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Russia's losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal
BBC Russian open source analysis confirms that Russia has lost almost 160 thousand fighters in the war in Ukraine, and the real death toll is believed…
Dec 30, 2025
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Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea?
The case of a scholar wanted in Ukraine sparked a debate on the relationship between museums and the Russian state.
Dec 28, 2025
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Svetlana Alexievich: 'I'm not a supporter now of revolution'
The 2015 Nobel literature prize winner looks back on her writing career and her dashed hopes for change in Belarus.
Dec 23, 2025
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LONG READ - Prison, war and revenge killing: the inside story of the Wagner ‘sledgehammer murder’ case
Jan 12, 2023
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The shocking scale of theft in the Russian army
Oct 20, 2022
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‘Putin’s companion’ steps into the spotlight
Jan 25, 2025
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The cost of Putin’s military venture in Syria
Dec 12, 2024
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‘Immoral but effective.’ How the ‘Wagner’ private military company lost 17,000 prisoners in the assault on Bakhmut
Jun 10, 2024
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Elite specialists: Russia’s costly losses in Ukraine
Sep 5, 2022
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Why Central Asian migrant workers are giving up on Russia
Restrictive rules, racism and a weakening rouble are making Russia a much less attractive destination for Central Asian migrant workers, and prompting…
Dec 18, 2025
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Tied down and left to die: the misuse of physical restraints in Russian psychiatric care
The BBC finds patients are being injured and some have even died in a system with neither the money, the staff, nor the training to care for them…
Dec 9, 2025
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Who killed Aishat, the young Chechen who fled Russia for a life of freedom?
Aishat Baimuradova fled her home last year in the hope of living the way she wanted, but she was then found dead in her rented flat.
Nov 23, 2025
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Russia struggles to build home-grown planes as Western sanctions bite
Unable to buy aircraft or replacement parts from the West, Russia will find much of its existing commercial fleet unusable by 2030.
Nov 20, 2025
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Why hasn't Trump convinced Putin to end the Ukraine war?
One of Trump’s top foreign policy priorities is ending the war in Ukraine, but the White House has so far been unable to achieve this. So, why are Trump…
Nov 14, 2025
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Shadow fleet — from smuggling to spying and sabotage: How Western sanctions launched a dark armada now threatening global security
"Ghost" and "zombie" tankers smuggling sanctions-busting Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil are now widening their nets to threaten Western Europe’s…
Nov 11, 2025
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‘I took a Russian passport to live’: how Putin is forcing Ukrainians to become citizens
Ukrainians living in occupied territories are shut out of healthcare, jobs, bank accounts and more unless they submit to Moscow’s will and take a…
Nov 3, 2025
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