All Ukrainian symbols in Mariupol were replaced with Soviet military propaganda, imperial Russian quotes, and re-written history that presents Russia's invasion as "liberation."
Russian prosecutors secured a 21-year sentence against Vladislav Shpak by classifying his enlistment in Ukraine's National Guard as terrorist activity, after the soldier was captured defending Mariupol's Azovstal plant.
Survivors of Putin's most brutal siege now face a deadlier trap: a rigged paperwork leaving them "homeless bums" whose stolen homes are sold to Moscow buyers.
The occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, captured by Russian forces in March 2022, would become the first nuclear facility seized by one nation during war and operated for another country's energy needs if Moscow's plans succeed.
Russian photographer Mikhail Tereshchenko, who works for state-funded TASS news agency, first won the award for his photo covering protests in Georgia, while World Press Photo claimed that entries are judged anonymously.