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After the initial shock wore off, Navalny's closest allies returned to the work that cost his freedom and his life: undermining Putin’s iron-fisted grip on power.

Russians have begun voting in a three-day election that President Vladimir Putin is certain to win. Analysts say he's using the 2024 poll to give the illusion that democracy exists in Russia.

The final day will test the strength of the country's opposition, which called for all its supporters to vote at the same time at noon, in an action dubbed "Noon Against Putin."

The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled media and prominent rights groups and given Putin full control of the political system.

These votes will be counted after the final phase of polling for the presidential election ends in Russia on March 17.

Asked in the interview if he has ever considered using battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Putin responded that there has been no need for that.

Kyiv has shelled Russian border villages for months as Moscow's offensive in Ukraine drags on for more than two years, also sending drones into Russian territory, including far from the border.

The 60-year-old former world chess champion has been a longtime opponent of President Vladimir Putin and has repeatedly spoken out against Russia's military offensive in Ukraine.

Kyiv has appealed to its Western allies to help bolster its air defences to fend off systematic Russian aerial attacks on key infrastructure throughout the two-year invasion.

An overall aim is to make up lost ground and see Europe's defence industry become as competitive as that of the US.

Navalny's supporters said several churches in Moscow refused to hold the funeral for the man who crusaded against official corruption and organised big protests.

Putin cast Western leaders as reckless and irresponsible and declared that the West should keep in mind the "tragic consequences" for any country that dared to send troops to Kyiv.

An apple farmer, an airline caterer and an out-of-work graduate are among the Indians hired to fight in Ukraine; recruits say they were lured by promises of high salaries and a Russian passport.

The 70-year-old, a key figure of the Nobel Prize-winning Memorial group, is the latest target of Kremlin repression, which has intensified since the offensive in Ukraine.

His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow's southeast Maryino district on Friday afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said Wednesday. The burial is to be at a nearby cemetery.

For political prisoners like Kara-Murza, life in Russia’s penal colonies is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, sleep deprivation, insufficient food, health care that is poor or simply denied, and a dizzying set of…

According to media reports, several Indians have been working as security helpers in the Russian military and they were forced to even fight with Russian soldiers.

The Russian Defense Ministry's announcement came the same day Ukraine’s military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka, where the outnumbered defenders had battled a Russian assault for four months.

Hundreds of people in dozens of Russian cities streamed to ad-hoc memorials and monuments to victims of political repression with flowers and candles on Friday and Saturday to pay tribute to the politician.

Navalny had been behind bars since January 2021, when he returned to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.