Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out a “terrorist attack” Saturday on civilians in the city of Belgorod, including using controversial cluster munitions in the strikes that killed at least 21 and wounded dozens more. Moscow said the attack — which followed waves of rocket and drone attacks by Russian forces on Ukrainian cities — would…
An openly gay Russian journalist said Saturday he had been beaten near a park in central Moscow in a hate attack. Pavel Lobkov, a former presenter on Russia’s independent TV Rain channel, posted images of his injuries on Facebook, showing a bloodied nose and hand. “The broken face of a ‘f****t’ beaten up in a…
Until Feb. 24, 2022, the Russian music industry was developing at a brisk pace, using all the opportunities of international promotion and local services to build a strong foundation. It has certainly suffered in this period, but it still might be able to recover and adapt. Spotify left Russia in 2022. YouTube Music disabled paid…
Rescuers in Ukraine searched through rubble Saturday after Russian strikes killed at least 39 people the day before, one of the fiercest attacks since the early days of the war. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in Friday’s barrage, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes — during…
Many centuries ago in Moscow the main dish of a New Year’s feast was roasted swans. If today there are no swans available where you live, you can celebrate without them, chosing instead from today’s enormous variety of wild and farmed fowl. After all, tradition does demand serving poultry on holidays. This has a very…