The Russian Chess Federation has been banned from international competition until 2026. 

The deputy mayor of Moscow claims that Moscow is home to over 1000 centenarians. 

Hundreds of Russian soldiers who left their service without permission are being held in military units, beaten, and then forcibly sent back to the front.

The head of a Russian consumer protections ministry expressed glee at the exit of McDonald's from Russia.

Faced with three years in prison or accepting a pardon from Putin, an elderly Siberian political protester chose prison. 

Russian authorities are spending more on the production of fantasy films than on war films, according to a recent study.

The wife of a Novosibirsk legislator mocked the city on Instagram, leading to questions about her lifestyle.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported dramatic increases in deportations and entry refusals. 

Russian diplomats recently perused a display of captured Western equipment brought from Ukraine to Moscow.

A grassroots organization fighting for the rights of mobilized soldiers has been declared a foreign agent.

Disability numbers have seen a drastic increase since the beginning of the war. 

Kirill Serebrennikov has brought It's Me, Eddie to the silver screen.