Behind the Lines
Is China expanding its presence in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia? Or is it just another of the Kremlin’s propaganda games?
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June 18, 2026
Behind the Lines: How Deep is China’s Engagement in Occupied Ukraine?
Is China expanding its presence in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia? Or is it just another of the Kremlin’s propaganda games?
February 25, 2026
Behind the Lines: The Agents Driving Ukraine’s Covert War of Attrition
Ukraine’s Atesh movement is a thorn in the Kremlin’s side. With 2,000 agents in the Russian army and working in the occupied territories, its tactics have evolved for a war of attrition.
July 24, 2025
Behind the Lines: Crimean Tatars Battle to Save their Language
Suppression of language is a key part of Moscow’s drive to erase the Crimean Tatar identity as it seeks to colonize occupied Ukraine. Linguists are fighting back.
June 26, 2025
Behind the Lines: Russia Bribes Teachers to Work in Occupied Ukraine
Russia is offering cash handouts of as much a two million rubles ($22,000) to lure teachers and cultural workers to Russify occupied Ukraine and create a population loyal to the regime.
May 15, 2025
Behind the Lines: Russia Makes Ukrainians Foreigners in Their Own Country
Vladimir Putin has given Ukrainians until September to become Russian citizens or leave the occupied territories in his latest attempt to erase their identity.
February 20, 2025
Behind the Lines: Russia’s Struggle to Colonize Ukraine
Despite Russification programs, repression, population replacement, and forced identity changes, Moscow’s colonizing tactics have failed to break the spirit of Ukrainians.
January 23, 2025
Behind the Lines: Ethnic Cleansing by Home Loan
Russian banks are offering cheap mortgages for homes in the occupied territories as the invaders seek to colonize Ukraine and drive out local residents.
December 12, 2024
Behind the Lines: The Workaday Agents Resisting Russia
The Angry Mavka movement uses old techniques and new technology to undermine Ukraine’s occupiers and remind them they’re not welcome.
October 25, 2024
Behind the Lines: Russia’s Brutal War on Ukraine’s Journalists
Russia has imprisoned more than 30 Ukrainian journalists for reporting on the destruction of their homeland. Their colleagues want urgent action before any more die.