De facto authorities in Moldova's Transdniester have pledged not to obstruct the access of voters from the Russian-backed separatist region to polling stations amid concerns that Moscow will attempt ...

Kyrgyzstan's Emergencies Ministry announced on October 18 the recovery of the body of one victim from an avalanche site in the southwestern district of Chatkal, while the search continues for five ...

It's election season in Eastern Europe, and for the Kremlin -- bogged down in Ukraine and desperately in need of allies -- ...

Russia has been enlisting Central Asian prisoners to fight in Ukraine, throwing them on the frontline with limited military training. Some were lured with enticements, but many others faced torture ...

Struggling to increase manpower at the front as Russian forces advance and concerns about the future of Western support mount, Ukrainian recruiters have raided concerts, clubs, and cafes looking for ...

Increasingly oppressive conditions inside Russian prisons are driving desperate inmates to enlist in the military to fight in Ukraine. Speaking to RFE/RL from behind bars in Russia, a Kyrgyz inmate ...

Ukrainians had mixed reactions after army recruiters raided nightclubs and restaurants looking for men to replenish the ...

Violent clashes erupted between parishioners from rival Orthodox churches on October 17 as they battled for control of St.