Two appropriate birthday "presents" for Russia's authoritarian-in-chief.

After a five-day referendum, Putin signs a decree integrating Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk into Russia.

A round-up of some stark facts about Russia's War on Ukraine, and how it is changing the face of Russia.

“It’s time to prove themselves in a real fight, I can only welcome this desire.”

– Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, announcing that he was sending his teenage sons to Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill says that Russians can fast-track their way to heaven by fighting in Ukraine.

Russians with questions about Putin's recent mobilization against Ukraine can dial 112 for more information.

A critical natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe has started leaking... suspiciously.

Protests erupted across Russia after Putin announces mobilization.

"We are a soldier country, a soldier nation. We will fight, it's not our first time, and so on... I feel that a rather gloomy period is ahead."

– Alexei Levinson, Levada

After negotiations, Russia agreed to release 10 foreign prisoners captured during the fighting in Ukraine.

The governments of the Ukrainian separatist LPR and DPR are calling for referendums on joining Russia – a callback to 2014 Crimea.

The Russian military's morale weakens as Ukraine announces the liberation of two villages.