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Recent videos offer a compelling glimpse into the realities of life on the frontline as ill-prepared and ill-equipped Russian soldiers are thrown into battle, often sustaining heavy casualties.
Increasing number of Russians are being detained on treason charges, many suspected of intent to commit acts of espionage. BBC Russian had been looking at some recent cases.
A programmer and entrepreneur from Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, is being prosecuted for discrediting the Russian army after posting a joke on social media about the war in Ukraine.
Violent protests in Georgia exposed a major divide between the government and wider population, which first became apparent when official Tbilisi refused to take sides in the Ukraine conflict.

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One year on from the war in Ukraine, BBC Russian's occasional diarist takes a walk around the Russian capital to see how life has changed.
As the authorities hunt down those responsible for a string of sabotage and arson attacks, BBC Russian speaks to to an anarchist group which says it's…
The Head of the BBC News Russian Jenny Norton on her ‘nerve shredding’ weeks as Kremlin clamped down over the Ukraine war.
Most prefer to let the Kremlin get on with its war, but ignoring it means making moral compromises.
BBC investigation shows that entrepreneurs linked to the Chechen leader have started to receive assets from the captured Ukrainian cities.
A BBC Russian reporter reflects on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has brought irrevocable upheaval to the lives of…
‘Parallel imports’ help many Russians to avoid unprecedented sanctions imposed on their country after the invasion of Ukraine. We went to Kazakhstan to…
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