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June 23, 2025
International
World

A Ukrainian journalist is released from Russian custody in occupied Crimea

A Ukrainian journalist is released from Russian custody in occupied Crimea (Image: AP) Ukrainian Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was released Sunday after more than four years in Russian custody in Crimea, according to RFE/RL. Yesypenko was arrested and jailed on March 10, 2021, in Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in […]

April 21, 2025
International
World

How Russia recruits troops in occupied Ukrainian territories

This spring marks the highest rate of military conscription that Russia has seen in 14 years. In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree ordering 160,000 men aged 18 to 30 to be called up. Their year of service began on April 10.Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that the latest round of conscription, which […]