Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s 2022 Has Really Not Gone to Plan
The Russian President expected to capture Ukraine in a week, but instead he’s presiding over a faltering war and weaker state, and increasingly isolated by even his allies on the international stage.
‘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.
Far-Right Republicans Shunned Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Fewer than half of House Republicans bothered to show up, and some of them spent much of the speech on their phones.
The World Keeps Getting the Hong Kong Flag and Anthem Wrong
A video by Ukraine’s defense ministry is the latest in a series of blunders where Hong Kong’s protest symbols were displayed instead of official ones.
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.
Military Sim Developer Tired of Its Game Being Used to Fake War Footage
Videos from ‘Arma 3’ have gone viral several times recently as real war footage from Ukraine.
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.
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.
A Zambian Student Jailed in Russia Was Killed on the Frontlines in Ukraine
Lemekhani Nyirenda's family are demanding answers, with the 23-year-old thought to have been conscripted from a Russian jail.