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VOA Russian: Expert says Russian missile most likely caused plane crash in Kazakhstan

Kremlin targets full internet control in Russia

VOA Russian: How drones changed military tactics in Russia's war in Ukraine 

VOA Russian: Moscow increases pressure on 'foreign agents'

VOA Russian: Moscow ramped up repressions against journalists and LGBTQ+ in 2024

VOA Russian: Russian society broadly supports Putin's ideas, including possible nuclear strikes

Support for Russia's war against Ukraine among Russian society remains consistently high at 60–70%, according to a study

VOA Russian: Europe targets Russia's 'shadow fleet'

VOA Russian: Defense minister charts Kremlin's path toward a war with NATO

VOA Russian: Sister of American jailed in Russia says she doesn't know where he is

VOA Russian: Will Russia lose its military bases in Syria?

Russia’s war steals childhood from Ukrainian kids

At least 2,400 children have been killed or injured since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to the latest UNICEF reports. The U.N. agency says the war is creating a mental health crisis among Ukrainian children. VOA Russian has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.

From VOA Russian: Russian woman in New York accused of working for FSB: What is known about her?

From VOA Russian: Assad regime in turmoil: Will Moscow and Tehran, mired in their own conflicts, aid Damascus?

From VOA Russian: Polish broadcasting seeking audiences in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine

From VOA Russian: White House confirms Ukraine approved to use ATACMS on targets deep in Russia

From VOA Russian: Georgia's Parliament opens with opposition boycott

From VOA Russian and VOA Ukrainian: US experts analyze Moscow's nuclear threats

From VOA Russian: Pentagon says US was notified by Moscow before it launched missile at Ukraine 

From VOA Russian: New US sanctions will make it harder for Russian banks to finance war against Ukraine

Russia on track to ban adoptions from countries allowing gender change

In late September, the Russian parliament backed new legislation that will make it harder for some people to adopt children from the country. Some adoption advocates say the legislation is really designed to punish the West. VOA Russian has the story. VOA footage by Andre Sergunin.