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Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who is serving an 8 1/2-year prison term for his criticism of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, has been labeled as "inclined to spread extremism" and faces tighter controls in prison, his Telegram channel said on March 4.
In the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan, members of the country's ethnic Persian minority organize lavish weddings, spending thousands of dollars on the event. People will spend years in Russia working as migrant laborers to save up for these nuptials before returning to Uzbekistan.
Russia launched a wave of drone strikes early on March 2 on three Ukrainian regions -- Odesa, Mykolayiv, and Kharkiv -- killing at least four people, wounding several others, and causing material damage, regional officials said.
An explosion occurred on March 2 in a five-story apartment building in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, with the local media saying the blast was caused by a Ukrainian drone.
People continued to come and pay their respects on March 2 at the grave of Aleksei Navalny, who was buried in Moscow on March 1 following his suspicious death in an Arctic prison last month, despite a high police presence at the cemetery and the arrest of more than 120 people across Russia.
Thousands of people bade farewell to Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny as he was laid to rest in Moscow on March 1. Amid a heavy security presence, crowds chanted his name and political slogans.
Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison under mysterious circumstances, was laid to rest in a cemetery near his childhood home in Moscow as police kept tens of thousands of supporters from joining in the funeral service and burial.
A funeral in Moscow for Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is scheduled for March 1, two weeks after his suspicious death in a remote prison. Warning of a potential police crackdown on Navalny's supporters, the Department One legal rights group has published tips on how to avoid detention.
After capturing the town of Maryinka in Ukraine's Donetsk region in December, the Russian military is now advancing on the nearby town of Kurakhove. Most of the population has left, but local police still have work to do catching looters and preventing residents from entering dangerous areas.
Aleksandr Shtefanov, a noted Russian blogger and the author of a documentary about Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, fled Russia fearing for his safety.
Ben Rhodes, who was a top adviser and speechwriter for U.S. President Barack Obama, argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin faces numerous, still-unknown threats despite his efforts to silence the opposition.
A funeral service for the late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny will be held on March 1 at a Moscow church near his home. Addressing the European Parliament on February 28, Yulia Navalnaya, his widow, said Navalny's body had been "abused" after his death.
Associates of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny say they can't find a location in the Russian capital that will allow them to organize a public farewell ceremony for the Kremlin critic after his mother said she was being blackmailed by officials to hold a secret commemoration.
Electronics giants Bosch and Sony are closing their last specialized stores in Russia, Kommersant reported on February 27.
A military court in Moscow on February 26 sentenced to life in prison on high-treason charge former actor Kirill Kanakhin, who joined the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) fighting along Ukrainian forces against Russian troops.
As the world marked the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands joined a Ukraine solidarity march in Brussels on February 25. "Peace for Ukraine, peace for Europe!" was one of the slogans that could be heard.
The exiled daughter of assassinated Kremlin political foe Boris Nemtsov says the treatment of the body of recently deceased opposition leader Aleksei Navalny by Russian officials demonstrates just how deeply President Vladimir Putin fears Navalny's legacy of dissent.
The residents who remain in war-torn Vuhledar live in basements to shelter from Russian strikes. That includes a sickly 100-year-old woman who is too ill to evacuate, according to her daughter. Ukrainian police provide a lifeline to the desperate residents by delivering bread and basic essentials.
Speaking to Current Time on February 22, self-exiled Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky says the Kremlin wants to keep Aleksei Navalny's funeral secret because it fears a public ceremony could trigger street protests.
The train runs from Kyiv to Kramatorsk, the last stop before the front line in eastern Ukraine. Its carriages are filled with soldiers returning from leave who exchange final kisses with family on station platforms. The emotional farewells come as Russia's full-scale invasion enters a second year.
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