Pro-war journalist and politician Zakhar Prilepin's car exploded near Nizhny Novgorod.

Wagner said it was her son, killed in battle. She forced DNA testing and proved they were lying.

A director and a playwright were arrested for "promoting terrorism," for a play that criticizes how the Islamic State recruited Russian women.
 

President Joe Biden met with the parent of a US reported detained in Russia.

Russian Olympic swimmer arrested in India on drug dealing charges.

Russian forces bombed a residential building in Uman, Ukraine. Back in Russia, police told mourners to "blame Ukraine."

A court in Moscow fined a pastry chef for anti-war and anti-Putin cakes.

A comedy competition on the most influential state propaganda channel aired sketches criticizing Russia.

Russian journalists were barred from visiting the United Nations in New York.

The Russian State Duma has approved Criminal Code amendments that introduce life imprisonment for treason. And not just spies are at risk.

The EU and Japan reject a US proposal for a total export ban to Russia.

The battery company Duracell has announced its withdrawal from Russia, but it may not be able to meaningfully leave.