As Russia's army falters on the battlefield in Ukraine, President Putin has announced a 'partial' mobilisation of citizens with military experience. But in realityβ students, pensioners and people with no army training have been called up. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled the country. VICE News asks if Russia's 'special operation' has finally become a real war.
Six weeks into Russiaβs invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putinβs armed forces have distinguished themselves not by their skill but by their savagery. The dictatorβs soldiers have committed horrific war crimes against hundreds, and more likely thousands of innocent civilians.
In this 2009 documentary, FRONTLINE producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria travel across Afghanistan and Pakistan to see firsthand how President Obamaβs strategy took shape, delivering vivid, on-the-ground reporting from the war's many fronts.
Tens of thousands are missing, many more murdered. So why are Mexicoβs violent drug cartels operating with impunity? We go inside the most powerful cartel to meet the footsoldiers. Corruption, they say, goes right to the top. Produced in collaboration with Ben Zand and Vice TV.
