Amos Chapple is a New Zealand-born writer and visual journalist with a particular interest in the former U.S.S.R.
A new Kyrgyz sheep breed is charging to fame in Central Asia for the size of its males and the massive prices being reported for prime specimens of the variety.
Work is now underway to the restore Afghanistan's Minaret of Jam, which experts say reflects a welcome departure from the icon-smashing rule of the Taliban of the 1990s. The change contrasts with the current Taliban rulers' draconian restrictions on other facets of life in the country.
A military training exercise in Serbia featured Chinese-designed quadruped robots firing weapons, as concerns mount over Beijing-linked technology facilities being set up in the Balkan country.
One month after the announcement that Russia’s bases in Syria would be “transferred” to Damascus, Russian military vessels have returned to the port of Tartus, exclusive images sourced by RFE/RL confirm.
A dramatic decrease in Ukrainians registered under Poland's temporary protection residency status come amid rising ethnic tensions in the country over wartime history, and benefits granted to the newcomers, but legal experts say the decline is more about new legal obstacles than street hostility.
A memorial to Soviet forces in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk was unveiled on September 4, depicting a Red Army soldier smashing a symbol of imperial Japan. The emblem remains a national emblem of the country today, leading to outrage in Japan.
Armed only with an assault rifle in an open cockpit, a Ukrainian gunner is part of an aerial unit that is shooting down Russian drones from Soviet-era Yak-52 propeller planes. Three low-cost planes donated by a Dutch NGO patrol the Odesa region, downing multiple Shahed drones in a single flight.
An "all-Russian" MC-21 passenger jet made its first test flight in early August, marking a step closer to full production, due to begin in 2027. But years of geopolitical turbulence have pushed the project far off-course, aviation insiders say.
Images of an Afghan delegation in tribal clothing visiting a food manufacturer in central Belarus sparked an outcry online, then photos of the visit disappeared from Belarusian websites.
Floating gun emplacements are being tested for potential deployment around the waters off St. Petersburg as Ukrainian marine and aerial drone attacks continue to slip through Russia’s defenses.
Russia marks Cheburashka’s 60th birthday on August 20 amid both enduring love for the creature and debate over his morality and even his “ethnicity.”
Amid a spate of tunnels being dug from Belarus into the EU, border authorities say Minsk is dismissing intelligence alerting it to migrant tunnel construction.
Kyiv has sounded the alarm as Rassvet, Russia's equivalent to Starlink, takes shape. Experts say the satellite Internet system could have a major impact on the war in Ukraine, but there is one key vulnerability of the Russian system.
Ukrainian military photographer Iryna Rybakova captured the moment a Russian first person view drone blasted into a vehicle in Kramatorsk on July 15 amid a reported increase in FPV drone attacks on the city.
The announcement on July 14 that French Rafale fighter jets will soon be received by Kyiv represents another step away from its legacy Soviet aircraft fleet, experts say.
New satellite images appear to show that several strategically important sites in Russia's far north have had air defense batteries removed as the Kremlin struggles to counter Ukrainian drone attacks elsewhere in the country.
Decades after it was dissolved by Soviet-backed authorities, remnants of the Museum of the Liberation Struggle of Ukraine are held in two Czech archives. RFE/RL sourced some artifacts from the museum intended to be a safehouse for objects from Ukraine’s early 20th century fight for independence.
Small numbers of high-end German-designed SUVs are being assembled at a plant in Kaliningrad despite BMW pulling out of Russia days after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Unauthorized balconies built by residents of the Kyrgyz capital to expand their apartments are being demolished amid government efforts to clean up the image of the city.
Kazakhstan has offered to host Iran's enriched uranium in order to streamline a potential peace deal between Tehran and Washington. The offer comes more than 30 years after a massive haul of weapons-grade uranium was taken out of the Central Asian country and flown to the US.
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