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Cash for soldiers: Russian regions paying staggering sums to induce soldiers to sign up
BBC Russian investigation has shown new patterns emerging in recruitment of new fighters for the war in Ukraine.
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“Lilia’s in prison and Sergei’s in the morgue”: the Russian Vogue model jailed for 7 years for killing her husband
Family and friends say Lilia Sudakova suffered years of domestic violence. Her lawyer says she was acting in self-defence and is appealing the verdict.
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War on oil: Ukraine’s campaign on Russia’s refineries – and what it means for Moscow
Analysis by BBC Russian confirms at least 81 drone attacks in 2024.
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SPECIAL REPORT: “Russia should leave”: Is there a future for Moscow in the new Syria?
What do Syrians really think about Russia, and after a decade of brutal military support for the former regime, does Moscow still have a future here…
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Grigor Atanesian
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December 2024

No gays. No drag-queens: How Russia's club scene has changed since the start of the war in Ukraine
Russian police are raiding gay clubs and parties, with venues distancing from LGBT identities and facing pressure to survive amidst government…
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Abkhazia and the twilight of Russian friendship
A brutal energy crisis reminds the self-declared republic, which broke away from Georgia, where power really lies.
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No Russian — no schooling: Russia restricts access to education for migrant children
Critics say the move is discriminatory and at a time when there is an acute labour shortage, Russia needs to find better ways to help migrants…
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'Don't look for me': Fleeing Chechnya in search of freedom
Three young women, Seda, Lia and Aminat escaped from controlling families and an oppressive society. But their lives took different turns in their quest…
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The cost of Putin’s military venture in Syria
The BBC can reveal that hundreds of Russia’s most highly-trained military specialists joined their final battle in the Middle East – and will not be…
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The weaponisation of memory: why Russian courts are re-convicting Stalin’s victims
The BBC uncovers a systematic, secretive and accelerating move to overturn the exoneration of men and women imprisoned or executed in Soviet times.
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November 2024

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