Tag: Ukraine
What Is America’s Strategy in Ukraine?
It is tempting to see Ukraine’s stunning successes against Russia’s aggression as a sign that with sufficient American…
In Ukraine, Gruesome Injuries and Not Enough Doctors to Treat Them
Operating with skeleton crews, doctors and nurses race to save limbs, and lives. It’s a grim routine for…
Around Kharkiv, Ukrainians Emerge to Find Lives in Ruin
KHARKIV — Air raid sirens wail daily and the steady rumble of artillery can still be heard in…
Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Army vehicles were so decrepit that repair crews were stationed roughly every 15 miles. Some officers were so…
Estonia’s Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin
TALLINN, Estonia — Kaja Kallas, now 44, grew up in the Soviet Union, which had annexed her country,…
Pro-Russian Bloggers React to Reported Donets Military Disaster
The destruction wreaked on a Russian battalion as it tried to cross a river in northeastern Ukraine last…
At a German Hideaway, Oligarch Villas Challenge a ‘Silent Contract’
ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany — Nestled among snow-capped mountains an hour’s drive south of Munich, the villages around the Alpine…
Sanctions Shed Light on Putin’s Private Life
VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands — Vladimir Putin did not like the prying.It was 2008, and the Russian president, then 56…
Life in a Ukrainian Unit: Diving for Cover, Waiting for Western Weapons
PRYVILLIA, Ukraine — Through binoculars, the Ukrainian soldiers can see the Russian position far in the distance. But…
Bulgaria Takes Unusual Stand Against Russia With Sanctions
SHIPKA, Bulgaria — A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Bulgaria climbed a snowy mountain pass…
Looking to Help Ukrainian Refugees? A ‘Voluntourism’ Guide
Ultimately, we decided to spend two weeks in Krakow with A Drop in the Ocean. The volunteers we…
Crowdfunding a War: How Online Appeals Are Bringing Weapons to Ukraine
In a workshop in western Ukraine, a technician adjusted a metal bracket that had been attached to a…