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A Russian woman distraught about the Ukraine war posted a photograph showing Putin engulfed in flame and said he should “burn in hell.” She’s now facing fines and possible psychiatric confinement.

Russian soldiers kept hundreds of residents of a northern Ukrainian town – from a 6-week-old infant to a frail 93-year-old -- in a dark, stifling school basement with no toilet, a survivor says. Ten people died, and Kyiv has charged the suspects with war crimes.  

Cold, hard cash can ease the process of "filtration" being imposed on Ukrainians in Russian-controlled territory. But Ukrainians who have made their way out have said that coffee, tea, cigarettes, and vodka are other popular requests at checkpoints along the way.

Both the words "historic" and "symbolic" are appropriate when considering the June 17 decision by the European Commission to recommend that Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia be given a "European perspective."

The cost of living is on the rise in Central Asia just like it is around the world. COVID-19, severe droughts, supply problems caused by the pandemic, and, most recently, the war in Ukraine have all been contributing factors.

Here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has arrested the administrators of three hard-line Telegram news channels. The arrests come after several high-profile and damaging leaks. There has been speculation that the arrests are part of an internal power struggle among Iran's hard-liners.

Russia's grinding battlefield offensives and "cannon fodder" approach don't bode well for Ukrainians or the world, warns David Johnson, a retired soldier and RAND researcher who specializes in military strategy, innovation, and doctrine. 

Talks to "normalize" relations between Ankara and Yerevan are ongoing but some villagers near the shared border are already preparing for long-abandoned crossing points to reopen.

Ukrainian authorities are desperately trying to persuade those remaining in Lysychansk to get out while they still can. It's a frustrating task for volunteers who race into the city, trying to avoid Russian rocket fire, and find people to evacuate -- and persuade those who don't want to.