The Russian region of Buryatia has been partially flooded due to a dam breach. Russian officials have declared a state of emergency, according to Buryatia’s head, Alexey Tsydenov, on Telegram.

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

In Buryatia, the social services have taken away the adopted son of Natalia Filonova, a retired woman facing persecution for antiwar activism. Filonova’s friend, the human rights activist Nadezhda ...

Russia’s General Prosecutor has declared the Free Buryatia Foundation, which is registered in the U.S. and which has been outspoken against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an “undesirable” organization, ...