How red tape, politics, and state indifference combined to kill 82-year-old Svetlana Mitina.

In Sakha Republic, many towns are finding they like being alcohol free. We visit to find out why.

In the Russian North, hockey is more than just a sport. And for these retired women, it is a lifeline.

Russia's health care system is running out of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. Some regions have no oncologists or cardiologists.

A group of surgeons in Kamchatka went viral for a video in which they protected a patient during a recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Tuva has Russia's highest birth and abortion rate. Women are buying counterfeit abortion pills online — at a high cost.

Russia may ban alcohol on flights and use breathalyzers to prevent drunk passengers from boarding.

The unusual approach of a St. Petersburg football team for youth with Downs syndrome.

Putin's daughter was allegedly injured while saving soldiers in the war. An independent outlet questions the story.

Patients struggle with finding insulin and essential drugs; residents rely on group chats and online exchanges to survive.

A pink sign reading "How are you, still haven't given birth yet?" is the latest government effort to push women to give birth.