Disguising as civilians in order to launch an attack is typically regarded as a war crime
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Disguising as civilians in order to launch an attack is typically regarded as a war crime
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Russian forces are dressing up as civilians to confuse Ukraine’s defensive forces in the eastern town of Pokrovsk, Kyiv’s military has said.
Think-tank says Russia is targeting previously quiet areas of the front to give false impression that Ukrainian lines are…
Russian troops infiltrate Ukrainian positions in Zaporizhzhia with the cover of dense fog
Ukraine’s Zelensky claims his forces were holding their positions around Pokrovsk and Dobropillia
The Kremlin has dismissed the report, claiming figures from the Center for Strategic and International Studies were unreliable
Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian…
Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian…
