Photograph: ARIS MESSINIS (AFP)
Listed below are a number of the highlights produced by RFE/RL’s group of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visible journalists over the previous seven days, together with content material from Gandhara, the RFE/RL web site focusing completely on developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Secure in Lithuania however grieving for her decimated household, Mariupol survivor Anzhelika Medvedyeva describes the flattened Ukrainian metropolis as a “graveyard.” Her son and husband, who died earlier than her eyes, had been among the many 1000’s of civilians killed in Russia’s assault on the port metropolis. By Inna Kuznetsova
Final Highway From Lysychansk: Hundreds Urged To Evacuate Ukrainian Metropolis
Ukrainian authorities have requested the 15,000 residents of Lysychansk to evacuate instantly, however there is just one highway out and plenty of refuse to take it. Even with shells falling close by, folks insist they and their kids will keep. By Present Time
“I needed to wade — take off my garments and cross the water to the opposite facet.” How a Russian engineer resigned from his defense-industry job and fled to Lithuania on foot through Belarus within the useless of the evening. By Idel.Realities
Afghans are being hit arduous by an financial disaster that has disrupted important providers and left them struggling to make ends meet. However the nation’s Taliban leaders, restricted to home income to fund the annual funds, are discovering methods to squeeze residents much more. By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and Radio Mashaal
Younger Iranian Girls Nonetheless Being Compelled Into ‘Virginity Exams’ Forward Of Marriage
Hundreds of younger ladies and ladies in Iran proceed to be subjected to “virginity assessments” earlier than marriage regardless of there being no medical foundation for such examinations. Those that fail the assessments may be pressured to endure hymen reconstruction or, in some instances, have been the topic of “honor killings.” By RFE/L’s Radio Farda
Bridges are blown in a key Donbas metropolis. Russian forces are advancing. About 100-200 Ukrainian troopers are dying each day. Amid withering Russian artillery and rocket fireplace, the tide of struggle is popping in opposition to Ukraine. Kyiv says the one method to flip it again is to get extra Western weapons sooner. By Mike Eckel
The Moscow-appointed head of Ukraine’s Kherson area mentioned weeks after Russia’s invasion that his “soul” was Ukrainian. Now he has a fast-tracked Russian passport. By Carl Schreck and Yury Baranyuk
Ukraine’s Fight Medics Combat To Save Lives On The Entrance Strains
With Russian artillery pounding Ukrainian positions close to the town of Novoluhanske in japanese Ukraine, shrapnel wounds are all too widespread. Helmet-camera footage reveals how Ukrainian fight medics threat their lives to deal with the wounded and evacuate casualties from the battlefield in Ukraine’s Donetsk area. By Maryan Kushnir, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, and Stuart Greer
The West has sanctioned Russian pure fuel, oil, and coal since Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Not blacklisted is the Russian nuclear gas offered by Rosatom, the Russian state-run colossus with deep world vitality ties. By Tony Wesolowsky
Talks to “normalize” relations between Ankara and Yerevan are ongoing, however some villagers close to the shared border are already getting ready for long-abandoned crossing factors to reopen. By Amos Chapple
