Police in Kyiv have raided a protest camp near the national parliament building, sparking clashes with protesters. The press service of the National Guard said 50 people had been detained in the action close to the Verkhovna Rada in the Ukrainian capital early on March 3. A spokesman later told Ukrainian media that six protesters and four police officers had been injured in the unrest, although details were still sketchy. Police later said they had seized nine grenades, an unspecified number of Molotov cocktails, and five smoke bombs during the raid.
The Lukyanivska detention center in Kyiv is Ukraine's oldest functioning prison and is infamous for its terrible conditions. RFE/RL Ukrainian Service photographer Serhii Nuzhenko joined other journalists invited by the Ministry of Justice on a tour of the oldest prison block, built almost 160 years ago.
Kazakh eagle hunters, known as "berkutchi," took part in a national tournament in the city of Oral on February 24-25, the first event of its kind in the West Kazakhstan region. The hunters showed off their skill in training their eagles and other birds to follow commands, catch prey, and return to their masters. RFE/RL Kazakh Service photographer Pyotr Trotsenko shared these photos of the winter competition.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area and beyond for the eighth week of 2018.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area and beyond for the seventh week of 2018.
Our photographer meets three Russians who labor through Siberia's brutal winters.
With Mardi Gras and carnival season in full swing in other parts of the world, the Czech Republic is throwing its own late-winter party. Known as Masopust (literally, “giving up meat”), the festival was traditionally the last chance to eat and drink in excess before the austerity of Lent.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area and beyond for the sixth week of 2018.
Host city Pyeongchang officially kicked off the 2018 Winter Olympic Games with a dazzling opening ceremony.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area and beyond for the fifth week of 2018.
Author and photographer Frederic Chaubin undertook a decadelong mission to visit and document examples of grand – but often forgotten – Soviet architecture dating from the 1970s and 1980s.
The Battle of Stalingrad (August 23, 1942-February 2, 1943) was one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II. Germany's disastrously ill-fated attack on the Russian city is widely considered to have been a major turning point in the conflict, as its army suffered massive military losses and a huge psychological blow from which it never recovered.
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