Russia has launched a subsidized mortgage program for its citizens in occupied and Kyiv-controlled Ukrainian cities. Critics call it a political move aimed at normalizing control and pressuring Ukraine, while locals express outrage at the idea of their homes being sold.
Four Russian journalists have been sentenced by a Moscow court to 5 1/2 years in prison each for their activities linked to the late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which Russian authorities have designated as an "extremist organization."
Kyrgyz migrants in Moscow say they were beaten and humiliated during a police raid, sparking outrage online. While Russia denies wrongdoing, Kyrgyz authorities face growing criticism for their restrained response and warnings of possible retaliation if they protest too strongly.
Kyrgyz migrants living in Russia say they were beaten, forced to crawl, and humiliated during a Moscow police raid. The Kyrgyz government is facing criticism for its muted response, as Moscow denies any wrongdoing.
Ukraine's government approved the dismissal of the military governor of the Sumy region for holding an award ceremony that appears to have been the target of a Russian air strike that killed 35 people, including two children.
I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: the EU getting legally creative on Russia sanctions, and widening the scope of its visa liberalization suspension mechanism.
A Ukrainian drone attack killed an 85-year-old woman and injured nine people in the Russian city of Kursk near the border with Ukraine, regional authorities said on April 15.
"I've seen a lot in my life. I'm happy to be alive," says Pavlo Martsenyuk, a Ukrainian soldier who lost his sight in a mine explosion near the frontline city of Pokrovsk. With the support of his family he is recovering and uses a phone app to help him navigate and remember directions.
People laid flowers to remember victims of a deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy. At least 34 people were killed and 117 were injured in the April 13 attack that came midmorning as people gathered in the city center to mark Palm Sunday.
A Ukrainian commander whose unit held off daily Russian assaults while trapped in freezing ruins for more than a month says his team held on by finding strength they never knew they had.
A Ukrainian commander who fended off constant Russian assaults in a freezing house says he and his comrades found strength within themselves that they didn't know they had. Bohdan Kushnir shared the harrowing account of close combat with an enemy who fought to the death.
A Russian missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on April 13 left at least 32 dead, said Ukrainian authorities. The attack occurred as many were going to church for Palm Sunday. At least 84 were reported wounded, including seven children.
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