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Border Tensions

Russian Air Defenses In Action Near Ukraine Border

Defense systems were used the day after an unexplained fire at a nearby ammunition dump.

Russia Oil Output to Drop to Lowest Level in 18 Years – Siluanov

Siluanov’s projections mean Russia looks set to produce an average of 9.13 million barrels per day this year, its lowest level since 2004.

'military operation'

LIVE | Ukraine: As It's Happening

Follow all the breaking news, comment and analysis about Russia's attack on Ukraine.

‘This War Is a Vampire’: Buryat Activists Protest Ukraine Invasion

“When Ukrainians talk about Russian troops, they always mention Buryats and Chechens,” one activist said. “We do not want this reputation.”

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Changing Colors

In Photos: Russians Strip Yellow and Blue From the Nation’s Streets Over Ukraine War

Roof tiles, plastic seats, airports and playgrounds in the colors of the Ukrainian flag have all been replaced in recent weeks.

western ambitions

‘They’d Probably All Die’: Analysts Doubt Russian Push Toward Separatist Transnistria

For the moment, Russia's forces are concentrated in eastern Ukraine and attempting to seize the Donbas region.

opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

Vicious Blame Game Erupts Among Putin’s Security Forces

Russian security institutions have begun to point fingers at one another over failures in the war on Ukraine.

Industrial Dispute

Garbage Piles Up in Siberian Trash Collectors Strike

Trash collectors in the Russian city of Novosibirsk have gone on strike against poor equipment and long hours.

‘I Visited a Lot of Morgues’: The Independent Russian War Reporters Working in Ukraine

Some of the Ukraine-based reporters for independent Russian outlets have been surprised by the level of help they have received from Ukrainians.

opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

Vicious Blame Game Erupts Among Putin’s Security Forces

opinion Maxim Trudolyubov

Russia's Catastrophic Geopolitics

opinion Marina Vasilieva

Where Do the Rapists and Murderers in Ukraine Come From?

opinion Aaron Rhodes

Human Rights Activists Call For Indictment of Russian Patriarch Kirill

opinion Mikhail Pirogovsky

The Four Russias and Ukraine

opinion Elena Kostyuchenko

'You Didn't Know That Russia is Fascist?'

out with the old

Historic Soviet Swimming Pool Torn Down in Moscow

Changing Colors

In Photos: Russians Strip Yellow and Blue From the Nation’s Streets Over Ukraine War

Orthodox celebration

In Photos: War Symbols Mark Russia's Easter Celebrations

creative accounting

Artist Sends Russian Justice Ministry an Illustrated Letter About Ukraine War

economic problems

Russian Disposable Income Drops, Inflation Highest Since 1999

Spiking consumer inflation weighed on Russian households' real disposable income in the first quarter.

Russia Oil Output to Drop to Lowest Level in 18 Years – Siluanov

Siluanov’s projections mean Russia looks set to produce an average of 9.13 million barrels per day this year, its lowest level since 2004.

Russia’s Gazprom Halts Gas Supplies to Poland, Bulgaria

Poland and Bulgaria said they were looking for alternative sources of natural gas.

switching sides

Top Gazprombank Executive Flees Russia to Join Ukraine War

Igor Volobuev is at least the fifth senior executive known have left Russia since the start of the invasion.

out with the old

Historic Soviet Swimming Pool Torn Down in Moscow

Little remains of the original Soviet-era sports stadiums on Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow.

Theater Award Winner Gives Prize to Jailed Art Activist

Sasha Skochilenko faces up to ten years in prison if convicted.

creative accounting

Artist Sends Russian Justice Ministry an Illustrated Letter About Ukraine War

Instead of the standard report required for her "foreign agent" designation, she sent a heartfelt illustrated letter.

Russian Artist Faces Criminal Charges Over ‘Unpatriotic’ Sculpture

Another work of art has been dismantled and taken out of a Moscow exhibition.

Russian Museum Closes Exhibition Over Complaints From ‘Indignant Citizens’

Bruskin's work contemplated history and political philosophies in nine halls of the new museum building.

More Arts and Life

‘This War Is a Vampire’: Buryat Activists Protest Ukraine Invasion

“When Ukrainians talk about Russian troops, they always mention Buryats and Chechens,” one activist said. “We do not want this reputation.”

leave of absence

Veteran Rights Defender Ponomarev Leaves Russia

Lev Ponomarev cited worries about his personal safety, including "shadowy information about what they intended to do to me."

International Isolation

Political Analysts Join Russia Exodus As Top Think Tank Closes

The shuttering of think tank Carnegie Moscow is just one of a series of closures affecting international organizations in Russia.

The New Émigrés

Fleeing Repression, Russians Rebuild Their Lives in Armenia

As growing number of Russians seek to leave the country, a makeshift diaspora community has blossomed on the streets of Yerevan.

Central Asian Migrants Flee Sanctions-Hit Russia

Economic problems as a result of the Ukraine war are making Russia a less attractive place to live and work.

‘The Dots Were All There. We Just Couldn’t Connect Them.’

One of the last American journalists in Moscow recounts how she — and her dog — escaped Russia as Putin’s new iron curtain fell.

The Feminist Face of Russian Protests

A feminist anti-war group in Russia is breaking down barriers in more ways than one.

opinion Dmitry Trenin

What a Week of Talks Between Russia and the West Revealed

If Russia cannot achieve its strategic goals by diplomatic means, it will resort to other methods.