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Russian Orthodox Church priests who defy Patriarch Kirill and oppose Russia’s war against Ukraine often face a stark choice: Conform or leave. Four priests who say they broke with the church to stick with their principles shared their stories of struggle and defiance.
Scenes of destruction in Russia's Kursk region continue to be shared online following a surprise cross-border incursion. Residents of the region shared videos that appear to show dead Russian soldiers among destroyed military vehicles scattered along a local road.
Residents of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region were without power and running water following air strikes that began on August 6. Ukrainian officials have made few direct comments on the cross-border incursion, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised the military for "achieving their goals."
Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 8 signed into law a bill allowing any foreign entity, including those established by state organs of third countries, to be declared "undesirable."
Estonia's government said on August 8 that full customs controls have been introduced at the Baltic country's border with Russia, replacing random border checks.
A Russian military court sentenced Ukrainian citizen Mykola Zabirko on August 8 to 6 1/2 years in a high-security prison for an alleged assassination attempt on Kostyantyn Ivashchenko, Mariupol’s former Russia-installed mayor.
An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 8 commented indirectly on a surprise Ukrainian military incursion into Russia after Russia claimed to have repelled Ukraine's advance in the Sudzha and Korenevo districts of the Kursk region that borders Ukraine.
Russian leaders say Ukrainian forces attacked targets in Russia's Kursk region, starting late on August 6. The regional governor said there had been at least two deaths. Residents shared videos of planes overhead and burning cars, while Ukraine had yet to comment on Russian officials' statements.
A court in Estonia on August 6 held a preliminary hearing in the high treason case against journalist Svetlana Burceva, who used to work for the Sputnik and Baltnews news agencies that belong to the Kremlin-controlled Russia Today media holding.
A 39-year-old pianist has died in a Russian pretrial detention facility after staging a dry hunger strike in protest against his country's invasion of Ukraine. Pavel Kushnir had been charged with inciting terrorism after making anti-war videos on a YouTube channel that had just five subscribers.
Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 6 that another former Defense Ministry official has been arrested on corruption charges amid an ongoing crackdown on defense officials.
Three people have been killed in an explosion at a weapons factory in Sterlitamak, in Russia's Bashkortostan, authorities said.
The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office on August 5 recognized Germany's Konrad Adenauer Foundation as an "undesirable organization."
Russia has claimed that its armed forces seized the eastern Ukrainian village of Novoselivka Persha, as Ukrainian authorities on August 4 ordered the evacuation of civilians from areas of heavy Russian shelling in the Donetsk region.
The Belarusian opposition in exile will continue to recognize Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya as the national leader until a free and fair presidential election is held in Belarus. This was agreed on August 3 at a conference organized by Tsikhanouskaya's office in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.
A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian Far East region of Buryatia due to severe flooding.
A 56-year-old man signed up to fight for Ukraine against the Russian invasion despite having previously had both lower legs amputated. Vasyl Shtefko joined the army at the very start of the full-scale invasion in 2022 and served for six months before being discharged on medical grounds.
One of those returned to Russia in a mass prisoner swap with the West was convicted of murder in Berlin. The widow of the victim told us she was surprised and outraged when she heard her husband’s killer had been released.
Ukrainian forces maintain they're holding on in the eastern Ukrainian city of Toretsk despite Russian claims they occupy an adjoining area. Toretsk, situated just north of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, has been increasingly targeted in recent weeks by Russian forces.
About 500 remaining residents live under constant Russian shelling in Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Locals lack basic humanitarian aid and water and those killed are buried in backyards.
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