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The 59th Shkval Battalion: Holding the Front in Dnipro

by Dylan Burns and Devin WoodallPosted onJuly 10, 2025July 10, 2025

Dylan Burns and Devin Woodall follow the 59th Separate Assault Brigade’s “Shkval” battalion of prisoners as they train to counter the Russian advance into Dnipro.

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From the Ashes of Occupation, Phoenix Squad Rises

by Devin WoodallPosted onJune 10, 2025June 10, 2025

Devin Woodall reports alongside the 113th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade ‘Phoenix Squad’, whose volunteers spend their days hunting for Russian drones which constantly seek to disrupt the lives of locals near the front.

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Reclaiming Life Under Assad’s Rubble

by Gregory WatersPosted onMay 21, 2025May 22, 2025

Gregory Waters reports from the towns of Suqaylabiyah and Qalaat al-Mudiq in the al-Ghab plain, where displaced residents are slowly returning home despite pervasive reminders of the death and destruction wrought by years of relentless regime bombardment.

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India’s Exploitation of Climate Change is Killing Kashmiri Women

by Aisha MalikPosted onMay 9, 2025May 15, 2025

OP-ED: Women in Kashmir are at the forefront of the climate crisis, and India’s weaponization of climate change and water rights exists in pursuit of a policy which seeks to systematically oppress Kashmiri women and advance a total erasure of Kashmiri identity.

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Dysfunction and Dereliction: The Collapse of the 155th Brigade Through a Deserter’s Eyes

by Dylan BurnsPosted onMay 5, 2025May 7, 2025

Ukraine’s 155th Mechanized Brigade was positioned as the pinnacle of inter-European cooperation – but mass desertions and institutional ineptitude nearly derailed the project before it began. OffBeat Research speaks to “Ivan”, an early deserter, about his time in training and his decision to go AWOL during training in France.

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The Road to Damascus: The Case for Normalization with the New Syrian Government

by Juwayriah WrightPosted onMarch 26, 2025May 8, 2025

OP-ED: For years, US policy in Syria has led from behind. In the shadow of HTS’s evolution and the country’s new reality, a pragmatic policy reassessment is long overdue.

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3 Years On: Fragments of the Battle for Kyiv

by Patrick HilsmanPosted onFebruary 28, 2025May 25, 2025

A retrospective on the lives of townspeople in Kyiv oblast during the early days of Russia’s 2022 invasion and failed attempts to encircle Kyiv.

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Governing on the Front Line in Sumy Oblast

by Dylan BurnsPosted onJanuary 17, 2025May 20, 2025

Dylan Burns tours Bilopillya – a front line town in Sumy oblast, whose residents have shown remarkable resilience amid nearly three years of indiscriminate Russian bombardment.

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Winter Training with the 100th Mechanized Brigade’s Marder Crew

by Dylan BurnsPosted onDecember 31, 2024May 21, 2025

Dylan Burns observes training movements from the 100th Mechanized Brigade’s IFV “Marder” crew outside Toretsk, in Donetsk oblast.

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Russia Bets on Pokrovsk Push as Resistance Stiffens

by Dylan BurnsPosted onNovember 25, 2024May 21, 2025

Dylan Burns embeds with a Grad artillery team near the crucial front line city of Pokrovsk, where Russian advances threaten to topple one of Ukraine’s major logistical hubs.

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