Behind the Lines
Moscow’s occupying forces are working to improve access to occupied and annexed areas of Ukraine as existing routes become increasingly dangerous.
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December 14, 2023
Behind the Lines: Lies, Damned Lies, and Logistics in Ukraine
Moscow’s occupying forces are working to improve access to occupied and annexed areas of Ukraine as existing routes become increasingly dangerous.
November 30, 2023
Behind the Lines: Propaganda Poisoning
Russia’s propaganda campaign in Ukraine’s occupied territories is producing a lot of content, but does it cut through?
November 16, 2023
Behind the Lines: Battling Back in Battered Kherson
A year after partial liberation, every day in the Kherson district brings new destruction, wounds, and death, but they don’t stop its residents planning for the future.
November 2, 2023
Behind the Lines: The Race to Rescue Ukraine’s Stolen Children
Abductions of children started as soon as Russian soldiers invaded Ukraine. Tens of thousands have now been taken, and the longer it goes on, the harder it will be to rescue them.
October 19, 2023
Behind the Lines: Russia’s Brainwashing of Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine
Moscow is devoting billions of rubles to engage with young people in occupied Ukraine as it seeks to convert them to a Russian view of the world.
October 5, 2023
Behind the Lines: Russia’s ‘Adoption’ Campaign in Occupied Ukraine
Moscow is encouraging the adoption of war ravaged towns and regions in Ukraine by their Russian counterparts, as it tries to build links with the occupied territories.
September 21, 2023
Behind the Lines: Teaching Crimeans to Speak Ukrainian Again
Children educated in Crimea since its illegal annexation will soon graduate, and most won’t have studied Ukrainian. How will they be integrated into the Ukrainian-speaking mainland after liberation?
September 7, 2023
Behind the Lines: Voting at Gunpoint in Russia’s Sham Elections
The Kremlin is using coercion, door-to-door ballot collection, early voting, and mobile polling stations to increase turnout in its sham elections in occupied Ukraine.
August 24, 2023
Behind the Lines: The Sugar-Coated Myths of Mariupol
The Kremlin portrays Mariupol as a place of peaceful opportunity as it seeks to repopulate the ruined city with Russians, but the reality is very different.