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Amid constant reports about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, some Kyiv residents are preparing for the worst. Water-storage tanks are being filled, people are taking first aid courses, and civil defense instructors are teaching people where to hide.
Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny attended the start of a new trial on February 15 on fraud charges widely seen as politically motivated. The session took place inside Correctional Colony No. 2 in the town of Pokrov, some 100 kilometers east of Moscow.
A 79-year-old resident of Mariupol in Ukraine's south, Valentyna Konstantynovska, says she wants to be ready to defend her family in case of a Russian invasion. She was among a group of civilians, including children, who were shown weapons and instructed how to use them.
A young Belarusian cross-country skier who was barred from competition after sports officials accused her of supporting the opposition has left the country.
An orangutan at the city zoo received more votes than a polar bear resembling the symbol of Russia’s ruling political party, prompting authorities in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk to halt a poll to choose the city’s animal mascot.
Deadly shootouts broke out along a disputed section of the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on January 27 -- the latest of several violent clashes in recent years. At least two people died and many more were wounded.
Crowds of Chechens massed in central Grozny to burn pictures of a human rights activist's family, whom Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened with death. The treatment of Abubakar Yangulbayev has caused an outcry in Russia.
A Russian lawmaker from the North Caucasus region of Chechnya has vowed to "cut off the heads" of all members of the family of Abubakar Yangulbayev, a former lawyer for the Committee Against Torture group.
Medical staff in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv say the regional children's hospital there is 90 percent full, with over 100 children admitted, including babies. Doctors at the facility say the omicron variant appears to be less grave than previous strains of COVID-19.
Natalya Lyutykova fled her native Crimea after Russia seized the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014. Now living near Kyiv's airport, she fears her family is in Russia's crosshairs once again and is preparing for a possible attack by stocking up on canned food.
Details of 48 million COVID-19 vaccination certificates are reportedly being sold on the dark web for $100,000. Journalists identified a vulnerability with an online governmental portal containing vaccination data in 2021 and reported it to Russia's Communications Ministry.
Two Belarusians who have been sheltering at the Swedish Embassy in Minsk since September 2020 say the Swedish government has adopted "delaying tactics" to avoid helping them.
In an interview with Current Time television, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that city authorities are tasked to ensure that the Ukrainian capital's critical infrastructure is in good working order, and bomb shelters are ready to accommodate people in case of a possible Russian attack.
Russia has added jailed Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny and several of his allies to its list of "terrorists and extremists," as the government continues its assault on the country's civil society.
Latvia’s defense minister says no country in the West wants a conflict with Russia, but that Ukraine has a right to defend itself as fellow NATO Baltic states send assistance to Kyiv.
Latvia has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine and is providing its army with anti-aircraft missiles, combat gear, and field rations, according to Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks. He spoke to Iryna Romaliyskaya of Current Time TV on January 24 in Prague.
When asked about a possible Russian invasion, residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv say they are "ready," but "hope that it won't happen."
Russia has amassed an estimated 127,000 troops near the borders of Ukraine. In the event of an invasion, some Western experts believe Kyiv's forces could be quickly overwhelmed. But analysts point to some resources that make Ukraine a stronger power than it might appear.
Chechnya's strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on January 21 that the detained mother of a prominent human rights lawyer faces a "real prison sentence," the Chechen authorities "will take care of" her son, and that her entire family could find themselves "underground."
As Russia masses an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, it has also begun moving forces and equipment into neighboring Belarus for what Moscow said will be military exercises. One observer describes the move as a show of force by Russia, and of allegiance by Belarus.
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