Liveblog: Hunt for Answers Continues Days After Plane Shot Down in Ukraine By The Moscow Times July 18, 2014 [View the story "Breaking: Passenger Plane Crashes in Ukraine Near Russian Border" on Storify] Read more mass exodus Nagorno-Karabakh Empties as Armenia Says 100,000 Have Fled In the border town of Goris, hundreds of exhausted refugees waited in the central square for the government to provide accommodation. 3 Min read In depth As Putin’s Re-Election Looms, Kremlin Pushes to Indoctrinate a New Generation of Voters In a sweeping campaign, officials aim to convince young Russians that their country's elections are free and fair and Putin's regime is legitimate. 4 Min read 'everyone makes mistakes' Putin Says Convicts Killed in Ukraine Paid Debt to Society The Russian army and mercenary group Wagner have extensively recruited from Russian penal colonies, with some of the former prisoners committing new crimes... 1 Min read compulsory service Russia to Draft 130K Young Men in Fall Military Call-Up Combined with the 147,000 men drafted during the spring draft, Russia’s Defense Ministry will field 277,000 conscripts in 2023. 1 Min read
Liveblog: Hunt for Answers Continues Days After Plane Shot Down in Ukraine By The Moscow Times July 18, 2014 [View the story "Breaking: Passenger Plane Crashes in Ukraine Near Russian Border" on Storify]