Love in the line of fire

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LOVE IN THE LINE OF FIRE

In Ukraine’s front-line city of K

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Newsweek Magazine

20 February, 2026

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Prospect

What makes a traitor?

In a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine, a former miner from the east is being interviewed about how he ended up fighting for Russia. His speech is slurred and one arm paralysed: the results not

Rail

A brave new world… pt 2

RAIL Columnist

The Week UK

A century in the wilderness: the old believers time forgot

In 1978, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Siberia. Having moved there to escape religious persecution, they hadn’t interacted with the outside world for decades.

Country Life

A view through the woods

A Russia of trees and liberty and peace: ...

THE ALPINE EXPRESS

WITH SERIAL KILLERS, CANNIBALS AND PAEDOPHILES ALL FIGHTING ON THE FRONTLINE, THE RUSSIAN ARMY’S RANKS IN UKRAINE ARE AWASH WITH MEN GUILTY OF THE WORST POSSIBLE CRIMES