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Amid accusations from Ukrainian officials, more evidence is revealed that Russia has forcibly relocated thousands from Mariupol and other scenes of intense fighting in Ukraine.

Nineteen-year-old Igor Ivkin, a Russian contract soldier, was killed fighting in Ukraine on March 8. His wife spoke to RFE/RL's North.Realities about his frustrations with the military prior to his death.

The sinking of the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea is a significant boost for Ukraine but may not have a major impact on the course of the war, analysts said.

Chinese investment in Russian regions like Bashkortostan -- some 1,300 kilometers from Moscow – was already troubled, but Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine could see it deteriorate further.

Among the many problems Russia has run into since it invaded Ukraine in February is a growing number of servicemen refusing to participate in what Moscow calls its “special military operation.” By one estimate, up to 40 percent of troops recently withdrawn from Ukraine are refusing to go back.

A warship sinks, accusations of atrocities, war crimes, and genocide mount, and despite a relentless clampdown, determined Russians find ways to protest President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.   

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

As Russian forces neared their town outside Ukraine’s capital, the mayor and his family decided to separate, his wife and children taking refuge in a quiet hamlet a few kilometers away. Days later, it was time for a rethink – and a desperate rescue effort.

In an interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves questions dialogue with Russia and says that Georgia's position on the war in Ukraine is "absolutely despicable."

The prices of some drugs in Iran have soared amid plans by the government to eliminate a major medical subsidy. Pharmacists and residents say the cost of some drugs has increased fivefold. Iranians fear that the removal of the subsidy will make it impossible for them to access life-saving medicines.