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December 24, 2024
Kosovo Group Deploys 'Seed Drones' To Battle Deforestation

Drones are being used to drop seeds as part of a pilot project to reforest parts of Kosovo. The Sustainability Leadership Kosovo group estimates an area of forest equal to three soccer fields is being lost every day in the Balkan state due to issues including illegal logging and forest fires.

December 24, 2024
'So Much Death': Ukrainian Drone Pilot Shares Emotional Account Of Frontline Combat

Speaking with RFE/RL from a military shelter in eastern Ukraine, a female drone pilot with the call sign "Siri" discusses her experience of losing her Ukrainian comrades on the front line.
December 23, 2024
Darkness And Drones: Winter Warfare On Ukraine's Front Lines

Members of Ukraine's National Guard are battling frigid temperatures and darkness as they defend the front lines from attacks by Russian forces near the northeastern city of Kupyansk. Current Time reporter Oleksiy Prodayvoda reports.
December 23, 2024
Another Female Singer Challenges Iran's Dress Code Onstage

Another female singer has challenged Iran's strict Islamic dress code by posting video of herself performing without a head scarf. Hana Kamkar is the second singer to publish a concert video that defies the country's clerical establishment.
December 22, 2024
Anti-Government Protesters Dance Through Tbilisi

Georgian anti-government protesters livened up their march with traditional dancing. Steps from the "khorumi" war dance were seen at the December 21 rally. Tbilisi has been the scene of daily mass protests since the government announced it would give up EU grants and accession efforts.
December 21, 2024
Drones Hit High-Rise Buildings In Russian City

Footage posted on social media shows unmanned aerial vehicles as they hit high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia's Tatarstan region, on December 21. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian drones attacked the city in three waves. Ukraine has not commented.
December 21, 2024
What's Next For Georgia's Presidential Crisis As Inauguration Day Nears

A showdown is looming over Georgia's presidency as the December 29 inauguration day nears for far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili. Current president, Salome Zurabishvili, has called the appointment "illegitimate," and says she'll refuse to leave office after Kavelashvili is sworn in.
December 20, 2024
Sirens Wail, A Child Flees For Safety, As Russia Bombs Kyiv

RFE/RL captured dramatic footage as Russia launched massive air strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. As firefighters doused the flames, a man was furious that his business had been destroyed. "They're subhumans," he said.
December 20, 2024
Destruction, Injuries After Russian Missile Attack in Ukraine's Kryviy Rih

At least five people were injured as private and municipal buildings were damaged or completely destroyed in a massive Russian missile attack that also targeted Ukraine's capital, Kiyv, and the southern region of Kherson in the early hours of December 20.
December 19, 2024
'In His Own Bubble': Zelenskiy Slams Putin Remarks, Urges More EU Military Aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told EU leaders gathered in Brussels on December 19 that continued support in the fight against Russia's invasion is urgent. Energy infrastructure is increasingly under attack, he said, before rejecting the idea that Ukraine might negotiate with Russia.
December 19, 2024
Uzbeks In Moscow Fear Crackdown After Russian General's Assassination

Uzbek migrants in Moscow told RFE/RL that they feared a crackdown after an Uzbek man was arrested in connection with the assassination of Russian General Igor Kirillov. To protect their identities, their faces have been blurred and their voices distorted.
December 19, 2024
Last Holdouts Cling To Life In Ukrainian Frontline Town

The eastern Ukrainian town of Siversk has been bombed nearly flat by Russian artillery, but two residents of a badly damaged home are refusing to leave. Olena and Viktor are among about 700 residents who remain in what they call "a dead city."

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