Russian commanders in Ukraine are extorting money from their own soldiers under threat of death, according to independent outlet Verstka.

A man in Moscow Oblast was fined for reposting a video of sheep with the letter "Z" on their wool.

The Investigative Committee of Russia is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged theft of cultural property.

In St. Petersburg, a man killed his friend thinking she was an English Spy.

Two American academic organizations have been designated as "undesirable" in Russia, stifling scholastic collaboration.

The concept of a “plant-foreign agent” has appeared in Russian legislation. 

Russia has introduced rules allowing prison authorities to withhold up to 75% of the money transfers to inmates from relatives.

A tourist was fined R850,000 (almost $11,000) for sitting on a historic throne in the Hermitage.

Three activists blocked the doors of Roskomnadzor to protest internet surveillance and were arrested.

Don't help your kids on Russian ski slopes; you could lose your lift ticket.

A lawyer who represented dissidents and Ukrainian servicemen was convicted in absentia over comments about the Bucha massacre.

Russian authorities plan to crack down on dual citizens, adding penalties for those who fail to disclose a second passport.