A mother in a remote village grapples with past, present, and future losses to war.

A translator with Russian roots ruminates on her past, and what it means to be a Russophile today.

War births poetry. We share five recently created and translated anti-war poems.

We are all daily shaken and unsettled by the fire hose of bad news from Russia and Ukraine, and we all would love “something good, loving, and light from Russia to counterbalance the darkness, the senseless brutality, and the horrors perpetrated by Russian hands in Ukraine.”

Consideration of five recent books that help us grapple with Russia, Ukraine, and history.

How is the Russian economy fairing during the war, and what can we expect in the months ahead?

Tensions continue to rise in Russia after the start of mobilization, leading to more extreme acts of disruption.

The Kerch Strait Bridge, a symbol of Russian unity, was hit and damaged by a blast.

As we said at the outset, Russia lost this war the day it began. But where are we now?

"Honestly, they will all die there."

– Kirill, a Russian soldier who has fought in Ukraine
offers a grim prognosis of what awaits the new mobilized recruits.

In a surprising turn of opinion, Ramzan Kadyrov has exempted Chechnya from the draft.

Ukraine continues to press forward in its major counteroffensive against Russia, recapturing villages and towns along the way.