Krasnodar Krai and Sevastopol declared a state of emergency after a Kerch Strait oil spill.

A Russian island in the Arctic disappeared from satellite images.

An internet metric names the most famous historical person from Russia. They aren't Russian.

Nearly 100 years ago, an impassioned adventurer undertook a seemingly impossible trek.

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

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

After negotiations, Russia agreed to release 10 foreign prisoners captured during the fighting in Ukraine.

The Russian military's morale weakens as Ukraine announces the liberation of two villages.

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

A roundup of some facts and figures from a survey conducted by the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) regarding Ukrainian refugees. 

Finland seeks to strengthen its eastern border with Russia, as the country nears to joining NATO.

“If the command of our army withdraws people from certain points of the front where the enemy has the greatest fire superiority — in particular this applies to Lysychansk — it means only one thing: we will return thanks to our tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons.”

– Ukrainian President Zelensky, addressing the loss of Lysychansk to Russian forces