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Listed below are a number of the highlights produced by RFE/RL’s huge crew of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visible journalists over the previous seven days.
The Grisly Job Of Exhuming The Lifeless In Ukraine
Within the woods of jap Ukraine, a crew of volunteers are scraping the grime from a corpse and looking for something that may determine who it was. Certainly one of them finds a cross — a potential clue. He says it is at all times an honor for him if the crew manages to return a physique to its household. By Serhiy Horbatenko and RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service
Unborn Child Saved By Prisoners’ Scraps, Says Ukrainian Medic Held By Russians
A Ukrainian navy medic who was pregnant when she was captured by Russian troops in Mariupol has spoken of her practically six-month ordeal in captivity. Maryana Mamonova says she obtained little medical care and that her unborn child solely survived as a result of different prisoners shared meals along with her. By Sofia Sereda, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, and Ray Furlong
The Chilly, Shrinking Life In An Arctic Port City In Russia’s Northeast
A Russian Arctic sea port, Pevek, has a dwindling inhabitants and the world’s northernmost nuclear energy plant, housed on an enormous barge. Residents listed here are nostalgic for the city’s heyday, when the port was busy with mineral shipments, however they’re profiting from life amongst reindeer farms, wild berries, and ghost settlements. By Present Time and Will Tizard
Russians Avoiding Battle Have Flooded Into Uzbekistan
Lots of of hundreds of Russians have fled their nation since Moscow introduced a “partial” mobilization on September 21. Many have traveled to Uzbekistan to hunt refuge. The Russians say they’re settling into their information lives and are uncertain how lengthy they will be overseas. Within the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, the arrival of tens of hundreds of Russians has impacted the native financial system, with hire costs surging throughout the town. By Present Time and Austin Malloy
Afghan Man ‘Milks’ Scorpions For World’s Most Costly Liquid
Hundreds of scorpions swarm underneath the rocks of Mohammad Sherzad’s “farm” north of Kabul. Scorpion venom can be utilized in varied medical merchandise and is the costliest liquid on the earth. However Sherzad says the closure of Western embassies for the reason that Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has made exporting tougher. By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and Ray Furlong
