The widow of the Russian colonel believed that her husband wanted to tell Russian officials that there was a problem in their war efforts.
The soldiers were conducting "Donbas Evacuation" operations when they saved the grandmother from her home near the frontline.
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the soldiers defending "Novorossiya"—a historical term for "new Russia" often used by Russian nationalists.
The recovery army has been deployed to the regions of Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Poltava and Rivne.
Several of the world's most prominent news organizations released a letter calling for the U.S. to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Russian General Andriy Gurulev said targeting Ukraine's banking infrastructure would plunge the country into chaos.
In March, U.S. intelligence also suggested Putin is being misled by people in his inner circle about the Russian army's poor performance in the war in Ukraine.
Peter Kotin, the president of Energoatom, said the Russian army appeared to be planning to hand over control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to the IAEA.
The speaker of the Russian State Duma said 45,000 babies born to Russian surrogate mothers have been taken abroad in the past few years.
Russia last week claimed Ukrainian forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
The Ukrainian anti-disinformation office branded Russian media's claims of staging a power plant shutdown as "pure manipulation."
The top Russian infectious diseases specialist noted that the elderly and immunocompromised people make up the bulk of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
In a new document distributed to military personnel, Russia said it needed at least 5 million soldiers to win the war in Ukraine, according to a report.
As of 2020, Russia had an overall life expectancy of 71 years.
A Russian LGBT support group fears that the ban might unleash a new wave of discrimination against the community within the country.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to the death of 6,595 Ukrainian civilians, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Russia blamed Ukraine for the damage caused by a recent wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian territories, which killed 10 civilians and caused power outages.
Alexander Sholokhov, the first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma, opposed such a move.
The Russian ammunition depot was located in the occupied Luhansk region.
Residents who come to any "point of invincibility" will be given access to water, heating, electricity and the internet amid rolling power outages.
The group of mobilized men said they suffered heavy losses in their unit after being shelled by the Russian army.
The European Parliament voted to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism on Wednesday.
