Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization WSJ.com: World News By: Alexander Ward · Thomas Grove 23 August 2026 at 12:30 Recent exercises gauged the military’s ability to absorb a mass of recruits in case the Kremlin orders a fresh mobilization push for the first time since 2022. © Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters
Why Ukraine Is Ramping Up Its Aerial War Against Russia WSJ.com: World News By: Louisa Naks · Thomas Grove 18 August 2026 at 19:00 Watch WSJ’s Thomas Grove explain how Ukraine’s targeted strikes on Russia’s retail and energy hubs are exposing the war’s hidden economic cost. © Tatyana Makeyeva/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
The Wild History of the Russian Online Retail Giant Being Bombarded by Ukraine WSJ.com: World News By: Daria Matviichuk · Georgi Kantchev · Thomas Grove 9 August 2026 at 06:00 During two decades of rapid growth, Wildberries has established itself at the intersection of business and power in Russia. © Stringer/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Putin Overhauls War Effort in Ukraine as Russia Seeks Momentum WSJ.com: World News By: Thomas Grove 5 August 2026 at 20:16 The Kremlin appoints new commanders after Russia’s military faces growing criticism for its slowest gains in years. © Pavel Seleznev/TASS/ZUMA Press
The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine WSJ.com: World News By: Daria Matviichuk · Thomas Grove 3 August 2026 at 05:00 Russia is strong-arming more fighting-age men into military service as voluntary recruitment stalls and Moscow’s initiative in Ukraine falters. © Anatoly Maltsev/EPA/Shutterstock