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.

And oligarch wants to donate funds to the victims of the war on both sides.

The Bank of China restricts transfers in yuan for clients of certain Russian banks.

Politician and political prisoner Alexei Navaly is launching a "big propaganda machine" to counter Putin and pro-war propaganda.

A dissident in Rostov-on-Don reported torture and death threats while in prison. He was found dead a day before his trial.

The mother of a Russian conscript who died as a result of shelling in the Belgorod Oblast has been charged with “discrediting” the army.

Esteban "Sieva" Volkov, Trotsky's grandson and last surviving witness of his murder, died at age 97.

The Russian military has created a secret anti-Putin organization that is fighting against the dictatorship and opposes the war with Ukraine.

A Russian Orthodox priest called for peace. In response, the church said pacifism is "incompatible" with Orthodox teachings.

In Chechnya, law enforcement uses threats and blackmail to send LGBT persons, drug users, and "disloyal" citizens to war.

A medieval guide to life and ethics may be integrated into the Russian education system.