Russia Ukraine War Updates

In pics: Russians find subtle ways to express dissent despite massive crackdown by Putin

In Russia, the smallest acts of resistance can have major consequences. Artist Alexandra Skochilenko, 32, was detained last April and faces up to 10 years in prison for replacing labels in a supermarket with messages protesting the Ukraine offensive

Commander of Russian special forces in Ukraine poisoned

The Chechen leader claimed that an inquiry was ongoing into what he called a "assassination attempt" and that it had "already produced results" in terms of identifying individuals responsible

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Russians can now face prison up to 15 years for spreading information against Kremlin

Russia-Ukraine conflict war updates: The Russian parliament voted unanimously Friday to approve a draft law criminalising the intentional spreading of what Russia deems to be 'fake' reports

Viktor Yanukovych: The former Ukrainian president who is tipped to replace Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Moscow’s backing

The 72-year-old served as president of Kyiv in 2010 but was overthrown after violent protests hit the country in 2014