The shock: Russian pensioner Evgeniya Mayboroda in the dock as the verdict fell
A residential building in Dnipro, Ukraine destroyed by a Russian strike in 2023
Forty-one people went on hunger strike in Shakhty in 2004 reclaiming unpaid wages from coal giant Rostov Ugol (Rostov Coal), which ran mines i…
A woman holds a smartphone bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a rally of his supporters in 2016
Social media platform VK (formerly VKontakte), Russia's equivalent to Facebook
Evgeniya Mayboroda's nose began to bleed as the verdict was read
The elegant 72-year-old Russian put her hand on her heart as the verdict fell. Five and a half years in prison for posts opposing the war in Ukraine.
The mix of party and military reflectsthe split reality of young Ukrainians
Young Ukrainians try to enjoy normal life amid air raid alerts
Ukraine allows its brigades to recruit directly, meaning each military unit can compete