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A Russian soldier loyal to Vladimir Putin's government says the three months of fighting in Ukraine have felt longer than the four years he spent serving in the army during peacetime

Long deployments and a lack of training, support, food and equipment all affecting morale as war drags on

Like many Russians, Andrei had planned to spend his summer holiday on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. But this July, he, his wife and their two children will be in Russia's Black Sea resort of Anapa, hoping to avoid the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine.

Special report: One prisoner recalls how a man was beaten to death next to him. Another recounts being stripped, stabbed and subjected to electric shocks. In recently liberated Trostyanets in Sumy, Bel Trew speaks to torture victims and uncovers fresh evidence of possible war crimes in northeast Ukraine

From bringing in supplies through secret routes to delivering sandwiches amid Russian shelling, citizens in Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv tell Bel Trew how they risked their lives every day to provide food to thousands of people battling hunger and thirst

Special Report: A man watches a Russian missile destroy his family’s home in front of his eyes. A teenager avoids a summary execution by seconds. In Borodyanka, Bucha, Hostomel and Makariv, Bel Trew finds a Russian retreat marked by a trail of murdered civilians, mass graves and devastation

While investigators uncover the remains of civilians, heartbroken families wait nearby to reclaim their loved ones

Severely disabled Ivankiv grandmother Svetlana Mykolayivna, 77, woke at night on invasion day two as Russian troops blasted her bedroom wall apart with 40mm tracer rounds. She was shot dead

Severely disabled Ivankiv grandmother Svetlana Mykolayivna, 77, woke at night on invasion day two as Russian troops blasted her bedroom wall apart with 40mm tracer rounds. She was shot dead

A Russian who opposes the war in Ukraine recounts how he and his boyfriend fled the country and went into exile.

Andrei is busy burying dead neighbours in a makeshift grave by the roadside, opposite a bombed-out apartment block. Natalia wonders whether her own home is still standing, while a family frets over how long their dwindling food supplies can hold out.