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Monday marks three years since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which had already been at war with Moscow-backed
the invasion, according to an independent tally of war casualties maintained by the BBC Russian service and Mediazona, with the real number
I lost my only son [in the war]
condition of anonymity.Since the first year of the war, Tyva has consistently ranked as the region with the highest number of war losses per
funeral of a Russian serviceman killed in the war in Ukraine.Alexander Polegenko / TASSA republic with a total population of slightly over
Locals say the authorities are doing little to support those left behind, despite repeated pleas for help and efforts to reach out to
in Kyiv-occupied territory told The Moscow Times."We are asking for our loved ones to be evacuated from there
invasion of Ukraine, the Ural Mountains republic of Bashkortostan has solidified its leading position in the war losses tally with 4,156
gatherings [a social tradition among Indigenous Bashkirs], people discuss how many buses with coffins they saw arrive, whose sons were
rotational work at oil and gas sites in the Russian North and Siberia
But since the start of the war, the promised 1.5-million-ruble ($15,400) payout for signing a military contract has made enlistment another
district of the same name, became the epicenter of some of the largest wartime protests in Russia as several thousand people protested the
way for the largest political trial in modern Russian history
special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia sounded an alarm over the fate of the "more than 2,000 political prisoners" in
Russian prison.She said eight died in prison in 2024 and identified at least 120 in "imminent danger," saying they should be released
immediately due to their state of health.The fear of facing grave consequences for expressing dissent has seemingly crept into all public
that the Russian economy would collapse not long after, especially after the country was hit with punishing Western sanctions.Although that
has not happened, Russia last year posted its largest budget deficit since the start of the war and the country has depleted its rainy day
fund by 57%.Food prices have risen in Russia due to high inflation.Alexei Belkin / Business Online / TASSHowever, analysts say the Kremlin
still has enough resources to support its war spending through at least 2025.Spending on defense and the military, which increased by more
reluctance to make deep budget cuts to social and other programs, meant the country's spending ballooned by 62% between 2021 and
come to an end.Ordinary Russians voiced mixed reactions to the news, with hopes for an end to the bloodshed but doubts over whether the
talks would bring lasting peace or improve life at home.In conversations with The Moscow Times, some raised questions about what happens
when tens of thousands of Russian war veterans return to civilian life and said they feared it would bring an increase in violent crime,
town of Istra.Tatyana Makeyeva / AFPWhile some soldiers have complained about a lack of support with reintegrating into society after
I want all of this to end as soon as possible
