The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has urged Americans to leave Russia immediately as airlines cancel flights because of the large number of countries closing their airspace to Russian flights over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's national currency has plummeted by almost a quarter to a record low after the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries imposed harsh financial sanctions to punish President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.
A group of well-known, exiled Russian public figures have created an Anti-War Committee to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials responsible after they unleashed a "fratricidal war" against Ukraine last week.
Many Russian media outlets have been hacked, with anti-war messages being placed on their websites, as Russia continues its massive, unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
The websites of Current Time and the Crimea.Realities project of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service have been blocked amid coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.