Russian volunteers, Mediazona and BBC News Russian have released a list of 28 people who were killed or went missing after Ukraine sank the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, in 2022.

Russian military losses in Ukraine have surged. The number of soldiers killed or missing in action has risen sharply, according to estimates from European and Ukrainian officials, the Financial Times reports.

A woman walks past an advertising billboards which shows a Russian soldier, with encryption reading 'The pride of Russia', in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

As casualties in Ukraine continue to mount, the Kremlin is seeking new sources of manpower while trying to avoid the political shock of full mobilization. Just days before the New Year, Russian