russia has started working on creating «sovereign» artificial intelligence with the right values. Developers will have to ensure that the AI model complies with russian «traditional spiritual and moral values». The criteria for checking whether the machine thinks «correctly» enough will be developed by the repressive russian security service fsb together with russia’s ministry of…
The russian authorities continue to turn the education system in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into a tool for destroying children’s Ukrainian identity. ▫️ Recently, russia’s ministry of education approved an updated list of school textbooks, which included publications on the history of the so-called «regions that reunited with russia». These include history textbooks…
The kremlin continues to recruit mercenaries from countries of the Global South for the war against Ukraine. In particular, Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the deaths of 11 Peruvian citizens who joined the russian army. Another 114 Peruvians are considered missing, while three have been captured by Ukrainian forces. Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
russian authorities continue to tighten restrictions on citizens’ access to the internet under the pretext of security concerns. In July 2026, only one-third of mobile internet sessions in russia took place without restrictions. The situation varies significantly by region. The fewest restrictions were recorded in the jewish autonomous region. Meanwhile, in moscow, st. petersburg, and…
Fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes on russian oil refineries are increasingly affecting the everyday lives of ordinary russians. A waste collection crisis has erupted in the russian city of kaspiysk after half of the city’s garbage trucks broke down due to the use of low-quality fuel. Local authorities have promised to repair the vehicles…
russian dictator vladimir putin has signed a law imposing sweeping restrictions on citizens who have left the country and have been convicted in absentia on politically motivated charges, including «discrediting the army», participating in an «undesirable organisation», and other offences. ▫️ Under the new law, the russian authorities will block these individuals’ access to public…
The hacking group Storm-2945, which is linked to russian intelligence, has targeted hotel Wi-Fi networks around the world to steal user credentials, gain access to cloud services, and compromise users’ devices. The new cyber threat was reported by Microsoft. According to the company’s researchers, the attackers use phishing pages and manipulate public Wi-Fi networks, including…
The russian authorities continue to use social policy as an instrument to promote the war. The russian government has allocated an additional 3 billion rubles (approximately $39 million) from the federal budget to organize summer vacations for the children of participants in the so-called “special military operation”. ▫️ This decision once again highlights the kremlin’s…
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the russian occupiers are launching a large-scale propaganda campaign ahead of the so-called state duma elections, which are due to take place on 20 September. ▫️ On the eve of the campaign, the occupation administrations in the temporarily occupied territories reported that the «election campaign is in its…
The Russian Orthodox Church continues to openly militarize Russian society. This is evidenced by a steady stream of new statements from its leadership, which have nothing to do with either spirituality or the fundamentals of Christian ethics. ▫️ kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, stated in his latest sermon that the creation of…
A new wave of messaging app restrictions has been reported in russia. This time, users are experiencing disruptions to the Korean messaging app KakaoTalk and the Turkish platform BiP. Both services had become popular alternatives to Telegram following its blocking. ▫️ Although the russian authorities have not commented on the disruptions, experts believe they are…
This year’s russian Navy Day turned out to be even more embarrassing than expected. Instead of a grand spectacle showcasing military power, russians were presented with a pale imitation of a celebration held behind closed doors, featuring putin posing in front of a painted submarine backdrop. ▫️ Residents of st. petersburg were hardly in a…
