A Crimean artist who painted a political message was beaten and forced to publicly apologize to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A Russian shopkeeper's picture went viral after using the walls of his shop to express opposition to the invasion of Ukraine.

A female Russian motorcyclist has set a world record for riding from Magadan to Mirny across permafrost.

A new bust of Stalin has been erected in Volgograd, raising questions about the identity of the city.

Kyiv-Mohlya Academy has banned the Russian language inside the institution.

Russians across the country spontaneously mourned the victims of their country's January 14 missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, which crushed an apartment building.

Ukraine, parts of Russia, and cities in Latvia banned fireworks for New Year's celebrations over concerns about the war.

An airport in Anapa is selling a flight experience that promises everything but the travel.

Russia is looking for 52,000 new cops to serve in territories recently taken from Ukraine.

"We hope and pray that you return alive and healthy [and] that you return victorious, having defended the security and independence of our country."

– Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin,
announcing the end to mobilization in the capital.

The Russian military has assured local governments that they don't need to worry about canceling New Years' festivities because of the mobilization and conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine continues to press forward in its major counteroffensive against Russia, recapturing villages and towns along the way.