While there are few mechanism to use the content of war crimes scenes as evidence in a court of law, journalists covering conflicts around the world have unique access to them. That’s what the Reckoning Project aims to change.
Over 6 million Ukrainians have fled their country due to war since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.Even as the war continues, Ukrainian officials are laying the groundwork to get those citizens back in Ukraine when the war ends.
Due to a sharp decline in births, Russia is facing the biggest demographic crisis in recent history. This is a reflection of the fear that many Russians have about starting a family in an uncertain political and economic landscape.
Even far away from the front lines, there are significant implications to the debate over funding Ukraine’s war with Russia.VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more on the impact of refugee resettlement in Chicago, the second-largest U.S. city for Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war.
Ukraine has used a range of strategies to repel Russian forces that are encroaching. The most recent one involves training dogs to accompany Ukrainian soldiers during their missions.
The Russian Federation’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, addresses the United Nations Security Council about threats to international peace and security.
Volunteers from Ukraine have been forced to come up with an innovative way to convert used SUVs into casualty evacuation vehicles, or CASEVACS for short, in order to move wounded soldiers from far front lines to safety with limited resources.
After a year of bitter battles in Ukraine, neither the Russians nor the Ukrainians have emerged victors, and the front lines virtually at a stalemate. Observers say a protracted war of attrition as war fatigue plagues Ukrainian forces and their Western backers.
Growing poverty and hunger on a warming planet, together with new wars, are issues that the UN is powerless to fix. The future of the United Nations in a world where its impact is waning is looked at by VOA correspondent Margaret Besheer.
Turkey’s border with Armenia may soon reopen after more than 30 years following Azerbaijan’s recapture of the Nagorno-Karabakh area from ethnic Armenians.