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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. meduza.io/en/episodes/20…
With the prospect of mobilization looming on the horizon in Ukraine and Russia, Meduza analyzed the current strength of both countries’ armies to better understand how mobilization could change the power balance.
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Russia has ramped up prosecutions for alleged involvement with “undesirable” media outlets in recent months, according to @mediazona_en. Some people have been charged for simply sharing articles online. 12 out of 19 cases this year have involved Meduza.
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For The Beet, the team behind Meduza’s Signal newsletter explains how the Kremlin is spinning the Crocus City Hall attack — and why the Russian public appears to be buying in. The story starts with Moscow’s wars against Chechen separatists in the 1990s.
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After months of delay and uncertainty, the U.S. has approved funding for aid to Ukraine. To learn what effects Kyiv expects the package to have on the battlefield, Meduza spoke to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.
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Russia’s Justice Ministry has asked the Supreme Court to ban the “Anti-Russian Separatist Movement” as “extremist” — but journalists have been unable to find any record of such a group. The move echoes Moscow’s ban on the non-existent “LGBT movement.” meduza.io/en/news/2024/0…
Russia’s prisons are getting new uniforms. In addition to fresh colors, female inmates will now be allowed to wear pajamas instead of nightgowns, and they’ll be given real hats instead of headscarves.
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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.
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Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution calling on nations to refrain from deploying nuclear weapons in space.
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When red Xs appeared on Moscow streets ahead of Victory Day last year, rumors quickly spread that they were there to aid a missile attack. The perpetrator was soon caught and promised treason charges. But thanks to a lucky mistake, he’s now living abroad.
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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.
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Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been remanded in custody. According to @istories_eng, the corruption charges against him are “for the public,” and the real reason for Ivanov’s arrest is suspected treason.
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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. meduza.io/en/news/2024/0…
Federal investigators in Russia have arrested Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on felony bribery charges.
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Team Navalny’s new film on the role Yeltsin and his associates played in Putin’s rise to power has drawn mixed reactions. Here’s what firsthand witnesses to the events of the 1990s and historians who’ve studied the period had to say.
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Last week, our servers received over two billion requests in two days as attackers tried to disable our site. A month earlier, we faced a flood of hacking attempts and DDoS attacks ahead of Russia’s “elections.” We’re certain there’s more to come.
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Ten months after his failed revolt, the late Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has become a cult figure among Russian teenagers. @BaikalPeople spoke with teens who count themselves among the murderous mercenary leader’s fans (and with a sociologist).
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