Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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Women sit in candle light in a restaurant on a dark street on Nov. 2, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine Is on the Edge of a Complete Blackout
As winter deepens, half of the country’s energy system is already destroyed—and the other half is under threat.
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Julia Myron walks her 2-month-old daughter with a friend in Irpin. Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Winter Under Russian Bombs
Those who return home find shattered houses, no heat, and the worst yet to come.
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People hold blank sheets of paper in protest of COVID-19 restrictions and censorship in Hong Kong on Nov. 28. The Power of China’s Blank Sheets of Paper
2022 is not 1989, but demonstrations may yet develop in unpredictable ways.
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A member of Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade walks through the devastation in Posad-Pokrovske in Kherson Oblast. The Ukrainian Village That Sacrificed Itself for Kherson
One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.
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Volunteers work without electricity in Dnipro. Ukraine Battles On in the Dark
Russia’s terror campaign against Ukraine’s power plants is cutting off the lights—and energizing resistance.
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An encounter with the local authorities in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Russia’s Great Reverse Migration
Central Asians used to flee the Soviet empire’s periphery for Moscow. Russia’s mobilization has sent escaping Muscovites in the other direction.
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Saharawi festivalgoers gather to watch a nighttime FiSahara screening at Auserd refugee camp in the Western Sahara. The World’s Most Remote Film Festival
Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.
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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz gives a press conference in Vienna on Dec. 2, 2021. As Austria Faces Yet Another Round of Political Scandals, Voters Are Starting to Tune Out
Apathy is the big winner from Vienna’s elite dysfunction.
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A man with a Ukrainian flag stands on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington. Congress to Ukraine: We’ve Still Got Your Back
Lawmakers flock to security conference to allay doubts over long-term Ukraine commitment.
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Officers with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) wait outside an apartment in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. Ukraine Has a Secret Resistance Operating Behind Russian Lines
Modern-day Ukrainian partisans are quietly working to undermine the occupation.
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Young boys dress up as Ukrainian soldiers and police officers. Kherson Is Liberated but Not Yet Freed
Although Ukraine has reclaimed the one provincial capital taken by Russia, there’s still a long road to recovery.
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A stuffed toy sits in the remains of a playground in the heavily damaged Saltivka suburb of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainians Returning to Liberated Towns Find Utter Destruction
For many coming home to Ukraine’s east, their prewar lives are a distant dream.
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Zahida Khatoon Mugheri stands in front of partially flooded farmland in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Farmers Are Already Bracing for the Next Disaster
In Sindh province, the food insecurity that followed extreme flooding may be a harbinger for the climate future.
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Jordanian Gendarmerie forces arrest a protester in the Jordan Valley. Awash in U.S. Aid, Jordan Escalates Repression
A street vendor’s plight highlights violations that Washington would prefer to ignore.
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People take shelter in Vokzalna metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv’s Metro Is a Symbol of the City’s Resilience
Soviet authorities built the transit system to withstand a potential NATO attack. Now, stations are shielding Ukrainians from Russian missiles.
