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2024-11-06 17:50:20

Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Donald Trump on his election win. “I wish you strong health and smart political decisions that will make America great again,” the Belarusian leader said. https://buff.ly/4hzwltv

2024-11-06 14:43:01

Russia’s ruling elites, including Putin, conveyed their private congratulations to Trump “through acquaintances,” according to a high-ranking parliamentary source who spoke to the outlet Verstka. Moscow “has certain hopes” for Trump, the source said.
https://buff.ly/4hD3vs5

2024-11-06 03:48:29

It could be more than a day before the U.S. presidential election result is clear. While you wait, treat yourself to this breezy, 2,275-word dissection of the banking scandal and ethical dilemmas that consumed Russian anti-Kremlin politics last month. https://buff.ly/48Ckh6B

2024-11-04 08:13:49

With 99.73% of the ballots processed, incumbent President Maia Sandu has triumphed in Moldova’s runoff election and secured another term in office, carried to victory by diaspora voters. https://buff.ly/4fyBUXw

2024-11-01 18:43:00

The widow of Ildar Dadin, a Russian anti-Kremlin activist who recently died in combat while fighting for Ukraine, said on Friday that her husband was cremated and buried without her knowledge or permission. Here's what we know.
https://buff.ly/4ftn306

2024-11-01 09:43:00

In 2023, the number of people in Russia registered as having a disability increased for the first time in 11 years. Some of this reversal is likely linked to wartime injuries, but the full story is more complicated.
https://buff.ly/48xZn8B

2024-10-31 07:15:53

Russia’s Gosuslugi Federal State Information System is telling users to migrate their accounts to non-Gmail email addresses, signaling further Google service disruptions in Russia as Moscow's blame game with the tech giant continues. https://t.co/7k79unEFMh

2024-10-31 06:20:17

A school in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk has established a youth society dedicated to studying the ideas of Juche — the state ideology of North Korea — and "North Korean economic development under Kim Jong-un." https://t.co/BJn7kv5lPt

2024-10-22 07:10:40

Meduza has gained access to hundreds of emails between employees of the penal colony where Alexey Navalny spent the majority of his time in prison. They show how prison officials deliberately made the politician’s life unbearable.
https://t.co/Hq2Pr6GlZe

2024-10-03 18:50:28

Defense, patriotism, and tax reform. Meduza analyzed Russia’s new draft budget to uncover how much the Kremlin plans to spend on its propaganda efforts and the war in Ukraine — and where it’s going to get the money.
https://t.co/SOY3iln60c

2024-10-01 14:06:12

The Russian authorities plan to use new legislation to send approximately 40 percent of criminal defendants to fight in the war in Ukraine, according to @istories_eng.
https://t.co/OjQPC4oJlE

2024-09-24 09:50:17

The various Russian companies setting up shop in Ukraine’s occupied Donbas region often don’t warn employees about the risks of artillery fire and landmines, and pay them much less than workers in Russia, according to a new report.
https://t.co/Pix5XW9CJI

2024-09-20 20:01:12

In 1999, terrorists blew up four residential buildings in Russia, and two other attacks were reportedly thwarted. But to this day, a person’s view on “what really happened” in one of these cases is a good proxy for their views on the current government.
https://t.co/HzvyOVxBsf

2024-09-12 14:12:05

Two months after the Kremlin started throttling YouTube playback speeds, viewership for many popular Russian-language channels has declined. Curiously, however, those focused on socio-political topics have seen their audience grow.
https://t.co/wVTIcF6cUU

2024-09-10 13:51:05

“It’s an entire industry built to maintain an illusion.” One man’s first-hand account of participating in the Kremlin-organized voter fraud during this past weekend's gubernatorial election in St. Petersburg.
https://t.co/JA1BmeYBnz

2024-08-30 16:21:27

Russia has designated Meduza’s co-founder and publisher, Galina Timchenko, as a “foreign agent” for opposing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and spreading “false information” about the Russian government and military.
https://t.co/PNxToaj8eY

