A massive oil spill in the Kerch Strait has polluted miles of shoreline in Russia’s Krasnodar Oblast, killing birds and dolphins.

Russian-occupied Abkhazia faces an energy crisis that Russia seems reluctant to solve.

One hundred and sixty-seven years on, a Dostoyevsky novella is seeing a resurgence in popularity. 

A statue to the founder of the Soviet secret police has been erected in Khabarovsk.

The mayor of a small city has called for a local landmark to be dismantled. 

Russia has built just seven passenger planes out of a planned 108 in two years.

A pro-war bookshop in St. Petersburg closes, saying, "the end of the world is near."

A Russian actor is getting major recognition in Hollywood. 

Russian analysts give their forecasts for what the economy might look like in early 2025.

As losses mount, the influx of new contract soldiers into the Russian army has sharply decreased.

A Russian woman has been arrested in New York after working with both FBI and FSB agents. 

A Belarussian man fled Georgia after being arrested in recent anti-government protests.