Even five months after the tanker disaster in the Kerch Strait, new oil slicks continue to wash up on the Black Sea beaches near russian anapa. Despite the tourist season being in full swing — and despite “for show” restrictions being implemented — many hotels are still full of guests, and people are even being…

russian propaganda is spreading a fake claim that Ukrainian soldiers are allegedly preventing civilians from leaving Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region, supposedly using them as “human shields.” According to kremlin propagandists, so-called “blocking units of the AFU” are stationed at city exits to stop evacuations. In reality, these claims are yet another fabrication by russian propaganda….

The European Union is working to restrict russia’s shadow fleet, Bloomberg reports. The main points of the article: ▫️ The EU is preparing its 15th package of sanctions targeting the shadow fleet of tankers used by moscow to deliver russian oil. ▫️ This package, which the EU plans to adopt by the end of the…

russian propaganda is spreading statements by the so-called “special envoy of the russian foreign ministry,” rodion miroshnik, about alleged “Ukrainian terrorism” against russian civilians. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine “carry out 3,500 strikes per week on civilian targets in russia.” ▫️ Such claims are blatantly cynical — especially against the backdrop of…

Over the past 30 years, russia’s research fleet has become outdated and has shrunk to a critically low level. This was admitted by nikolai patrushev, assistant to the president of russia, head of the Maritime Board, and former head of the fsb. Operating the outdated fleet is extremely costly, but sanctions have blocked russia’s ability…

On the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the soviet union, russia launched a large-scale propaganda campaign aimed at justifying its armed aggression against Ukraine. ▫️ In publications by kremlin-controlled outlets and official statements, the key tool of manipulation has been the artificial drawing of parallels between the events of 1941 and the current war….