2024-08-28 19:55:56

Pavel Durov’s arrest has reignited debate in Russia over Telegram’s role in the war in Ukraine. Meduza explains what we know about how the Russian military actually uses Telegram and why it still hasn’t developed a replacement.
https://t.co/DAENJKn2PS

2024-08-26 15:06:54

Russia carried out a massive attack on cities and energy infrastructure across Ukraine on Monday. Ukraine’s defense minister said Kyiv is preparing its response and will use its own weapons — which aren’t subject to the same restrictions as foreign ones.
https://t.co/3LSOzD0mII

2024-08-19 18:35:36

Update: On Monday, Zelensky said Ukraine controls 1,250 square kilometers (482 square miles) of Russian territory, including 92 settlements. Based on open-source materials, Meduza’s analysts estimate Ukraine controls 862 square kilometers (333 square miles), and 65 settlements. https://t.co/06PJtVJidX

2024-08-19 17:30:42

Two weeks on, Ukraine’s cross-border offensive has slowed but not stopped. Its future depends on what reserves both sides deploy from other areas. Moscow will likely be reluctant to pull troops from the central Donbas front unless absolutely necessary.
https://t.co/x11qgNPrGl

2024-08-19 13:20:58

Pavel Rubtsov, aka Pablo González, was perhaps the most talented “illegal” included in this month’s prisoner swap. @lilia_yapparova tells the story of how a GRU spy infiltrated the Russian opposition, wound up in a Polish prison, and returned to Moscow. https://t.co/6J4FvpgI9d

2024-08-15 13:40:11

Update: The inspector who declined to open a criminal investigation into the circumstances of Alexey Navalny’s death appears to have received a promotion after the politician’s passing. https://t.co/qkn0viojSj

2024-08-15 11:45:47

Russian investigators informed Alexey Navalny’s widow, Yulia, that there will be no criminal investigation into his death as he died of “natural causes” in the prison infirmary. She, however, asserts that not only was he killed, he was left to die alone.
https://t.co/knYxRpEJa7

2024-08-13 15:35:25

The Kremlin has begun throttling YouTube to near-unusable speeds, sparking predictable backlash. Some Russians are blaming their providers and canceling contracts, while others are organizing protests. And even a few officials are speaking out.
https://t.co/mO4liF8Ypf

2024-08-09 14:25:46

Outage reports from Internet users across Russia indicate that the state authorities have started blocking @signalapp. https://t.co/2wiOtoqvfk

2024-08-08 17:50:44

The Ukrainian army’s surprise incursion into Russian territory is in its third day and shows no sign of slowing down. Here’s what we know as of Thursday evening local time.
https://t.co/rBIW5gfPTx

2024-08-08 14:30:46

Read more about how our readers are dealing with Russia’s sudden YouTube block here: https://t.co/AtbST39StK

2024-08-08 13:40:50

After over a week of the Russian authorities throttling YouTube, users nationwide are reporting that the service has stopped opening entirely. We asked our readers how they’re dealing with the sudden loss of the world’s most popular video streaming site.
https://t.co/AtbST39StK

2024-08-07 13:01:09

Fighting continues in Russia’s Kursk region after Ukrainian troops reportedly breached the border yesterday. Russian pro-war Telegram channels write that Ukrainian forces have occupied several settlements and are advancing toward the town of Sudzha.
https://t.co/QlSLSe1Fi4

2024-08-07 07:40:47

Update: Early Wednesday, the Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar wrote that Ukrainian troops have occupied the settlements of Nikolaevo-Darino, Darino, and Sverdlikovo in Russia’s Kursk region. https://t.co/2AOVFmDoGN

2024-08-06 19:10:25

According to observations inside Russia and Meduza's own source, the state authorities are now throttling YouTube playback speeds on many Internet connections to 128 kbps — not enough to stream videos at resolutions above 240p (12x below high definition). https://t.co/138Qk0uGAY

