Beatings and electrocution: the horrors of Russian "filtering" of Ukrainians People's phones are confiscated and their social media accounts are examined. Anything that seems suspicious may result in beatings or even electrocution, civilians say. Many are forcibly sent to Russia. Andrei watched anxiously as Russian soldiers attached his phone to his computer - seemingly to recover deleted files. Andrei, a 28-year-old marketer, tried to leave Mariupol in early May. He

The number of refugees from Ukraine who registered for temporary protection or similar national protection schemes in European Union countries stood at 3.207 million, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on its website.   © Богдан Андриив/Facebook Poland has the largest number of refugees with the status of temporary protection - 1 million 169.5 thousand, while according to the Polish Border Guard Service, 4.166 million

Every day our compatriots are surprised by the rules of the new life. What positives and negatives do Ukrainians note in Germany? Germany has taken in more than 700,000 refugees so far. Since the end of February, we Ukrainians with a long "German background", like most people not indifferent to grief, have had to volunteer and help our compatriots in Germany more than once. During those three months we saw

In Russia, critics of the war in Ukraine are increasingly being reported to the police.   Anti-war protesters in Saint Petersburg faced a brutal police crackdown during demonstrations in March   DW spoke with Russians who have been betrayed by their own relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbors. In the wake of Russia's February 24 invasion of neighboring Ukraine, some citizens have taken a stance against what they call an unjust