For some in the Russian opposition, their country’s flag is something to be avoided: a tainted symbol of Putin’s Russia, not the Russia they would like to live in.

“The Russian flag has become a symbol of resistance in West Africa, affiliated with anti-West and anti-French attitudes,” said Kyle Walter, the head of research at Logically, a technology ...

In mid-June 2025, a rumor spread on social media claiming that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) shared a Flag Day post on X featuring two Russian flags.Flag Day, celebrated annually on June 14 ...

A Russian single dad who fled the country after being sentenced to prison in a case involving his 13-year-old daughter’s anti-war drawing has been detained in Belarus, according to officials.

A Russian flag was displayed during the first-round Australian Open match between Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia and Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine on Monday in Melbourne. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP ...

Donald Trump's administration on Saturday was accused of promoting the Russian flag, on Flag Day. The Department of Defense over the weekend wished social media a "Happy Flag Day!" "Let us honor ...

Inspired by WWI. The media repports that this innovative system utilizes a network of airships hovering above the protected area, and each airship in the "Barrier" system is capable of supporting ...

It is not common but there are pictures and video of Russian and Ukrainian military mixing in WW1 and WW2 era guns and helmets. Some of the Russian (or Russian allied) soldiers are being issued WW2 ...

A Russian sixth-grader drew an anti-war painting in her art class, Meduza reported Tuesday. The girl was placed in a shelter and the father charged with "discrediting" Russia, Meduza said.

In Russia, the pain and loss of the war in Ukraine are felt most profoundly in small villages, where a soldier’s burial produces not just grief but a yearning to find meaning in his death.

Because of this, Russian athletes were not allowed to compete under a Russian flag and have competed under the moniker ROC and an Olympic flag at all international competitions since 2016.

In 2007, a ceremonial (titanium) Russian flag was planted on the seabed at the North Pole. Then Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay quipped “this isn’t the 15th century, you can’t go around the ...