KIEV, Ukraine—Dusk envelops a Kiev industrial estate. A man in military camouflage brandishes a knife and lunges at Aleksandr Maksimtsov. Two seconds later, the attacker is pinned to the ground, his ...

An investigation reveals that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public about the location of President Vladimir Putin, who uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country.

Some have lost a limb or their life, others their freedom. But in multiple cases, Russian contract soldiers and their families have received none of the benefits promised by the state for signing up ...