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A "humiliating defeat" in Ukraine poses no "existential threat" to Russia, but to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered the unprovoked invasion, argues Graham Allison, a Harvard professor and former U.S. defense official.
The prospect of Russian forces replenishing their depleted aerial arsenal with powerful Iranian ballistic missiles has officials in Kyiv scrambling for more air cover.
Irene Dikova's promising alpine ski career came to an abrupt halt years ago when she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Years later, she had a lung transplant in Austria -- something nearly impossible in Bulgaria -- and is campaigning to convince more Bulgarians to become organ donors.
Borodyanka, outside Kyiv, was occupied by Russian forces soon after the launch of the full-scale invasion in late February. Yekaterina Holoviy managed to escape, but she has been left traumatized by the loss of people close to her -- and of her hometown itself.
Russia’s military has for years, if not decades, relied on sensitive Western technology and hardware -- from night-vision goggles to powerful computer chips for fighter jets, radar, and missiles. A U.S. criminal indictment details the lengths Russia has gone to in search of restricted technology.