The occupied city’s de jure leader puts the civilian death toll from the siege at 22,000 and says they were not prepared for the scale of the assault: ‘We did not know the Russians were advancing towards us’
The Biden administration formally determined last March that Russian troops had committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders
A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced Alexander Nevzorov, in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military
‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ was awarded the top prize in the US documentary category
Other audience award winners included ‘The Persian Version,’ ‘Beyond Utopia’ and ‘Shayda’
The reconstruction plan, due for completion in 2035, aims to support the narrative that Moscow has saved the Russian-speaking population from Ukrainian discrimination