The ‘Scorched earth’ tactics adopted by Russian forces trying to consolidate control of the Donbas region has raze the town of Izyum. 40,000 civilians trapped by the advancing army face gratuitous violence and barbaric cruelty. Here are their stories.
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/… Izyum was fiercely contested for weeks by Ukrainian forces blocking Russia’s attempts to advance toward the strategically key city of Slovyansk, 30 miles to the southeast. On April 1, the Mayor announced that the Russians controlled the city.

Pipe bombs found near Capitol on Jan. 6 are believed to have been placed the night before. We obtained exclusive footage showing the suspect in the moments before placing a bomb at the RNC. Our latest w/ @emmersbrown @SarahCahlan @jdawsey1 & @joyceslee washingtonpost.com/investigations… A video from around 8:15pm video shows the suspect carrying a backpack near his waist as they approach the area where the bomb was discovered on Jan. 6. According to the law enforcement official, this is the last known sighting of the suspect before the placement of the bomb.

Qom, like elsewhere in Iran, is grappling with a surge in coronavirus cases. Iranian authorities began digging a pair of trenches for victims days after the government disclosed the initial outbreak. Together their lengths are that of a football field.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/… Our investigation started with a video widely shared on social media reportedly filmed on March 2 showing dozens of victims of the coronavirus awaiting burial inside the morgue of the Beheshte Masoumeh cemetery.

The Post obtained data on the coronavirus outbreak from hospitals in Tehran. The data from more than a dozen hospitals shows 80 recorded deaths in Tehran over the past six days and the rapid spread of the virus.
washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e… The data gathered by @NarimanGharib and provided to The Post strongly suggest that the epidemic has spread even more than the government has acknowledged.

Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall shut down the government. At the same time, his golf club in New York was firing undocumented workers. Hear from Margarita Cruz a former housekeeper fired last week from the Trump National. @partlowj and @Fahrenthold spoke to about a dozen former employees of the course who were fired last week after the Trump Organization discovered they were undocumented workers. Here's their story. washingtonpost.com/politics/donal…