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After capturing the town of Maryinka in Ukraine's Donetsk region in December, the Russian military is now advancing on the nearby town of Kurakhove. Most of the population has left, but local police still have work to do catching looters and preventing residents from entering dangerous areas.
Aleksandr Shtefanov, a noted Russian blogger and the author of a documentary about Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, fled Russia fearing for his safety.
Ben Rhodes, who was a top adviser and speechwriter for U.S. President Barack Obama, argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin faces numerous, still-unknown threats despite his efforts to silence the opposition.
A funeral service for the late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny will be held on March 1 at a Moscow church near his home. Addressing the European Parliament on February 28, Yulia Navalnaya, his widow, said Navalny's body had been "abused" after his death.
Associates of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny say they can't find a location in the Russian capital that will allow them to organize a public farewell ceremony for the Kremlin critic after his mother said she was being blackmailed by officials to hold a secret commemoration.
Electronics giants Bosch and Sony are closing their last specialized stores in Russia, Kommersant reported on February 27.
A military court in Moscow on February 26 sentenced to life in prison on high-treason charge former actor Kirill Kanakhin, who joined the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) fighting along Ukrainian forces against Russian troops.
As the world marked the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands joined a Ukraine solidarity march in Brussels on February 25. "Peace for Ukraine, peace for Europe!" was one of the slogans that could be heard.
The exiled daughter of assassinated Kremlin political foe Boris Nemtsov says the treatment of the body of recently deceased opposition leader Aleksei Navalny by Russian officials demonstrates just how deeply President Vladimir Putin fears Navalny's legacy of dissent.
The residents who remain in war-torn Vuhledar live in basements to shelter from Russian strikes. That includes a sickly 100-year-old woman who is too ill to evacuate, according to her daughter. Ukrainian police provide a lifeline to the desperate residents by delivering bread and basic essentials.
Speaking to Current Time on February 22, self-exiled Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky says the Kremlin wants to keep Aleksei Navalny's funeral secret because it fears a public ceremony could trigger street protests.
The train runs from Kyiv to Kramatorsk, the last stop before the front line in eastern Ukraine. Its carriages are filled with soldiers returning from leave who exchange final kisses with family on station platforms. The emotional farewells come as Russia's full-scale invasion enters a second year.
A Russian doctor who was involved in efforts to diagnose Aleksei Navalny after he was poisoned in 2020 says traces of poison can be removed from a dead body. Speaking to Current Time, Aleksandr Polupan also said there was no reason for the Russian authorities not to hand over the body..
Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, said on February 22 that investigators allowed her to see her son's body late on February 21 in the Arctic city of Salekhard.
The wife of jailed Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza says she fears for her husband's life. Yevgenia Kara-Murza told Current Time that her husband continues to be held in solitary confinement. Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison in April for treason and other crimes.
An issue of Russian weekly Sobesednik dedicated partially to the memory of Aleksei Navalny has been withdrawn from newsstands in Moscow, the newspaper's editorial board says, as authorities continue to clamp down on any public manifestation of respect for the late Kremlin opponent.
A court in St. Petersburg has allowed the government to take over the assets of the country's largest auto dealership, Rolf, founded by businessman Sergei Petrov.
Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, has filed a lawsuit in a Russian court demanding the release of her son's body as outrage mounts over the authorities' handling of Navalny's death in an Arctic prison.
Cleaning the streets of Kurakhove, in eastern Ukraine, was once mostly about removing trash dropped by residents. Two years into Russia's full-scale invasion street cleaners are busier than ever – removing the rubble left behind by Russian rocket strikes. "You don't get used to it," says Oksana.
The Russian government has designated Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an "undesirable organization," according to a registry maintained by the country's Justice Ministry. The label effectively bans RFE/RL from working in Russia and exposes both reporters and sources to potential prosecution.
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