Sudarsan Raghavan

Volunteers help evacuate elderly Ukrainians from Bakhmut in the Donbas region, where Russian forces are attempting a strategic push to capture territory.

• Europe

In a rare interview, a Ukrainian military commander and his top lieutenant describe disillusionment, deprivations and a sense of certain death among their troops on the front lines in Donbas.

• Europe

A visit to the town of Maryinka brings a rare close-up look at the nature of the war in eastern Ukraine, described by Ukraine’s president as “hell.”

The Washington Post’s Sudarsan Raghavan was with Ukrainian troops as they set up a sniper position on the front line with Russian forces.

• Europe

When the war is never far away, and the priests wear body armor, even burying a child is a risk.

• Asia

Officials say they are receiving reports of a rise in child marriages and sales of babies for adoptions as Afghans seek ways to cope with the economic crisis.

• Europe

As Russian mothers and widows grieve, countless bodies are unclaimed in Ukraine.

• Europe

Militia with far-right views says it welcomes all volunteers, regardless of ideology, in the fight against Russia.

• Europe

Once an affluent suburb, devastated Moshchun is now an emblem of Ukrainian resistance