenches bombarded by artillery, or in warrens of burned and blown-up houses in urban combat. Casualty rates are high, and
In Soldiers’ Remains, Russia Plots a Way to Reconcile With France
On a recent cloudy afternoon, the remains of three Russian soldiers were buried in virtual secrecy in a small corner of northeastern France. There were
Russian Women Protest Long Deployments for Soldiers in Ukraine
The woman in the video, her face blurred, gave a blunt assessment of Russian military policy: Soldiers mobilized over a year ago to fight in
Storm Batters Southern Ukraine, Spreading Misery for Civilians and Soldiers
A powerful wintry storm battered southern Ukraine on Monday, washing away Russian coastal defenses from some beaches on the occupied Crimean peninsula. The storm, which
Russian Strike Hit Soldiers at Ceremony, Ukrainian Officials Say
Russian missiles struck a group of Ukrainian soldiers at an award ceremony in southern Ukraine, killing some and leaving others wounded, two senior Ukrainian military
The Hidden Trauma of Ukraine’s Soldiers
Photographs and Text by Nicole Tung Nicole Tung visited several mental health treatment centers in Ukraine, and spent time with several soldiers suffering from the
Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges
OUTSIDE AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — The headquarters of one of the battalions in Ukraine’s 53rd Mechanized brigade smells of fresh cut pine trees. The scents are
Who Are the Soldiers Behind the Free Russia Legion?
The fighters who have claimed responsibility for a rare assault just over the Ukrainian border in Russia’s Belgorod region are members of a volunteer unit