If fighting in war didn't kill you, then deserting the battlefield surely would! Find out why "cowards" were put to death if they refused to fight or bailed on their fellow soldiers during battle, in ...

A decorated Russian general boasted to his wife about torturing and murdering captive Ukrainians in messages revealed by ...

RFE/RL’s Ukrainian and Russian investigative units obtained three years of correspondence sent and received by a top Russian general fighting in Ukraine. Jokes about torture, mutilation, and ...

A recent investigation by RFE/RL's Schemes unit revealed that a senior Russian commander shared a meme among fellow officers that read, 'It's not a war crime if it was fun.' The sentiment is ...

Russian soldiers get cash pay-outs depending on the severity of their wounds - Copyright AFP Olga MALTSEVA Russian soldiers get cash pay-outs depending on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has found a Russian serviceman guilty of executing Ukrainian prisoners of war and ...

Maine Army National Guard soldiers are being praised for their "exceptional" work abroad, returning home on Valentine's Day from a successful mission to Saudi Arabia. The Skowhegan and Lewiston-based ...

FOUR years after Russia unleashed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the first 20 miles of the frontline have turned into a haunted strip of earth where neither infantry nor tanks dare to ...

Soldiers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division executed a nighttime air assault last week at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02. The operation was ...

McALESTER, Okla. — A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma’s first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead ...

North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” according to Amnesty International. Escapees told the ...