Category: Russia
Massive explosions near Russian Severomorsk
A video recording was posted Wednesday evening on social media in Murmansk of what appears to be a massive explosion in the horizon. The explosion, which lasts only a few…
Putin’s War: No Turning Back
Nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin remains deeply committed to the war and his confrontation with the West. While the conflict seeks to end Ukraine’s…
North Korea’s Rising Confidence Amid Global Tensions
In 2017, North Korea faced a rare united front of China, Russia, and the U.S., as the UN Security Council imposed strict sanctions following Pyongyang’s intercontinental ballistic missile and thermonuclear…
If you don’t speak Russian you can’t go to school
In defiance of the Geneva Convention on the Rights of the Child—and even the Russian Constitution—the Russian Duma has passed a law barring children of migrant workers who “do not…
Russian New Year holiday ruined because of high food prices
With the ruble in freefall, the cost of imported goods is surging just as Russians prepare to splurge for the two-week holiday. Domestically produced food prices have also surged, fueled…
Butter prices have increased by 65% in the Russian Arkhangelsk region
The price of a 180g pack of butter in Russia rose by 24% in October 2024 compared to October 2023. The most significant growth – 65% – was recorded in…
Russian crowd control
A very common tactic used by Russian authorities during mass protests today is to fence off the location in advance with portable metal barriers, block all approaches with heavy machinery,…
Russian admiral says Arctic region source of possible future conflict
Russian Admiral Aleksandr Moiseev said that “The military-political situation in the region is characterised by an increase in conflict potential associated with the intensification of rivalry between leading states for…
Russian school decorated with pictures of US-built F-16 fighter jets
It stirred a public outcry when it became known that the new school in Pechenga had a wall decorated with pictures of F-16s. It did not take long before the…
Russian convicts are driven to “meat-grinder assaults”
In October, Vladimir Putin signed a law simplifying the procedure for recruiting convicts and defendants in criminal cases into the armed forces. A military service contract can now be concluded…
Long lines at Russian recruitment offices
Ai translation from Russian: “Today they are standing in front of the recruitment office in Moscow,” reports Olessya Gerasimenko on Verstka. The Ukrainian incursion into Kursk and the high salary…
Life in Georgia ain’t that bad (if you can deal with Russia)
The Georgian Dream party has been ruling Georgia almost independently since 2016, although it has been involved in government since 2012, but then as part of a coalition. It is…
Russian Organised Crime and Illicit Finance
At the heart of the Russian money-laundering network are two linked criminal networks, Smart and TGR. These groups provide professional money-laundering services to numerous organised criminal groups operating in the…
Russian Army Is Becoming Stronger, May Attack NATO In Five to Eight Years
Interview with German Major General Christian Freuding On the Situation In Ukraine The head of the Ukraine Special Staff in the Federal Ministry of Defense, Major General Christian Freuding, expects…