2024-08-02 18:15:39

Meduza spoke with @AndreiSoldatov about what makes Thursday’s prisoner exchange so unique, why Vladimir Putin was so intent on getting FSB hitman Vadim Krasikov, and how the deal might look for the Kremlin back home.
https://t.co/RAbp4PgKqH

2024-08-02 14:20:28

The Kremlin’s spokesman has admitted for the first time that assassin Vadim Krasikov, freed in this week’s prisoner swap, is part of an FSB special forces unit. He also said the children of two freed Russian spies did not previously know they were Russian.
https://t.co/Afl2LdQo5n

2024-08-01 20:15:42

The Putin administration has dashed off a brief memo advising Russian state-controlled and pro-Kremlin media on how to cover today’s historic prisoner swap. Here’s what it says. https://t.co/Vghssou2vr

2024-08-01 14:00:08

According to The Insider, the swap will also see Moscow release Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, former Navalny associates Lilia Chanysheva and Ksenia Fadeyeva, and Memorial co-founder Oleg Orlov, among numerous others.
https://t.co/j8x0vDLrAk

2024-08-01 12:40:26

Bloomberg also reports that Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza will be freed as part of the exchange.
https://t.co/OtXoq4kQrG

2024-08-01 12:25:22

According to Bloomberg’s sources, Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner exchange.
https://t.co/OtXoq4kQrG

2024-07-31 20:01:05

The source also reportedly confirmed that Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin would be included in the swap, as well as former Navalny associates and U.S. citizens. https://t.co/OtXoq4kQrG

2024-07-31 15:55:49

The list of Russian political prisoners whose whereabouts are unknown continues to grow, fueling speculation of an imminent swap. Meanwhile, info about five Russian inmates in the U.S. has disappeared from the federal prison database. Stay updated here:
https://t.co/OtXoq4kQrG

2024-07-31 13:11:18

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that more than doubles the Russian army’s sign-on bonus, offering new recruits $4,600 to fight in Ukraine. https://t.co/r76jPHeVCa

2024-07-29 16:06:04

Four Russian political prisoners have been unexpectedly transferred to unknown locations, according to their lawyers and supporters: Memorial co-founder Oleg Orlov, former Navalny allies Lilia Chanysheva and Ksenia Fadeyeva, and artist Sasha Skochilenko.
https://t.co/4kEu2ukFao

2024-07-24 17:25:58

Russia’s 1st Slavyansk Brigade has lost so many soldiers that their relatives refer to it as the “Bermuda Triangle.” The unit’s senior officers, meanwhile, extort money from their subordinates at every turn. @lilia_yapparova reports. https://t.co/avD550uU4x

2024-07-19 22:20:54

Russia's tech ministry says country’s airports are operating normally without any disruption from CrowdStrike's software update that's crashing Windows computers around the world. It's foreign-software import substitution to the rescue, officials claim. https://t.co/h5uR4XMnjF

2024-07-19 20:55:24

Former Ukrainian lawmaker Iryna Farion was shot in the head on Friday outside her home in Lviv. She later succumbed to her injuries and died at the hospital. A manhunt is underway for Farion's killer. https://t.co/OB3e847fLE

2024-07-19 18:55:19

The Kremlin believes the return of soldiers from Ukraine will be Russia’s “biggest political and social risk factor” during Putin’s current presidential term, domestic policy czar Sergey Kiriyenko told a group of deputy governors at a recent meeting. 🧵
https://t.co/JZbONnzSuV

2024-07-19 12:15:31

⚡Breaking: A Russian court has sentenced Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges.
https://t.co/eLYwDmoahL

2024-07-17 18:56:02

Nuclear physicist Alexander Makhnev was born in Luhansk and educated in Kyiv before later working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Now, he’s the chief designer at an organization developing drones for the Russian military. https://t.co/yXSBfiioru

