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‘They Held Stalingrad. We’re Holding Bakhmut’: Inside Ukraine’s Shattered City
VICE World News spent 2 weeks inside the besieged city of Bakhmut, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance and Russia’s desperation to overwhelm Ukraine’s defenders.
Russia to Deploy Team of ‘Creatives’ to Ukraine Frontlines
Vladimir Putin is trying to boost Russian troops’ low morale. What better way to do that than sending musicians to the battlefields?
‘Nothing Can Break Us’: An Interview With a Ukrainian Fighter Pilot
Vadym Voroshilov became famous for posting a midair selfie on Instagram after downing a drone and was honoured by Volodymr Zelenskyy for his bravery. He tells VICE World News what happened that night.
Pentagon Says Russia Will Soon Be Forced to Use Old, 'Degraded' Ammo In Ukraine
Properly stored ammunition can last a lifetime but Russia has a bad track record of improper storage that leads to massive explosions and death.
Brittney Griner Is Free
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who had been sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony in August, has been released to the United States.
Sasha Grey Is Not Recruiting Soldiers for the Russian Army
A photo of her face on a Kremlin recruitment billboard is just another post from the anonymous depths of the internet.
Pope Francis Called Out for ‘Racist’ Interview About Russian Soldiers
Activists say they're “shocked and saddened” by Pope Francis’s claim that ethnic minority Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are the “cruellest”.
Three ‘Terrorists’ Killed by Russia Appear to Be ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R.’ Video Game LARPERs
The FSB claimed a symbol from a video game was a flag denoting the groups allegiance to terrorism.
What It’s Like Inside the Penal Colony Brittney Griner Was Sent to in Russia
Female Penal Colony IK-2 in Mordovia was formed in 1930, and while it was one of the first gulag camps it is better than most.
Putin Forced This Russian TV Channel to Close – Now It’s Back
VICE World News went behind the scenes of Russia’s only independent TV station, TV Rain, which was forced out of the country for reporting honestly on Ukraine.
Here’s Everything We Know About the Missile Strike in Poland
Two people were killed after a missile hit a Polish village on the border with Ukraine. Poland and NATO said initial investigations suggested the missile was fired by Ukrainian air defence.
Russian-Made Missile Killed 2 in Poland, Polish Foreign Ministry Says
At least two are dead in an explosion near the Ukraine border. U.S. intelligence officials initially said it was a misfired Russian missile, but President Joe Biden said later it was "unlikely" to have been fired from Russia.