In the remote village of Sedanka in Russia's Far East, almost all of its fighting-age men have left to join the Ukraine war.

Sedanka has only 250 residents, but dozens of its men left for the front. It is wondering whether recognition that the government promised will ever arrive.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of three more villages in eastern ...

MOSCOW, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of two more frontline settlements in key areas of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday. Ukrainian ...

MOSCOW, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of three more villages in eastern Ukraine, Russian agencies reported. According to the ministry ...