NEWS OF POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
'It's scary – but so's giving birth': The female unit gunning down Russian drones BBC/James CheyneThe Witches of Bucha are part of a volunteer defence unit made up almost entirely…
Russia jails French researcher in 'foreign agent' case ReutersLaurent Vinatier's defence team says he will appeal against the jail term A court in Moscow has sentenced a French researcher to…
How Georgia is helping old US cars end up in Russia BBCGeorgia has become a hub for international used cars The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a…
Ukraine denounces Russia's reported execution of captured troops Getty Images Ukraine's human rights ombudsman has denounced the alleged execution of nine captured Ukrainian troops by Russian forces in the Kursk…
Ukrainian journalist, 27, who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison BBCViktoriia Roshchyna was detained last year while reporting in Russian-occupied Ukraine Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in August 20
Navalny expected to die in prison, memoir reveals Reuters Russia's most prominent opposition leader for a decade, Alexei Navalny, believed he would die in prison, according to his memoir. A…
Mystery of Russia's secret weapon downed in Ukraine ReutersWreckage of what appeared to be Russia's Okhotnik or Hunter aerial vehicle was found in Kostintynivka When two white vapour trails cross…
Teenager among four dead in latest Russian attack on Odesa DSNS rescue serviceThe overnight attack was the fourth on the Odesa region in five days Four people have been killed…
'Russians invaded my house and held a soldier captive there' BBCAfter Marina fled her home in Vuhledar, she was shocked to see a video of a Russian soldier in her…
Novichok inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and how was she poisoned? Family handout An independent inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok…