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Lora, who lives in the Russian city of Kazan, was a big backer of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine until her son signed up to fight there. Now she questions what Russia is fighting for and worries whether he will come back alive or wounded.

Alex Smith of the Breakthrough Institute explains how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to soaring prices, food shortages, and other problems around the world.

Tens of thousands of Russians have left the country since Moscow invaded Ukraine a month ago. Many of those doing so have reported unpleasant -- and illegal -- interrogations as they passed through Russian passport control.

A Russian couple who have condemned their country's invasion of Ukraine have taken in refugees at their hotel in Serbia, an EU aspirant but traditional Russian ally that has wavered in condemning the Kremlin for its unprovoked attack.

From the time the rockets began to hit until his flight from the city, a man from Mariupol describes the progression of the Russian onslaught on the Donbas port, which has been one of the places that has been hardest-hit in the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

In a presentation to the European Parliament on March 23, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on the international community to step up its aid to Ukraine, including the provision of massive military help and the imposition of “hellish sanctions” against Russia.

Many Central Asian migrants say they're struggling to find work in Russia as businesses are downsizing or closing under tough Western sanctions. And they fear it will only get worse as many newly unemployed Russians “may soon start looking for jobs they didn't want before."

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

A probe by the Kyrgyz security services has revealed that dozens of government officials and lawmakers may have faked their university diplomas to advance their careers. But critics say the probe is selectively targeting opposition figures.

Jailed Kremlin foe Aleksei Navalny gets a new, nine-year prison sentence, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu disappears for 12 days, and long-prominent government fixture Anatoly Chubais reportedly leaves Russia for good. Meanwhile, Moscow steps up its nuclear scare tactics as the war rages in Ukraine.