2024-07-17 18:30:48

Russia paid soldiers and their families about 3 trillion rubles (over $30 billion) in the last year, accounting for roughly 8 percent of its federal budget expenditures, according to a new estimate from @ReRussiaorg_eng.
https://t.co/F9Z9E2iDgy

2024-07-17 18:10:57

Russia’s Interior Ministry has published a draft law that would mandate the deportation of foreigners convicted of a new litany of offenses, including participating in an “undesirable” organization and “discrediting” the Russian army.
https://t.co/4hDT7maP0L

2024-07-17 13:35:51

Russian President Vladimir Putin once expressed hope that the Great Russian Encyclopedia would replace Wikipedia. But now, the project has gone under due to a lack of government funding.
https://t.co/biKdsyuxac

2024-07-16 22:01:15

In 2025, Russia plans to fully roll out the digital ruble, a new form of currency that holds the same value as the traditional ruble. Each unit has a unique code, which theoretically allows the Central Bank to restrict its use — and monitor transactions.
https://t.co/WHJLSXXxfI

2024-07-16 17:55:50

Yesterday, Ukraine’s Azov Regiment published first-person footage of one of its soldiers shooting a Russian soldier after finding him in a mostly-abandoned bunker. Here’s what we know.
https://t.co/ZQfUoYu3Hc

2024-07-12 08:15:52

The Russian authorities have begun slowing down YouTube in the country, a telecoms industry source has told Meduza. The source said an earlier statement from Rostelecom warning YouTube may experience problems due to “technical problems” was inaccurate.
https://t.co/Eq79sTYf7n

2024-07-11 11:40:39

In the spring of 2023, Russia introduced “temporary measures” prohibiting anyone who’s been served a summons from leaving the country. Now, the authorities are developing a new “electronic data exchange” system to streamline enforcement of this policy.
https://t.co/ui2hCx4Lwt

2024-07-10 15:25:16

The Russian authorities have declared The Moscow Times an “undesirable organization,” banning the independent English-language newspaper from operating in Russia.
https://t.co/GcHaNRybrS

2024-07-08 19:40:39

A Russian missile strike destroyed Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital today, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others. Here’s what you need to know about Okhmatdyt. https://t.co/NGSQuVDGpi

2024-07-08 18:05:52

Russia’s new mutual defense pact with North Korea will likely increase the flow of arms to Moscow. But will it lead to the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Ukraine? @istories_eng reports.
https://t.co/ii9PzcgQXe

2024-07-08 17:25:45

State-appointed “experts” testified that the artists’ production contained “signs of radical feminist ideology,” “romanticized the image of a terrorist,” and discriminated against Russian men. You can read Meduza’s translation of the play here:
https://t.co/rPqvyo7Ufs

2024-07-08 17:25:45

A Moscow court has sentenced theater director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk to six years in prison for “justifying terrorism” over Berkovich’s production of Petriychuk’s play about Russian women recruited by ISIS.
https://t.co/Y55c6MOv0v

2024-07-08 15:25:22

Update: At least 33 Ukrainian civilians were killed and at least 136 injured by Russia’s missile attack on Monday. In Kyiv, where a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, the death toll has risen to at least 22 and at least 72 people were injured. https://t.co/VP6yoIUJnx

2024-07-08 10:50:38

The ruins of Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital, which was destroyed by a Russian missile on Monday. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, people remain trapped under the rubble.
https://t.co/rsMOqK1MER

2024-07-08 09:55:28

A Russian missile attack on multiple cities throughout Ukraine has reportedly killed at least 20 people. In Kyiv, at least seven people were killed and a children’s hospital was hit, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
https://t.co/F3eqj1sO0P

2024-07-05 17:40:24

Meduza has obtained the Putin administration’s latest guidelines for Russian propagandists, revealing the Kremlin’s spin on Putin’s “peace plan” and the current state of the “multipolar world.” https://t.co/erdqKDWVfB

