October 06, 2022 From Offense to Defense After a five-day referendum, Putin signs a decree integrating Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk into Russia. Government Law News Regions War Russia File
October 06, 2022 Imagine there's no countries ...It isn't hard to do... if you are Yandex. The Russian company that runs YandexMaps has stopped showing all boundaries for states and oblasts – all over the world. Russia File
October 05, 2022 Hard Facts from Russia's War in Ukraine A round-up of some stark facts about Russia's War on Ukraine, and how it is changing the face of Russia. Dissent Government War Russia File
October 05, 2022 Mediocrity Grows Up “It’s time to prove themselves in a real fight, I can only welcome this desire.” – Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, announcing that he was sending his teenage sons to Ukraine Children Men Military War Quote
October 04, 2022 Fighting for God and Putin Patriarch Kirill says that Russians can fast-track their way to heaven by fighting in Ukraine. Politics Religion War Russia File
October 03, 2022 Mobilization Hotline Russians with questions about Putin's recent mobilization against Ukraine can dial 112 for more information. Government Social Issues War Russia File
September 30, 2022 A Mysterious Leak A critical natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe has started leaking... suspiciously. Espionage Int'l Relations War Russia File
September 29, 2022 Resistance, Mobilized Protests erupted across Russia after Putin announces mobilization. Cities & Towns Dissent Social Issues War Russia File
September 28, 2022 A Soldier Nation "We are a soldier country, a soldier nation. We will fight, it's not our first time, and so on... I feel that a rather gloomy period is ahead." – Alexei Levinson, Levada Military War Quote Russia File
September 27, 2022 Sentenced to Return Home After negotiations, Russia agreed to release 10 foreign prisoners captured during the fighting in Ukraine. Geography Int'l Relations Moscow Social Issues War Russia File
September 26, 2022 HBD, Famous Orb The iconic and wacky Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod turns 160 this month. Art Cities & Towns History Russia File
September 24, 2022 Served Uncivilly An employee of the international governmental organization OSCE has been sentenced to thirteen years by authorities in Russia-supported Luhansk. Government Int'l Relations Law Russia File