Ukraine continues to hold on to eastern city of Bakhmut despite the Wagner mercenary group claiming to have seized up to 70 percent of the ruined city.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 11th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
Despite being outnumbered and outgunned by Moscow's forces, Ukrainian soldiers defending the ruined city of Bakhmut are continuing to hold onto their positions.
Thousands of teachers, students, and sympathizers took part in an anti-government "freedom march" in Budapest on March 15, 2023, calling for educational reforms and a change in the Central European country's political culture.
Ukraine has ordered Moscow-affiliated clerics to leave Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, the country’s most important Orthodox monastery, by the end of March. Here is background on the site and the developments that have led to the current crisis.
Violent clashes broke out as authorities tried to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan at his home in Lahore for failing to appear in court on corruption charges.
Ukrainians paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv on March 14 to commemorate Volunteer Day.
After images emerged showing the Donbas city of Maryinka effectively wiped off the map by the Russian invasion, photographer Alena Grom remembers a town that thrived in the shadow of the war that would soon destroy it.
Ukraine continues to hold on to "Fortress Bakhmut" despite taking heavy losses, constant Russian assaults on its soldiers, and having a distinct artillery disadvantage.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 10th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
The United Nations estimates that an Afghan woman dies every two hours during pregnancy and childbirth, making Afghanistan's maternal mortality rate the highest in Asia. A UN-funded midwife trainee program hopes to change those numbers and save the lives of women.
March 11 marks the anniversary of the destruction of Bamiyan’s sixth-century Buddha statues by the Taliban in 2001. According to experts, encroaching construction, negligence, and looting are endangering the status and future of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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