Thousands of businesses have opened in Russia's "southwestern region": land that was, until recently, part of Ukraine.

Two musicians were performing on the streets of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. An hour later, a Russian missile strike killed them.

Street artist Philippenzo, known for his anti-war murals, was detained at a Moscow airport when reentering Russia.

Every September 3, and on nine other days of the year, the city of Volgograd will change its name back to Stalingrad.

St. Petersburg introduces a resort fee for tourists, with penalties for non-payment.

The Wagner Group occupied Rostov-on-Don on June 24. What was it like in the city?

Russia's home-grown mercenaries have taken over Rostov-on-Don and threaten to march on the capital.

On June 4, Alexei Navalny's birthday, demonstrators took to the streets to demand his release.

A certain president and indicted war criminal visited occupied Ukraine.

An art group in St. Petersburg put up a sculpture criticizing Russian society's blind-sightedness on the war.

A Crimean artist who painted a political message was beaten and forced to publicly apologize to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A Russian shopkeeper's picture went viral after using the walls of his shop to express opposition to the invasion of Ukraine.