"The Russians have a strain of brutality which comes from centuries of brutality and Mongol invasions." The Russian army is defined by its 'mercilessness', explains General Sir Richard Shireff. | Times Radio

Myanmar is experiencing an increase in the "intensity and brutality" of its armed conflict with more frequent crimes against humanity committed by the army, warns Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigation Mechanism for Myanmar, at a UN press briefing in Geneva. "The military, the junta, are increasingly desperate," he adds. | Mizzima - Myanmar News - English Edition