Due to a sharp decline in births, Russia is facing the biggest demographic crisis in recent history. This is a reflection of the fear that many Russians have about starting a family in an uncertain political and economic landscape.
Russian authorities grounded a Moscow-bound flight to arrest a North Korean diplomat’s wife and son who went missing from the far eastern city of Vladivostok last month, residents in Russia familiar with the case told Radio Free Asia.
The most recent protest movements in Iran, China, and Russia have caught the attention of analysts who research democratic and authoritarian countries.
After the US and Russia last week agreed a prisoner swap exchanging WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, officials in Washington are still reacting.
In Irpin, Ukraine, three years ago, the first rehabilitation center built in accordance with American standards was opened. It has so far remained unaffected by the war and is once more taking patients
Veterinarians in Khmelnitsky have been rescuing animals that were injured in dangerous front-line areas ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began
The city of Izium in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has been occupied by Russian forces since fierce fights in March destroyed 85% of it, and it is now a vital Russian army command post. Few of its residents have managed to escape from being caught behind enemy lines.One such person is 88-year-old grandfather of Anna Chernikova,a correspondent for VOA in Kiev
Children of a Ukrainian mother, Arthur Brook, 11, and his sister Sophia, both of California, started a YouTube channel that covers events in Ukraine and features local volunteers who support its cause. Their father gives production assistance
More Russian shelling on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, took place in the early hours of March 15, with rounds striking multiple residential buildings. At least two high-rise buildings in Kiev’s Svyatoshyn area were severely damaged and set on fire
Tensions over the prospect of a Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine continue to rise, despite the fact that the fighting in the eastern town of Avdiivka, which lies on the frontlines facing Kremlin-backed separatists, has never stopped since 2014