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.

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.

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

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.

Embedding with a Ukrainian tank crew fielding a T-80 captured on the front lines from Russian forces.

Clementine “Kafa” Clint was displaced from their home when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. Now, they’re fighting to liberate others from the occupation.

Thoughts from an embed with Ukrainian servicemembers on and near the front lines.