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Shadow fleet — from smuggling to spying and sabotage: How Western sanctions launched a dark armada now threatening global security
"Ghost" and "zombie" tankers smuggling sanctions-busting Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil are now widening their nets to threaten Western Europe’s…
Nov 11
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‘I took a Russian passport to live’: how Putin is forcing Ukrainians to become citizens
Ukrainians living in occupied territories are shut out of healthcare, jobs, bank accounts and more unless they submit to Moscow’s will and take a…
Nov 3
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October 2025
After brutal treatment in jail, freed Belarusian political prisoners adjust to life in exile
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is releasing political prisoners. But these dissenting voices now find themselves forced out of their homeland.
Oct 30
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Blackouts hit Russia’s Belgorod as Ukrainian drone attacks surge
Residents of Russia’s Belgorod region say blackouts, air-raid sirens and the sound of gunfire aimed at incoming Ukrainian drones are becoming…
Oct 24
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Why is Azerbaijan building its first casino next to holy Islamic sites?
The planned casino will exert ‘psychological pressure’ on a conservative Muslim community long at odds with Baku, observers say.
Oct 22
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The TikTok weight loss pill craze damaging Russian teens' health
Online stores in Russia sell weight-loss drugs with dangerous side effects. Consumers don’t know where they are manufactured or what they contain.
Oct 16
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BBC finds Russian guards, Iranian trucks and rusting railway on Trump's Caucasus peace route
Proposal for a Trump Route in the South Caucasus could reshape the geopolitics of the region that borders Russia and Iran.
Oct 6
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Surge in Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries sparks Russian fuel shortages
BBC Russian and BBC Verify looked at how Ukraine’s attacks against Russian oil refineries in recent months affected local fuel supply. This is what they…
Oct 2
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September 2025
Lost generation: BBC Russian investigates Russia's mephedrone crisis
Cheap and easy to produce mephedrone, is now the most popular illegal drug in Russia. Growing numbers of young people are getting hooked, their lives…
Sep 26
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‘A place where they kill slowly’: the BBC investigates the treatment of Ukrainian prisoners in a notorious Russian jail
“Everywhere was hard, but the worst was Mordovia,” recalls a former Ukrainian prisoner, echoing accounts of other former POWs held in Russia's IK-10…
Sep 24
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From idealist to propagandist in chief: meet Putin’s favourite reporter
Millions of Russians learn about their leader through Pavel Zarubin’s sycophantic TV reports.
Sep 10
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The women who stood up to Europe’s ‘last dictator’
Five years on from the huge opposition protests in Belarus, the women who inspired Belarusians to call for change, reflect on why their peaceful…
Sep 5
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