Russia sends reinforcements to Kursk region, but yet to restore control as Ukrainian offensive continues. Our report from Moscow for BBC News (UK) Producer Ben Tavener Camera anton chicherov

War is bad enough. But a war zone with nuclear power plants… Today the UN's nuclear chief visited the Kursk nuclear power plant. Our report from Moscow. Producer @BenTavener Camera anton chicherov

“I’ve read about this kind of thing happening to others. I never imagined it would happen to me.” I meet a doctor denounced by a patient for alleged anti-war comments, & others in Russia caught up in a wave of denunciations. rb.gy/h0ugy1 Producer @BenTavener

Russia's war in Ukraine is fuelling a wave of denunciations at home and reviving ghosts of the past. Our report for BBC News (UK) Producer Ben Tavener Camera anton chicherov

My first opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin a question since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It came at the end of the BRICS summit in Kazan. Producer Liza

In the mountains above Sochi, praise for Donald Trump & questions over America's superpower status. Russia (and its president) react to the US election result. Our report for BBC News (UK) Camera anton chicherov Producer Liza @BenTavener

“It’s absurd. I can’t get my head around what’s happening,” 68-year-old paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova tells me. Minutes later she’s sent to prison for 5 1/2 years for alleged comments on the war in Ukraine. Our report for BBC News (UK) Camera anton chicherov Producer @BenTavener

Protests continue in the centre of Tbilisi. What we saw Friday night. Camera anton chicherov Producer @BenTavener

Barricades, beatings and an interview with Georgia's president who - for now - is refusing to step down. Our latest report from Tbilisi for BBC News (UK). Camera anton chicherov Producer @BenTavener Thanks to Anna Gvarishvili

For BBC News (UK) we report from Tbilisi on a fourth night of protests and ask Georgia’s prime minister if he can understand the public anger. Camera anton chicherov Producer Ben Tavener Thanks to Anna Gvarishvili

“Georgia is dragged into Russia’s orbit & there is a feeling of now or never,” a Tbilisi university professor tells me. Our report for BBC News (UK) on a fifth night of protests in the Georgian capital. Camera anton chicherov Producer @BenTavener Thanks to Anna Gvarishvili

In Russia, medals for soldiers…asylum for Assad. Our latest report from Moscow for BBC News (UK) Camera anton chicherov Producer @BenTavener Liza

From Bashar al-Assad (purportedly) a statement. From Vladimir Putin silence (on Syria). Our latest report from Moscow. Camera anton chicherov Producer Liza @BenTavener

The plane crash and the Kremlin apology. Our latest report from Moscow. Camera anton chicherov Producer Ben Tavener

In Belarus this week someone told me “There's no alternative to Alexander Lukashenko as leader of our country.” Who said that? One of the candidates who’s been allowed to run against Lukashenko in the election. Our report from Minsk. Producer Liza Cam. anton chicherov

I asked Alexander Lukashenko: “How can you call this a democratic election when your main rivals are in prison or in exile?” Our report from Minsk. Producer Liza Camera anton chicherov

“What wretched question have you prepared?” My surreal Q&A with Alexander Lukashenko last Sunday. He claimed his opponents had “chosen” prison or exile (in reality the authorities had chosen to target them.) Thanks Liza anton chicherov

Caught up with Elon Musk’s father, Errol, in Moscow and asked him: “What have you advised your son to do in terms of his relationship with President Trump?” BBC News (UK)

4,000 miles from Moscow is a Russia so calm, so peaceful on the surface. But like everywhere in Russia the war in Ukraine has left a mark here, too. Our report from Vladivostok. Thanks to the Moscow team.

I’m honoured to have received the 2025 Charles Wheeler award in memory of one of the BBC’s greatest foreign correspondents. Thank you to BJR Journalists' Charity University of Westminster and to Shirin and Marina Wheeler. Shirin Wheeler