Current Time is the Russian-language TV and digital network run by RFE/RL.
Under increasing Russian fire, the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk is on the front line of Russia's invasion. The key supply hub came under heavy shelling on January 20, as residents fled burning apartment buildings amid the constant threat of attack drones.
Activists in a nature reserve in central Kyrgyzstan have reintroduced elk in a bid to restore the local ecosystem and preserve snow leopards, who traditionally feed on the elk. Thirty elk from the Altai Mountains were introduced to the area two years ago.
Ukrainian forces told Current Time how they repelled a Russian attempt to cross the Dnieper River near Kherson in December. Fighters from the Ukrainian Army's 72nd Brigade say Russian forces are trying to set up shelling positions closer to the city.
Residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson say they face near constant attacks and that vehicles and buses are being targeted by Russian drones. Some are without running water at home and depend on free food handouts to survive.
Dozens of Central Asian migrants are being held in Russian jails with no access to proper food as they wait for deportation orders. Incarcerated migrants told RFE/RL they were being held in jails as special migrant detention facilities "were full."
Suggestions by U.S. politicians that Ukraine lower the conscription age from 25 to 18 are deeply unpopular in the country.
Amid a long-term demographic crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared 2024 the Year of the Family. Laws drafted or enacted throughout the year targeted abortion, divorce, and "childfree propaganda."
Nearly three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a small but growing number of tourists want to witness the destruction for themselves. Visitors on a tour of Kharkiv say the extent of the destruction comes as a shock, as does Ukrainians' ability to persevere through disaster.
The city of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, has been under almost constant attack from Russian forces, including drone strikes that have reportedly hit civilian sites. Some residents say they hope to avoid becoming targets by clearly identifying themselves as noncombatants.
A Russian strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya has killed more than a dozen people and wounded scores of civilians. The January 8 strike caused extensive destruction in the city's industrial district as firefighters worked to put out several blazes.
Ukrainian officials said at least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a Russian air strike on the southern city of Zaporizhzhya, the latest in a series of Russian attacks causing widespread civilian casualties.
The Ukrainian military continued its drive in Russia's Kursk region late on January 7, claiming it hit a key Russian command post, while Washington is reportedly set to announce a "substantial" final weapons package under the current administration.
The Ukrainian military is continuing its assault in Russia's Kursk region, with Moscow claiming it is repelling advancing Ukrainian troops. Ukraine first launched a surprise attack on the Kursk region in August 2024, and Russian and North Korean troops have since been deployed to defend the area.
Russia-installed occupation officials in Crimea declared a regional emergency on January 4 as oil came ashore in the city of Sevastopol from a spill that has plagued the region since last month.
Photos plot the course of the political upheaval in Ukraine that captured the world's attention 20 years ago.
Ukrainian's military said it has downed a Russian helicopter for the first time with a missile launched from a new-generation sea drone. In a December 31 statement, Ukraine said a water-based drone on the Black Sea was responsible for the attack.
The song known in English as The Carol of the Bells is widely recognized as a Christmas melody. But in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, residents know it as Shchedryk, a work by a local composer. The tune is often heard in the city, but this year, it's competing with the sounds of Russian shells.
A Russian man arrested in October for allegedly operating a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in his Moscow cell while in pretrial detention, the OVD-Info rights group said on December 29.
In occupied parts of Ukraine, Russian forces have imposed a new Moscow-backed school curriculum, eliminating lessons in Ukrainian language and culture. But some teachers have taken their lessons underground, offering clandestine online or in-person classes to thousands of students.
Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the Lapland region. It's also where thousands of children around the world send their Christmas letters, including kids in Ukraine, who often wish for peace in their country.
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