Torture in Russian captivity is systematic. In a new documentary, The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit uncovers the torture of Ukrainian civilians held by Russian forces and traces ...

"I wish I could be as brave as them," says Pavel Talankin, a school videographer in the industrial town of Karabash, speaking ...

A documentary by The Kyiv Independent about Ukrainian military medics working on the front lines of Russia’s war will be ...

This year’s Oscar nominees for best international feature film include the documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” assembled ...

When Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, Pavel 'Pasha' Talankin found himself waging a silent one-man war to save the town of ...

The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit will release its new documentary, Torture Culture, an in-depth ...

Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, life has changed in Russia - everything from what Russians can say to what they can buy. Perhaps most of all, it's changed what they ...

Made with footage smuggled out on encrypted platforms, David Borenstein and Pasha Talankin's Oscar-nominated film records how the war with Ukraine has intensified Putin's propaganda machine.

A Russian archaeologist has been imprisoned for his dig in occupied Crimea.

Six months ago, Anne Ndarua’s only son went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She says he was forced into military training and she no longer knows if he’s alive.

The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.