The Ministry of Internal Affairs may be creating a database of LGBT persons to make future prosecutions easier.

Educational institutions spend millions on drones and military simulators.

A student reflects on politics and Russia's future as high school graduation nears.

A Russian air defense officer will serve almost three years in a penal colony for a friendly fire incident.

Mediazona takes readers inside one of Russia's most-feared torture camps for Ukrainian captives.

The power of the ROC is growing in the government, according to independent publication Verstka.

State regulator refuses to remove Navalny's name from their blacklist.

A St. Petersburg entrepreneur takes a shot at capturing images with an antiquated technology.

Krasnodar Krai and Sevastopol declared a state of emergency after a Kerch Strait oil spill.

The Belarusian government has listed a handful of Telegram chats used by Belarusian emigrants living in Warsaw as "extremist materials."

Verstka uncovered a survey that showed Russians are both exhausted and accustomed to the war in Ukraine.

Researchers report Russia's winters are changing due to global warming.