Russia's latest attempt to bring in recruits leans hard on macho imagery and asks what Russians want more: to be tough or ...

Russians respond with fear or indifference to Ukraine's Kursk operation, amid warnings Russian conscripts 'will not survive' ...

The long-sacrosanct practice of keeping young Russian army conscripts off the front lines is eroding as the lack of troops in ...

In the east, Russia's forces have been making steady gains as they look to take control of the region. There have been ...

Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in ...

When a 21-year-old man from Walasmulla, Sri Lanka, signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to join the Russian ...

Russia is intensifying its information war against Ukraine ... domestically produced missiles and drones, and fresh recruits, Kremlin propaganda is ramping up its information offensive. The aim is to ...

Women are joining the ranks of Ukrainian mobile air-defense units to shoot down drones as more men are drawn to the battles ...

Ukrainian commanders and soldiers say some new troops refuse to fire at the enemy. Others struggle to assemble weapons or to ...

Russia has begun a fightback, encroaching on Ukrainian territory near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, home of a railway yard and other important logistical assets. The offensive threatens to ...

Putin declared Ukraine to be a wayward part of Russia where conscripted soldiers must fight to make it part of Russia once more. Few Russian soldiers were willing to fight in Ukraine and the ...

Russia is recruiting citizens from the global South to fight in its war against Ukraine, offering incentives beyond just good pay. DW has interviewed some of these soldiers to share their ...