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

The Russian Air Defense system shot down an "unidentified object," likely from Ukraine, in Engels, far from the border.

A Tyumen resident at first convinced a court she was objecting to dried fish, not war. But the police were not having it...

The governor of the Moscow Region has vowed social support for those mobilized in his constituency and their families.

Our correspondent was offered a business trip to Odesa, Ukraine. He took it and brought this back.

Tensions continue to rise in Russia after the start of mobilization, leading to more extreme acts of disruption.

In a surprising turn of opinion, Ramzan Kadyrov has exempted Chechnya from the draft.

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

After a five-day referendum, Putin signs a decree integrating Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk into Russia.

The governor of Samara Oblast enlisted the help of students to create a 200-foot-long Russian tricolor out of painted stones for Russian Flag Day.

In the coming months, the State Duma will likely consider full annexation of occupied territories of Ukraine.

Russians are again informing on one another. Tatyana Savinkina, a retiree in Karelia, is one victim. This is her story.