Anonymous pro-Russian Telegram channels claim that Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, has been dismissed following the sinking of the landing ship Tsezar Kunikov on 14 February.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
RFE/RL correspondent Maryan Kushnir goes into the frigid trenches of northeastern Ukraine, where Kyiv's forces are enduring harsh weather and artillery strikes as they hunker down for a prolonged and seemingly endless war.
South Caucasus neighbors Georgia and Armenia signed a “strategic partnership” memorandum during a visit to Tbilisi by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on January 26, Georgian Premier Irakli Garibashvili said.
A group of Kazakh lawmakers approved a draft bill on January 25 that would allow the Central Asian nation's authorities to refuse accreditation to foreign media outlets and their reporters on grounds of national security concerns.