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Ukraine's top diplomat dismissed a Russian-declared cease-fire as a "farce," accusing Moscow's forces of committing hundreds of violations along the entire front line on the first day of the 72-hour truce on May 8.
Ukraine and Russia have conducted a prisoner exchange involving 410 soldiers -- 205 from each side -- the latest in a series of swaps resulting from their ongoing war.
Russian Irina Krynina traveled to Ukraine to find her POW partner. Once he was released in an exchange, he went home. But she stayed and now helps POWs from both sides return.
How a Russian woman moved to Ukraine to help POWs there contact and reunite with their families.
Ukraine's strategic town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region remains one of the most embattled places on the front line.
As Russia continues to attack in the Donetsk region, the area around the strategic Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk remains one of the most embattled places on the front line. Despite the life-threatening conditions, some residents are staying in the city, burying relatives in their backyards.
Russia's recent upgrade to ties with the Taliban have been followed by Indian overtures. China is already circling. “The great powers are starting to compete among themselves to recognize a terrorist organization,” says one Afghan analyst.
Ukrainian troops say they're doubtful about Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of a three-day cease-fire with Ukraine, which is due to start on May 8, a day before Moscow marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
Russian missiles and shells have struck the city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in recent days, killing at least three and wounding others. One octogenarian resident told RFE/RL's Current Time that she is determined to remain there, whatever the risks.
The city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region has been under attack from Russian artillery and guided bombs. As civilian casualties mount, one 84-year-old resident is rejecting calls to evacuate the city, and says she will stay in her home no matter the risks.
A senior Russian military officer was killed when a car exploded on the street of a Moscow suburb as he was walking past it, Russia's Investigative Committee said, the second several high-ranking military official killed near their residence in the past four months.
Russian journalist Yekaterina Barabash, who faces up to 10 years in prison for criticizing the military, is the subject of an arrest warrant after she disappeared while under house arrest.
A massive Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa has hit a housing block in a densely inhabited area, injuring at least three residents including a child.
Belarusian comedian “Evil Sasha” turns trauma into dark humor on stage in Vilnius. Scarred by a fire and injured in 2020 protests, she fled to Lithuania. Now her sharp jokes blend laughter with the discomfort of lived experience.
Sasha Hushcha suffered severe burns early in life and endured bullying in childhood. In 2022, she left her native Belarus for Lithuania because she feared political persecution. Today, she's mining her past for laughs as a stand-up comic who jokes about disability, dating, and democracy.
Ukrainian authorities reported dozens of Russian missile and drone attacks on April 21, a day after US President Donald Trump voiced hope that an agreement would be reached between the two countries this week.
Russian bloggers and tabloids warn of “black widows” -- women allegedly marrying soldiers to claim death benefits if they die fighting in Ukraine. The claims are stoking public outrage and raising questions about fraud, exploitation, and military secrecy.
Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are being warned about so-called "black widows" -- women who seduce and marry them with the aim of collecting their military death benefits. As RFE/RL's Andrey Cherkasov explains Russian social media, tabloids, and TV talk shows are full of accounts of the scams.
A St. Petersburg court sentenced anti-war activist Darya Kozyreva to nearly three years in prison after ruling she "discredited" the Russian military by gluing a poem to a monument dedicated to a Ukrainian poet.
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