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Tens of thousands of student protesters blocked three bridges in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on February 1. The students are demanding that the authorities take criminal and political responsibility for the collapse of a railway station roof in the city in November which killed 15 people.

Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, said the country has remained united against external Russian influence as she joined pro-EU protests in the western city of Zugdidi. Zurabishvili says she remains the legitimate Georgian president despite being replaced by former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili on December 29 by a new electoral college controlled by the ruling…

Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv was hit in wave of renewed Russian missile attacks across the country. The January 3 attack destroyed or damaged dozens of homes, killing at least one resident, local officials said. A survivor recounted fumbling in the dark to escape the damage.

Georgian anti-government protesters have formed a human “chain of unity” in Tbilisi. Demonstrators lined up along the streets of the capital hand-in-hand on December 28, a day ahead of the planned presidential inauguration of Mikheil Kavelashvili. The former soccer striker has been elected by the pro-government majority in parliament. Protests have been ongoing in Georgia…

Footage posted on social media shows unmanned aerial vehicles as they hit high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan region, on December 21. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian drones attacked the city in three waves. Ukraine has not commented. Authorities in Kazan said there were no casualties.

Georgians have been in the streets for a week of mass protests over government plans to delay EU accession talks, along with election results many describe as rigged. In Tbilisi on December 3, young activists described their reasons for joining the demonstrations, emphasizing hopes for integration with Europe and fears of a repressive, illegitimate leadership.