2024-07-02 19:05:16

Following a trip to Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region, a disillusioned Russian government worker leaked his candid conversations with locals to Meduza. Here’s what they told him about life under Russian occupation. https://t.co/vVXPizytdL

2024-07-01 06:30:53

A subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprombank has been operating in the heart of Europe for over a decade. It survived sanctions against Russia, and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine brought the bank record profits. Meduza explains how.
https://t.co/DFXrPswUgq

2024-06-28 13:11:09

The Russian government has released the country’s annual mortality data for 2023. Its gender and age distribution suggests at least 64,000 Russian soldiers died in the war’s first two years, with men’s excess mortality nearly doubling from 2022 to 2023.
https://t.co/xEWPTQki1B

2024-06-26 12:45:17

Longtime anti-Putin activist Pavel Kharitonenko plans to run for Irkutsk City Duma this fall. He has a message for voters: “We’ve got to make sure our fear keeps us from acting rashly but doesn’t numb us.” From @BaikalPeople:
https://t.co/WkaNjD4r7C

2024-06-25 15:05:22

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced it will block domestic access to 81 E.U.-based media outlets in retaliation for a new E.U. ban on four Kremlin-backed outlets that goes into effect today.
https://t.co/xH4jhCC0TJ

2024-06-25 12:20:49

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and military Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov for directing attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. https://t.co/ttUIE0E1OU

2024-06-24 16:05:29

The governor of Russia’s Dagestan has announced the dismissal of Magomed Omarov, a local official whose relatives were allegedly involved in the terrorist attacks that killed at least 20 people in the region on Sunday. https://t.co/uqUU1OMuUX

2024-06-24 15:35:39

One year ago, Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a short-lived mutiny against the Russian Defense Ministry. In a new report, @bbcrussian recounts what has become of Prigozhin’s mercenaries. https://t.co/SbGrEYNaIm

2024-06-24 12:15:24

Ukraine’s law legalizing marijuana for medical use is set to come into effect in August. Meduza breaks down how the bill made it through parliament and what problems it aims to solve. https://t.co/MVXHt1WWPI

2024-06-21 16:25:14

RT @EilishHart: The Beet’s latest is a special report from Karakalpakstan, where fishermen are braving the harsh climates of the disappeari…

2024-06-20 14:15:58

The mutual defense provision of the partnership agreement signed by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un on Wednesday is almost identical to that of a 1961 treaty between North Korea and the USSR.
https://t.co/j2X1UqlzHO

2024-06-19 16:25:56

Russia has destroyed about half of Ukraine’s power generating capacity. While many facilities will take years to repair, winter is just months away, and Russia’s attacks show no sign of stopping. Here’s how Ukraine is preparing for the heating season:
https://t.co/USYiOm9l9l

2024-06-19 16:20:45

In a new interview, the parents of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin shared how they’re coping with his incarceration, how they support their son in prison, and what hopes they have for the future.
https://t.co/W204dJfcBy

2024-06-17 17:11:12

With inflation rising and banks increasingly denying loan applications, Russians are turning more and more to payday lenders to buy necessities like food and clothing — and this doesn’t bode well for the country’s economy. From @holodmedia_en:
https://t.co/jKixwRFpp0

2024-06-17 10:55:17

A new petition calls on the Ukrainian government to ban TikTok, arguing that it poses a national security threat given China’s cozy relationship with Russia. It’s already garnered about half of the signatures it needs to be considered by lawmakers.
https://t.co/kxI6n2yYmu

2024-06-14 10:55:54

Putin outlined what he claimed were Russia’s conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine. He said Ukraine must completely withdraw its troops from four Ukrainian regions, as well as formally renounce its intention to join NATO.
https://t.co/AprxzBBtzP

