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The long story behind the arrest of ex-Minister Herman Halushchenko: The latest chapter in Ukraine’s wartime energy scandal

In mid-February, detectives from Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) apprehended former Energy Minister Herman ...
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Putin’s ‘palace’ pocket change: How billions in leftover construction funds went to the Russian president’s rumored romantic partner

The company that financed the construction of Vladimir Putin’s infamous Black Sea mansion ended the project with ...
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A mysterious sphere in a Russian forest became a cult landmark. Years after its collapse, locals still can’t agree on where it came from.

In the mid-1980s, a giant fiberglass sphere appeared deep in the forests of Russia’s Tver region. No one could quite explain ...
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These Russians were children when Putin launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Four years later, here’s what they think about their country — and their future.

As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, a new generation of Russians is coming of age. Despite state pressure ...
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Russia’s military recruitment numbers remain steady, but how long can the regions foot the bill? Meduza asks researcher Janis Kluge.

It’s no secret that Russia relies on high salaries and sign-on bonuses to recruit more soldiers to fight in Ukraine. Despite ...
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Four years, 200,000 confirmed dead, yet major cities remain ‘largely untouched.’ Mediazona and BBC Russian analyze Russia’s military losses on the full-scale invasio…

Mediazona and BBC News Russian have identified more than 200,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, the outlets reported ...
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The founder of Readovka, one of Russia’s biggest pro-war Telegram channels, is jailed on charges of stealing $13 million meant for military drones

A Moscow court has ordered the pretrial detention of Alexey Kostylev, founder of the pro-war news outlet Readovka. According to reports from the hearing, Kostylev is suspected of large-scale fraud ...
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Lukashenko is an accomplice, but the people are not: Zelensky gives first wartime interview to Belarusian media

Russia is still trying to drag Belarus further into its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his first ...
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The Kremlin spent years building a messenger to replace Telegram. Now it is reportedly telling soldiers the substitute is too insecure to use at the front.

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine have been advised to stop using Max — the Kremlin-backed “national messenger” app designed ...
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Putin appoints FSB chief, defense minister, and his ex-bodyguard to newly created AI commission

Vladimir Putin has established a presidential commission on the development of AI technology, according to an executive order published online on Thursday.
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A Russian investigator worked with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescue child sexual abuse victims. Now he’s charged with treason.

On February 5, 2025, reports emerged that Russia had arrested Ivan Semenikhin, an operative with the Interior Ministry’s ...
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On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, journalist Lucian Kim argues that a generational clash over Soviet nostalgia made the war possible

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, The Naked Pravda speaks with journalist and author ...