Russia's Ministry of Defense is moving to allow the drafting of prisoners.

On Vladimir Putin's birthday, citizens across Russia commemorated the seventeenth anniversary of independent journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder.

A murder convict sent to Ukraine in exchange for a pardon committed a gruesome crime after returning from the war.

As COVID-19 cases rise, the Russian White House is implementing a mask mandate.

The Nobel Foundation canceled Russia’s invitation to the annual awards ceremony in Stockholm.

The tale of René Coignard, who changed his name and spent six months hiding in a wooden hut to escape the draft.

Taking stock, ten years on from Russia's passage of its first post-Soviet anti-gay law.

A filmmaker Elizaveta spent months riding Russia’s rails and discussing the war with fellow travelers.

Economist journalist Arkady Ostrovsky has created what is easily the most compelling and valuable podcast on Russia.

A woman was fined for "tarnishing the Russian army” through anti-war imagery and a "provocative" tattoo.

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

Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam exploded, killing at least 13 people and thousands of animals and causing irreparable damage.