https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:33:13 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL When Georgy Kochkin signed up with a Russian military unit called Africa Corps, he was expecting to be deployed to Africa, helping run information security operations. Instead, he was ordered to deploy to Ukraine. So he went AWOL and jumped a plane to Manila, where he told RFE/RL about his story. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-africa-corps-deserter-soldier/33696944.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-africa-corps-deserter-soldier/33696944.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:35:38 +0100 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia's leading movie studio, Mosfilm, is one of several cultural institutions buying drones and military-capable electronic equipment for use in Moscow's war against Ukraine, RFE/RL's Russian Service has found. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-film-ukraine-war-drones/33598294.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-film-ukraine-war-drones/33598294.html Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:11:53 +0100 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A member of the Hamburg city assembly from Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party, Robert Risch, attended a far-right forum in Russia this month that drew extreme right-wing politicians from several countries, RFE/RL’s Russian Service has determined. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-germany-far-right-forum/33544077.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-germany-far-right-forum/33544077.html Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:12:21 +0200 RussiaFeaturesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian forces are struggling to adapt to an elite Russian drone unit known as Rubicon that aims to bring cutting-edge technologies and tactics to the battlefield. New findings from RFE/RL’s Russian Services now shed more light on the secretive military unit. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-rubicon-secret-ukraine-war/33532804.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-rubicon-secret-ukraine-war/33532804.html Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:43:33 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Hundreds of Russian soldiers wounded in the Ukraine war have been treated in Belarusian hospitals, including some from military units linked to alleged war crimes in Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-ukraine-war-russia-leaked-database-medical/33439980.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-ukraine-war-russia-leaked-database-medical/33439980.html Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:34:39 +0200 BelarusFeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineSchemes: Investigating UkraineThe Rundown Stories Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency whistleblower who has lived in Russia since his revelations rocked the US intelligence community in 2013, has a taxpayer identification number, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit found. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-taxpayer/33429552.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-taxpayer/33429552.html Fri, 30 May 2025 13:24:07 +0200 RussiaFeaturesThe Rundown Stories