2024-06-13 18:26:00

As of today, Russia's largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange, has stopped trading in U.S. dollars and euros. Here’s what that could mean for the ruble.
https://t.co/6p2FPZK15M

2024-06-13 18:20:53

Mozilla has dropped its brief compliance with Russian government orders and reinstated Russians' access to censorship-circumvention Firefox add-ons. https://t.co/AMa42xrqfo

2024-06-12 20:10:42

Russia’s offensive has slowed to a crawl on almost all fronts. And while the Russian army continues to take ground, accelerating the pace of operations would require significantly more troops.
https://t.co/fJSKe1Yt1e

2024-06-12 15:46:13

Russia’s largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange, plans to halt trading in the U.S. dollar and the euro as of tomorrow. The announcement comes after Washington announced a new set of financial sanctions against Russia. https://t.co/pQhFuED9iW

2024-06-10 09:10:45

More than 400 Ukrainian women are currently being held in Russian captivity, according to official estimates. Those who’ve been released recount inhumane conditions, sexual assault, and torture during their detention. Here are some of their stories.
https://t.co/0nnhW15OUD

2024-06-04 10:55:56

Duolingo has censored its app to comply with Russia’s law against “LGBT propaganda,” state media reports. The authorities began investigating the app earlier this year after parents complained that it contained references to the existence of LGBTQ people.
https://t.co/lmsjJ1SX2t

2024-06-03 16:50:13

A group of wives and mothers of mobilized Russian soldiers picketed outside of the Defense Ministry building in Moscow on June 3. They brought their children with them and demanded a meeting with Defense Minister Andrey Belousov. https://t.co/wEkM6n32zl https://t.co/o2BFRquKXd

2024-05-31 16:45:26

A new report from @verstka_media found that Russian courts routinely give combat veterans the minimum sentence for domestic violence convictions, often letting them off with small fines — equivalent to as little as $55 — for offenses like assault.
https://t.co/NkoEwYW7V6

2024-05-29 20:35:47

Earlier this week, Viktoria Roschyna’s family received confirmation that she’s being held captive in Russia. She’s just one of 28 Ukrainian journalists currently in Russian captivity. Here are some of their stories. https://t.co/Zh8Bn5yQj2

2024-05-28 16:35:46

Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian courts have become 1.5 times more likely to seize suspects’ property, according to a new investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe. https://t.co/c9e7RNpgL3

2024-05-27 16:25:29

A mass, armed brawl allegedly involving former Wagner Group mercenaries broke out in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Saturday. Here’s what we know about the violent confrontation.
https://t.co/FTxhoPO82w

2024-05-25 21:20:52

Update: At least six people were killed and no fewer than 40 were injured when a Russian airstrike hit a shopping center in Kharkiv today, according to the latest data from local authorities. Another 16 people have been reported missing. https://t.co/4ojz79oc2g

2024-05-22 11:40:46

Yesterday, Russia published a proposal to unilaterally change its sea borders with Lithuania and Finland. Today, state media reported there were no such plans, and the document is gone. What’s going on? A “hybrid influence” operation, suggests Finland.
https://t.co/yaVSKRAmi8

2024-05-21 18:40:40

Volodymyr Zelensky’s term as president officially ended yesterday, but with the country at war, elections have been postponed. Here’s what Ukrainian politicians and ordinary citizens had to say about him staying in power.
https://t.co/tZCPkQxyyd

2024-05-20 13:50:31

After serving three back-to-back jail terms for anti-war posts, Ukrainian medical student Serhiy Hulko managed to leave Russia. Meduza’s sources say his friends asked Maria Vorontsova — the medical school’s deputy dean and Putin’s daughter — for help.
https://t.co/XiE3s2glgm

2024-05-17 17:10:53

In a new project titled “Inversion,” visual artist Danila Tkachenko juxtaposes the devastation and human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine with Europe’s most famous landmarks.
https://t.co/KfVYftNvbT

