A character from a 1988 Soviet animated film has taken on a new life as a 2022 internet meme.

An English-language video released by the Russian embassy in Madrid lists reasons why Westerners should pack up their things and move in.

“Today, more than ever, the citizens of Russia should have access to independent information. And therefore it is especially important for us to return to the air. We, like tens of millions of Russians, want the war to end, and Russia to return to the path of development from catastrophe and destruction.”

– Editor-in-chief Tikhon Dzyadko of Dozhd TV

“Now more than ever, every victory is important for Ukraine. This will further raise the morale of the Ukrainians, which is so needed now. We won not for ourselves, but for all Ukrainians."

–  Oleg Psyuk, member of Kalush Orchestra, winners of Eurovision 2022.

Remembering the Maidan protests of 2014 and how Ukrainians fought back when their freedom was threatened.

A rare Star Wars collectible is to be sold at auction to aid Ukraine.

"Our mission, as workers in the sphere of culture, is not only to save culture itself from destruction, but to save those who value it."

– The director of the Kyiv municipal Department of Culture on showing films during these trying times

A one-woman anti-war picket interrupts Russia's most important state news program to tell the country, "They are lying to you!"

Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak faces punishment for flaunting the new "Z" symbol in support of the Russian invasion on Ukraine. 

Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev writes a "no war please" message on a camera after a match. 

The Russian Olympic Committee has won 26 medals in the Beijing Winter Olympics of 2022. 

In this week's Odder News: cartoons, a tiny apartment, and an alpaca using the metro.