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1000 days into the war, the number of Ukrainian soldiers quitting the battlefield is on the rise
Exhaustion, conflict with commanders, and zero prospect of demobilisation – morale is suffering on many fronts.
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Russia's runaway soldiers
Court records and social media chat groups show record numbers of Russian soldiers are being prosecuted for desertion, many are being helped and hidden…
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Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal
Arseny Turbin, one of Russia's youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.
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The ‘Grinding Jaws’ of the Russian army: have Ukraine’s defences in the Donbas really ‘fallen to pieces’?
On the eve of US elections, monitored closely in Kyiv and Moscow, we take a snapshot of the state of the frontline today.
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October 2024

Most Georgians want to join the EU, so why did so many vote for the ruling Georgian Dream?
Two decades on from the Rose Revolution, Georgia again stands at the crossroads as the party opposition supporters are dubbing Russia's Dream wins a…
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Russians accused of crimes offered choice - go to war instead of court
A former Olympic athlete has been told if he fights in Ukraine a criminal case against him will be frozen.
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"Desertion is a political act." Should Russians escaping the army be seen as victims of the war in Ukraine?
BBC Russian spoke to one of the Russian soldiers who deserted from the war in Ukraine and just arrived in France, where he is claiming asylum.
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'Russians invaded my house and held a soldier captive there'
After the resident of Vuhledar Marina Perederii fled her home in Ukraine, it appeared in an online video of a Russian soldier looking through her…
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Ukraine war: The cost of Vuhledar’s capture
Two of Russia’s elite marine units appear to have lost 40% of their men in the battle for the town. Russian war dead since the full-scale invasion may…
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September 2024

“My husband, the occupier"
The changing relationship of Russian military wives to the war in Ukraine – and to the men they love.
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Volunteers dying as Russia’s confirmed war dead tops 70,000
BBC Russian findings, published by BBC News online, show Russia's losses in its war against Ukraine passing a historic mark.
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Escaping my family: the young women challenging tradition in the North Caucasus
The BBC follows young women trying to escape forced early marriages and conservative families, risking violent punishment if captured and returned home.
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