Russia has been using convicted criminals to supplement its military forces in Ukraine for well over a year and a half. Despite the number of pardoned criminals who return from the war and carry out ...
Recruiting convicts for its army has given Russia a manpower advantage. But it is backfiring in tragic ways when former ... at least 190 criminal cases were initiated against pardoned Wagner ...
Two former Russian security officers have been accused of accepting what is alleged to be the largest bribe in Russia's ...
Recruiting convicts for its army has given Russia a manpower advantage. But it is backfiring in tragic ways when former inmates are pardoned and return home to commit new crimes. The term ...
For this episode of 5 Minutes On, the BBC’s Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, has been to the town of Borovsk, where two very different pictures of Russia are on display. Show more Millions of ...
The Sleeping Beauty also holds a special place in the history of Russian culture because legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova and artist Alexandre Benois decided to devote their life to ballet after ...
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Thursday that the country’s production of artillery shells has increased by almost 2.5-fold in the past year. “After the start of operation of ...
It is the first criminal case of its kind since Russia banned the so-called "international LGBT movement" in November, amid an accelerating crackdown on the community. "The court chose a ...
A former Russian diplomat said in an interview that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin should be very “concerned about his life” despite a reported deal with Russian President Vladimir ...
Mirzoyan's interview comes on the heels of a trilateral meeting in Brussels on April 5 between European ... RIA Novosti reported. Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into ...
Russia plans to reduce daily diesel exports from key western ports in April to the lowest in five months, after Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries and seasonal maintenance sharply lowered crude ...