The Latest Breaking News from Evan Gershkovich

As the war enters its 853rd day, these are the main developments.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government dismiss as false

Gershkovich was seen standing in a glass box, wearing an open-necked shirt and with his arms folded.

Yekaterinburg, the industrial city where U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich is on trial, in located in Russia’s Ural Mountains east of Moscow

Journalist faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted; court sets next hearing for August 13.

The reporter was arrested in March last year on a reporting trip in Russia’s Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.

Watch from outside court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg as US reporter Evan Gershkovich goes on trial.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich attended Wednesday a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia, over a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations. Gershkovich, whose next hearing is set for August 13, faces up to 20 years in prison…

US journalist Evan Gershkovich will face the start of a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia on Wednesday, more than a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations.