“The water came at night. So fast.” Major flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan. Thanks Liza Ben Tavener anton chicherov

We hit peak partial solar #eclipse here at Cape Canaveral, Florida!

Did you get to experience it?

Watched the eclipse in Maryland. Not total but still spectacular

The Russian narrative on Nato & the West, summed up today in one interview – and one picture – in one Russian newspaper. #ReadingRussia

It was like the Moscow bureau (almost) back together again, pre war and pre expulsions. All playing a part in the output of last nights BBC News late bulletin.
Sarah Rainsford Will Vernon
Steve Rosenberg
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“When I got home I hugged my children & fell to my knees. I can’t begin to describe what happened there.” I meet Margarita. She survived the Crocus City Hall attack & returned the next day to lay flowers for the dead. Producers Liza Ben Tavener Camera anton chicherov

Saying farewell and thanks to a legend of journalism and broadcasting. There for nearly half the BBC’s life, the one and only Nick Witchell. Proud to have worked with you.

Six more years. Our report from Moscow on the (expected) Putin landslide. Producers Liza Ben Tavener Camera anton chicherov BBC News (UK)

'Vladimir Putin will continue this permanent war and continue to suppress civil society.' We hear one prediction for Putin's fifth term. Producers Liza Ben Tavener Camera anton chicherov BBC News (UK)

Midday in Moscow. A queue suddenly forms at the polling station we’re at. One man tells me: “It was important for me to see the faces of other people here, to see I am not alone in my political views.”

Ballots, drummers and fires. Day one of Russia’s presidential election. Our report from Moscow. Producer Liza Camera anton chicherov BBC News (UK)

“If I keep silent it’s like I’m condoning it.” 86-year-old Vladimir Ovchinnikov shows me his anti-war street art. He’s been fined twice for ‘discrediting’ the Russian army. Our report painting a picture of Russia ahead of the election. Thanks Liza anton chicherov & team

I saw his hearse & his coffin. I saw thousands of Russians paying him their last respects. But it’s still hard to believe that Alexei Navalny is dead. Among his supporters there's disbelief & defiance. Our report from Moscow. Producer Liza Camera anton chicherov & team

At Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation, I asked one Russian senator: “Are you not concerned about the state of the nation or its reputation after the death of Alexei Navalny?” His reply: “Who’s that?” Our report from Moscow. Producer Liza Camera anton chicherov

In a Moscow court today we saw Russian human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison. At his trial he’d spoken of a Russia “sinking ever more deeply into darkness.” Our report for BBC News (UK) Camera anton chicherov

One of Russia’s most prominent human rights campaigners Oleg Orlov led from court, handcuffed, sent to prison for “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army.

“[The authorities] feared him when he was alive, and they fear him now his dead.” As Muscovites continue to lay flowers for Alexei Navalny, his mother is said to be resisting pressure to agree to a ‘secret funeral.’ Our latest report from Moscow. Camera anton chicherov

“I have no right to give up. I will continue the work of Alexei Navalny.” Our latest report from Moscow as Mr Navalny’s widow, Yulia, vows to continue her late husband’s political fight. Meanwhile his family still hasn't been able to recover his body. anton chicherov Ben Tavener

As Muscovites lay flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny riot police moved in. A woman shouted: 'We have the right to stand here & we will!' Another cried: 'This street isn't yours. It belongs to everyone!' Our latest report from Moscow. Thanks anton chicherov Ben Tavener #Navalny

The death of Alexei Navalny. Our report from Moscow for BBC News (UK). Thanks to anton chicherov Ben Tavener #Navalny