De-occupation

‘I have nothing except for these people.’ The battle for Bakhmut and Ukrainian counteroffensive

The town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, formerly known as Artemivsk before decommunisation in Ukraine, was already an area of confrontation between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russia-backed militants in 2014. The battles continued for several months back then,...

Global context of war

Russia uses sports as a tool of aggression. How is the world reacting?

After the Russians, with the assistance of the Belarusians, launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, their athletes were suspended from participating in international tournaments. But in early 2023, despite the ongoing war, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus...