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

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

The governor of Samara Oblast enlisted the help of students to create a 200-foot-long Russian tricolor out of painted stones for Russian Flag Day.

In the coming months, the State Duma will likely consider full annexation of occupied territories of Ukraine.

Russians are again informing on one another. Tatyana Savinkina, a retiree in Karelia, is one victim. This is her story.

What could be more appropriate than to take a trip with Chekhov across the Ukrainian steppe?

New material recognizing two Russia-friendly separatist regions in eastern Ukraine will soon be taught in Russian high schools. 

Passenger rail between Crimea and the mainland could restart within months.

A Georgian company is selling NFTs of Russian territories to help rebuild Ukraine. 

"Yes, this is Odessa. Someone cooks borshch and potatoes for Ukrainian soldiers, and someone cooks anti-tank hedgehogs."

– Journalist Larisa Kozova, reporting on Odessa's defense

Dubbed the “Mother Teresa of Dagestan,” Aishat Magomedova wanted something very simple: to give the women of Dagestan access to quality health care. Apparently, she did too good a job.

In a remote corner of Siberia, the last of a family of Old Believers lives her life in a state of time out of time. With a little help from some friends.