Society | 2026-03-11
Left in the dark: Independent sites fill the gap Russia's military leaves behind
Russia has hidden its war dead for four years. Independent websites are helping families find the truth and the support they're owed.
Society | 2026-03-11
Russia spends record sums burying its war dead
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Russian pensioners turn to soup kitchen as war economy stutters
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How Russia helped scale the Shahed threat now reaching the Gulf
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Russia promised to protect Donbas. It hollowed it out instead.
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Russia records one of the world's highest emigration totals
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Russia moves to criminalize diaspora silence
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London and Oslo move to lock down NATO's northern flank
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From balloons to bridges, Lithuania fortifies against Russia and Belarus From rigged bridges to smuggler balloons, Lithuania is preparing for conflict that may arrive in fragments rather than invasion.
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The middlemen of mobilization Across Russia, a growing network of recruiters profits from signing civilians up for war -- financed by regional budgets.
Society | 2026-02-27
Russia turns universities into drone war recruitment hubs
Facing manpower shortages, the Kremlin is pressuring students with contracts, cash incentives and few realistic ways out.
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Russia's slow gains in Ukraine carry a human cost unseen in modern warfare
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US expands footprint in South Caucasus through deals, drones and diplomacy
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For Kyiv's elderly, surviving winter is a full-time job
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Russia gives Putin sole authority to cut off communications nationwide
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Russia moves to block Telegram -- and exposes its own battlefield weakness
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Energy crisis redraws Kyiv's small-business map
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Four years, half a million dead, and Moscow still calls it victory
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Russia pours billions into chips -- but can't catch up
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Russian bill targets 'wrong' views
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Neutrality isn't funny: Why Russia banned comedian Nurlan Saburov
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Mariupol after the siege: One survivor's journey from ruins to exile
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Russia sets a global internet shutdown anti-record
Who do you trust most to report accurately on events in the former Soviet space?
Conflict & Security | 2026-02-19
From six months to forever: Russia's mobilized troops confront a war without end
Chat logs and interviews reveal soldiers who feel misled by recruiters, trapped by contracts and increasingly estranged from life back home.
Society | 2026-02-12