2024-05-16 18:40:28

A new investigation from @verstka_media shows that Russia has been bolstering its military presence in Libya for the past few months, sending equipment and troops disguised as mercenaries.
https://t.co/TUIcG72oZp

2024-05-16 12:50:22

12 years ago, thousands of Muscovites took to the streets to protest alleged election fraud — something that seems almost unfathomable now, due in part to draconian anti-protest laws imposed in response to the demonstrations. Our Russian readers look back:
https://t.co/Dq8skrtqPo

2024-05-10 14:01:00

After Alexey Navalny’s death, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) was left suddenly leaderless. Meduza looks back on the group’s history and spoke to insiders to learn more about its future now that Navalny’s gone.
https://t.co/UEtAanTA7U

2024-05-08 08:00:10

Russia conducted a large-scale missile attack across Ukraine early today, injuring civilians and causing significant damage to residential buildings, as well as civilian and energy infrastructure, reports the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
https://t.co/da7NsKIiV3

2024-05-06 07:55:15

Since the summer of 2022, the Russian military has recruited thousands of prisoners to fight in the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. One prisoner-turned-soldier explains how he escaped from the army and fled to France to seek asylum.
https://t.co/HXakqpYTxl

2024-05-02 07:50:42

The Russian authorities have denied entry to thousands of citizens of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in the last week, human rights lawyer Valentina Chupik told @agents_media. Most of them are reportedly people who have previously worked in Russia.
https://t.co/xE4TgvFDtC

2024-05-01 17:50:14

Since summer 2022, the Kremlin has been promising officials career growth in exchange for taking jobs in occupied Ukraine (which none of them seem to want). Two years later, the promotions aren’t materializing — and many officials are trying to get out.
https://t.co/ZknBcuElg9

2024-04-29 20:20:13

Ukrainian lawmakers passed a law limiting draft-aged men’s ability to renew passports or apply for new ones. For some Ukrainians living outside of the country, it could mean having to return to a country at war — and, potentially, fight. https://t.co/w7pw1etnGg

2024-04-29 18:15:10

Hundreds of Tajikistani citizens are stuck in Moscow airports, according to the country’s foreign ministry. Hundreds more have been stuck at the land border in recent days, though Russia says increased checks are happening “regardless of citizenship.” https://t.co/Iz4phxBrZV

2024-04-27 14:10:30

On this week's podcast episode, Meduza speaks to Novaya Gazeta Europe editor-in-chief Kirill Martynov to dig into his outlet’s recent investigation of Ramzan Kadyrov's illness and learn more about the predicament of Russia’s second-worst autocrat. https://t.co/QqYw8UVR3v

2024-04-25 18:25:34

Since the start of the full-scale war, Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine have killed at least 107 people and seriously injured at least 100 others, according to @verstka_media. Most of the perpetrators were recruited from prison and granted amnesty.
https://t.co/M5DQq0c80I

2024-04-24 17:15:36

Fearing mobilization, some Ukrainians are risking a treacherous swim to Romania. Smugglers are exploiting their desperation, charging thousands of dollars to “help” them across before offering just a life jacket or a flimsy rubber boat at the river’s edge.
https://t.co/lySW6RpiUN

2024-04-24 01:00:32

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has suspended the priest who led the memorial service marking 40 days after Alexey Navalny's death. Patriarch Kirill offered no explanation for his decision. https://t.co/EgDeVlrWxb

2024-04-22 15:51:00

Ramzan Kadyrov is suffering from pancreatic necrosis, according to Novaya Gazeta Europe. The video of his teenage son beating up a defenseless prisoner last year was reportedly part of a wide-ranging campaign to divert attention from his health problems.
https://t.co/xbuQ09NLF1

2024-02-25 20:30:58

Lukashenko announced that he plans to run for a seventh term as president of Belarus in the 2025 elections. He has been in power since 1994. https://t.co/kVhkvSiKMT