During the four years of war with Ukraine, at least 200,186 Russian soldiers were killed, the BBC Russian Service, Mediazona and a team of volunteers have established . In 2025, the deaths of almost 50 thousand Russian military personnel were confirmed. It is noted that formally these figures are less than the figures for 2024 – then about 84 thousand soldiers and officers died.

Trial of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia In Russia and in the territories of Ukraine occupied by the Russian army, at least 4,029 people have become suspects or accused in politically motivated criminal cases related to the war, the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial” has calculated .

On February 24, the United States added four individuals, including Russian citizens, and three companies to its sanctions list. In a statement, the US Treasury Department said the sanctions were related to their activities in cyberspace that harmed US national security interests. It is alleged that these individuals buy, sell and trade undisclosed software vulnerabilities (so-called zero-day exploits) that can be used for hacking, data theft, and ransomware.

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Vladimir Zelensky Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with the Financial Times on the fourth anniversary of the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, said that he does not believe that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the entire territory of Donbass, which Russia insists on, will be a sufficient condition for concluding a lasting peace. “Honestly, I don’t believe that this is all that Russia demands. Our exit from Donbass – and then the war will end.

Show more Collapse All Nike and Adidas sneakers in Russia are fake, the Bureau of Forensic Evaluation and Expertise found out after examining 1,300 pairs of sneakers from these companies. Why are people willing to overpay for a brand and even buy obviously counterfeit goods? How brands appeared in the fashion world. And why some of them become desirable, while others do not.

We talk about what happened during the 4 years of the war with economic observer Boris Grozovsky, Z-activist researcher and writer Ivan Filippov, political observer for Deutsche Welle Konstantin Eggert and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe Kirill Martynov.

Russian pensioners weave camouflage nets for the army On February 24, 2022, no one could have imagined that the war against Ukraine started by Putin would not end even four years after it began. Over these four years, the Russian economy has undergone qualitative changes, some of which are irreversible, while others create the preconditions for a structural crisis comparable to the one that led to the collapse of the USSR.

Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv, February 24, 2026 The head of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv on the day of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine. "In Kyiv for the tenth time since the start of the war. To confirm that Europe is unwaveringly supporting Ukraine financially and militarily, [including] during this harsh winter.

Mechthild Grossman in the film "Seduction: A Cruel Woman" In 1985, American photographer Edward Serotta came to Romania to document the achievements of the socialist economy. But he didn't like what he saw. Poverty, a shortage of basic necessities and total surveillance - Serotta noticed that a car was constantly following him, although the roads were empty due to a lack of gasoline.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Dmitry Treshchanin, editor of Mediazona, on the wanted list. Mediazona drew attention to the card in the department's search database. In relation to Treshchanin, according to the publication, a criminal case was opened in Russia for violating the procedure for the activities of a “foreign agent”.

The most interesting thing from our common past. An unfinished story. Unhealed wounds. Hopes still alive. Could Russia have taken a different path? Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy selects from our broadcast what is still relevant and has turned out to be eternal.