Picture: Natela Grigalashvili (RFE/RL)
Listed below are among the highlights produced by RFE/RL’s huge staff of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visible journalists over the previous seven days, together with content material from Gandhara, the RFE/RL web site focusing solely on developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Afghans Battle For Survival As Nation Braces For Second Winter Beneath Taliban Rule
Afghans are making ready for an additional brutal winter below the rule of the Taliban. Assist teams worry that this winter might even be worse than the final as starvation and illness proceed to rise. With meals and power costs surging, many Afghans face a alternative between shopping for firewood to heat themselves or meals to feed themselves. By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and Abubakar Siddique
Gepard Antiaircraft Techniques From Germany Goal Iranian Drones Over Ukraine
Ukrainian troops say Gepard cell antiaircraft techniques donated by Germany have confirmed efficient at stopping Russian-operated drones made in Iran. The Ukrainian crews say they will detect the drones at a distance of 16 kilometers. However they add that they have to use the Swiss-made ammunition judiciously as a result of Bern bans its export to Ukraine. By Yaroslav Krechko and Will Tizard
The Communist-Period Mausoleum Dividing Montenegrins
Fifty years after Yugoslavian authorities demolished a chapel atop Montenegro’s Mount Lovcen, the memorial that stands as an alternative has turn into a lightning rod for debate over nationwide id. By Amos Chapple
Tens Of Hundreds Of Lifeless Dolphins Amongst Environmental Casualties Of Ukraine Warfare
A Ukrainian marine biologist estimates that not less than 50,000 Black Sea dolphins have been killed because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Ivan Rusev says he is shocked by the variety of dolphin carcasses which have washed up on the shores of his nature reserve in Ukraine’s Odesa area. Mines, underwater explosions, and energy sonar from Russian submarines have triggered an environmental disaster for marine wildlife. By Stuart Greer
Ukrainian Partisans Describe Their Battle In opposition to Russian Forces In Kherson
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, underground resistance actions discovered methods to battle again. Some locals despatched details about Russian troop actions to the Ukrainian army. Others painted the Ukrainian flag on buildings and monuments. Present Time correspondent Borys Sachalko spoke with locals within the not too long ago liberated metropolis of Kherson about their partisan actions below Russian occupation. By Borys Sachalko and Austin Malloy
Investigation Finds Bulgaria Detaining Migrants In Foul-Smelling Shack
An investigation by RFE/RL and different media has raised critical questions on alleged abuses of migrants and refugees arriving in Bulgaria. Secretly shot movies confirmed individuals being held in a foul-smelling wood constructing with barred home windows. Individuals claiming to be refugees instructed reporters that they have been denied the suitable to assert asylum, mistreated, and returned to Turkey. By RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service and Ray Furlong
