In a November 30 speech, President Vladimir Putin said the next big challenge for his government will be raising the economic well-being of Russians.

Russian marriages have skyrocketed as mobilization orders rock the country.

Russian playwright Alexei Zhitkovsky has been detained for suspicion of engaging in "extremism."

The Russian government has begun instituting martial law and evacuating residents in its newly-"annexed" Ukrainian territories.

"I'm a fool. I didn't just cross the line, I erased it unintentionally... I think about every child, every mother, and every family. And I also think and suffer about every child on the other side, I dream that there would be no deaths, that children would not die. Believe me, the tear of every baby is my pain, my nightmare. I don't wish death on anyone, anyone."

– Anton Krasovsky, head of the Russian-language directorate of RT Russia

We are all daily shaken and unsettled by the fire hose of bad news from Russia and Ukraine, and we all would love “something good, loving, and light from Russia to counterbalance the darkness, the senseless brutality, and the horrors perpetrated by Russian hands in Ukraine.”

How is the Russian economy fairing during the war, and what can we expect in the months ahead?

Tensions continue to rise in Russia after the start of mobilization, leading to more extreme acts of disruption.

New research reveals that Russians buy tea 45% more often than coffee.

Russians with questions about Putin's recent mobilization against Ukraine can dial 112 for more information.

Protests erupted across Russia after Putin announces mobilization.

After negotiations, Russia agreed to release 10 foreign prisoners captured during the fighting in Ukraine.