Mary Ilyushina

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Stephen Hubbard, who moved to Ukraine in 2014, was captured by Russian soldiers in Izyum in April 2022, and was charged with serving in a territorial defense unit.

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Russia is cracking down on alternative sources of information, especially online, and is pushing citizens away from foreign-based social media apps.

Exiled Russian musician Monetochka released a viral hit this spring grappling with the idea that the Russia she grew up in no longer exists.

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Monetochka’s viral hit “It Was in Russia” has struck a chord among Russians who are posting it on social media with images of different times in Russia.

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Pavel Durov’s online messaging app Telegram has come under increasing scrutiny from governments concerned about its unmoderated messaging services.

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Ilya Yashin wanted to resist Putin’s regime from inside the country, but after the prisoner swap, he must learn to be part of Russia’s opposition in exile.

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The capture of so many young men in the Ukrainian incursion poses a significant challenge for the Kremlin.

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Anna and Artem Dultsev, spies posing as Argentine expats living in Slovenia, were returned to Russia with their children, ages 8 and 11, who do not speak Russian.

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Ilya Yashin, a longtime ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says he demanded not to be part of a prisoner exchange and was made to leave Russia against his will.