(MOSCOW) – A Russian state television broadcast has revealed a stark contradiction in the Kremlin’s information policy, with a prominent propagandist calling for stricter censorship at home while admitting that banned Western resources remain freely accessible. The broadcast, from the programme Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov, featured host Vladimir SolovyovContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – A new Russian patriotic film intended to promote traditional values has failed to draw audiences, with a recent weekday screening attracting just one viewer. The movie follows an irresponsible Russian schoolboy named Ivan who is addicted to Western comics and gadgets until he is transported via a magicContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – The Russian government is preparing to impose a sharp increase in utility costs on its citizens, with new forecasts indicating that housing and communal service tariffs will rise by 60 percent over the five year period from 2025 to 2029. According to the business paper Vedomosti, the EconomicContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – A total of 210 hectares of agricultural land were made safe and returned to productive use during July through Ukraine’s state compensation programme for demining. The work was carried out by mine action operators, according to the Ministry of Economy and Environment. The clearance was completed underContinue Reading
(BELGRADE, SERBIA) – Trade turnover between Serbia and Ukraine reached $321 million in the first half of the year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said during a joint media appearance with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the two leaders discussed plans to deepen economic ties and pursue joint entry into thirdContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russian forces launched a massive strike on assets belonging to Ukraine’s state energy group Naftogaz across the eastern, western and central parts of the country, damaging a drilling site, production facilities and a network of filling stations in a multi day barrage that has forced the suspensionContinue Reading
(ANKARA, TURKEY) – Turkey has restarted permitting commercial vessels to pass through its straits into the Black Sea, following a period of unexplained delays that left ships waiting for several days without authorisation, Bloomberg reported. The disruption came as Turkish authorities voiced growing alarm over attacks on commercial shipping inContinue Reading
(KYIV) – Ukrainian forces executed a coordinated overnight attack striking three Russian oil refineries and two oil depots, marking a significant escalation in the campaign against Russia’s energy sector. Simultaneously, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed strikes on 35 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov within the past four days,Continue Reading
(ORENBURG OBLAST, RUSSIA) – A major gas processing facility deep inside Russia is ablaze following a long-range Ukrainian drone strike, as a paralysing fuel crisis spreads to food logistics and triggers violence across multiple Russian regions. NASA satellite data confirmed fires at the Orenburg gas plant, one of the world’sContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine has executed a systematic campaign to sever occupied Crimea from reliable electricity, fuel, and water supplies, leaving the peninsula in a state of accelerating collapse and prompting a mass exodus of Russian settlers. The operation, carried out over recent weeks using Firepoint drones and precision strikes,Continue Reading
