As the invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark ... social organizations have stepped up efforts to insinuate the pro-war symbols into every facet of the lives of ordinary Russians.

The Tryzub symbol has featured in Ukrainian lands since the Middle ... During the following three years alone, more than 50 cases of execution and torture of pro-Ukrainian civilians were documented ...

Moscow claims links to extremist groups and banned war-time propaganda symbols. This move underscores rising global tension amid ongoing UN Security Council divisions on Ukraine. #Russia # ...

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, pro-Ukrainian activists are turning Russian military symbols – the letter Z – into sand clocks, which are painted over with the colours of the Ukrainian flag.