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Popular Kyiv mall on lockdown as management dispute continues

One of Kyiv’s most popular malls has been shut down for four days amid a long-standing fight over the building's management, ...

Helicopter raids and street battles: Russia tightens squeeze on Ukraine in eastern city

The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian troops should surrender to save themselves in Pokrovsk, a ...

In Russia, Bookstores Offer a Shrinking Refuge as Censorship Tightens

Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.

Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city in Donetsk rages on

Ukrainian long-range drones attacked an industrial plant around 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) inside Russia, local officials said Tuesday, while Ukraine’s army remained locked in an intense battle to ...

Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars

The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on ...

Ukraine says its troops still holding out in Pokrovsk as Moscow says pincer closing

Russian troops thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian special forces to fly soldiers in via a helicopter to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk, Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday.

Russia takes another step toward tightening control of the internet, calling it 'national security'

The recent introduction of the messaging app Max is the Kremlin's latest effort to tighten control over Russia's digital ...