An unprecedented cyberattack in Ukraine has fingers pointed at Moscow, but there is no hard evidence of a state-directed attack
Police said they were treating the explosion as a terrorist attack
Group maintains strict confidentiality for those it serves
Health officials say much like Russia, Ukraine is suffering an epidemic of HIV, other contagious diseases but Russian occupation in parts of the country creates obstacles to treatment
Premises in Kyiv to serve as cultural center, provide support for Russians in Ukraine; but many locals view foreign presence with distrust
Activists gathered outside the courthouse this weekend to ensure that the former head of Ukraine’s tax service, arrested under suspicion of stealing $74 million in tax revenue, did not flee
Compulsory labor to be used as alternative to prison time starting in 2017; some see it as return to Soviet-era practices
One Kremlin watcher says Russian president is more worried about his own ruling elite, not the masses
Victory gives United Russia an additional 105 seats in 450-seat Duma; historically low 48 percent of people voted
Some observers see surprise drill as tit-for-tat response to NATO’s recent multinational military exercises in Baltic region
Balancing national security with free press proves difficult in country fighting propaganda war with Russia, habits of Soviet past
Patriarch Kirill’s claim appears to some as attempt to reconcile conservative Orthodox traditions with, ironically, its Soviet past
