An environmental catastrophe hits Tuapse following an attack by Ukrainian drones on a local oil refinery.

In 2026, a record number of Russian regions reduced healthcare spending amid the war in Ukraine.

A review of Egana Djabbarova's powerful book about her troubled body. 

Sales of weight-loss drugs and antidepressants surged last year, while abortion pills fell in response to tighter controls.

In Sakha Republic, many towns are finding they like being alcohol free. We visit to find out why.

In the Russian North, hockey is more than just a sport. And for these retired women, it is a lifeline.

How red tape, politics, and state indifference combined to kill 82-year-old Svetlana Mitina.

Russia's health care system is running out of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. Some regions have no oncologists or cardiologists.

A group of surgeons in Kamchatka went viral for a video in which they protected a patient during a recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Tuva has Russia's highest birth and abortion rate. Women are buying counterfeit abortion pills online — at a high cost.

Russia may ban alcohol on flights and use breathalyzers to prevent drunk passengers from boarding.

The unusual approach of a St. Petersburg football team for youth with Downs syndrome.