A cache of messages, photos, and videos from Russian officer Roman Demurchiev, obtained by RFE/RL investigative units Schemes ...

When Ukrainian citizens are captured and disappeared into Russian prisons, their families and government often have no way to ...

Imprisoned for murder, Aleksandr Abbasov-Derskhan sought a new start in life and freedom by signing up to fight in Ukraine.

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian courts have convicted thousands of people of collaboration and treason. The Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova and Olena Zashko report ...

Russia’s prison system is undergoing quiet but significant changes as authorities adapt to wartime pressures and shifting ...