Category POST-SOVIET

Ukraine war: Hroza, the village of orphans

Image caption, Dima Panteleyev looks at the graves of his mum, dad and grandparents who were all killed in one missile attackBy Zhanna Bezpiatchuk in HrozaBBC Ukrainian Teenager Dima lost his mum, dad and two grandparents when they were all…

Putin gifts luxury Aurus car to North Korea’s Kim

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The carmaker’s website describes the Aurus as Russia’s first full-size luxury sedanBy Robert GreenallBBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has given North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian-made car. Pyongyang’s state media said…

Conservative ex-PM Alexander Stubb elected Finland president

Image source, PA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Alexander Stubb (centre) will officially assume office on 1 March Finland’s conservative former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Sunday’s presidential election, final results show. He secured 51.6% of the vote, while his Green Party rival…

The Ukrainians ‘disappearing’ in Russia’s prisons

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mykyta disappeared after being detained by Russian soldiers, according to his family, who say he did nothing wrongBy Olga Prosvirova & Zhanna BezpyatchukBBC World Service Volodymyr Buzynov has been searching for his brother Mykyta for…