russian car manufacturers, amidst the crisis, continue to beg the state for help to stay afloat. For instance, “AvtoVAZ” is unable to cope with the drop in demand and is asking the government to compensate for discounts given to buyers. ▫️ Since the beginning of 2025, lada car sales have dropped by over 20%, and…
kremlin’s unwillingness to end the war against Ukraine continues to negatively affect key sectors of russian economy. ▫️According to Chinese customs data, in April of this year, russian coal and oil exports to China dropped by approximately 13% compared to the same period last year. This trend has persisted since the beginning of 2025. In…
russian propaganda is involving schoolchildren in promoting the “special military operation” (smo). In bashkortostan, with support from the state administration, they plan to hold a short film contest about participants in the war against Ukraine and their families. Besides adults, children starting from 8 years old are allowed to participate in the contest. ▫️bashkortostan is…
Mobile internet shutdowns and other communication restrictions are gradually becoming the norm in many regions of russia. ▫️Over the past day, internet outages have been recorded in lipetsk, vladimir, moscow regions, and others. Local authorities explain to residents that these measures are taken “for security reasons.” The Center has already noted that communication shutdowns (https://t.me/TheCenterforCounteringDisinfo/9013)…
russian propaganda outlets are actively spreading news about vladimir putin’s visit to kursk oblast. Nowhere in these reports is it mentioned that, despite the russian ministry of defense’s claims of the “complete liberation” of kursk oblast, combat operations are still ongoing in the region. ▫️Instead, the publications focus mainly on the civilian agenda: meetings with…
kremlin is forced to cut funding for entire industries to increase the budget for burying fallen “special military operation” soldiers and compensating their families. According to amendments to the russian budget for 2025 submitted by the government, funding for the ministry of defense is planned to increase by 30 billion rubles ($373 million), of which…
While kremlin bets on war, the economic marginalization of russia is intensifying. Trade ties of the rf even with such “friendly countries” as China are weakening. ▫️ Today, China remains the main trade partner of the rf, accounting for over a third of all russian foreign trade. The rf receives high-tech goods from China, while…
Officials of the russian federation have begun preparing the population for another amendment to the russian federation constitution, which will likely further strengthen the powers of the illegitimate president vladimir putin. ▫️ As noted by the deputy speaker of the russian state duma and member of putin’s party “united russia,” petro tolstoy, the recent changes…
russia is unable to modernize its own energy infrastructure due to the war and sanctions. According to media reports, russian government has decided to postpone the implementation of 14 power plant modernization projects by 2–3 years. The reason: delays in equipment deliveries and a critical shortage of domestic technologies. ▫️The far eastern regions are already…
russian propaganda outlets are actively spreading news about the so-called “electronic preliminary voting” being conducted by putin’s party united russia to select candidates for the regional elections in September. ▫️Special emphasis is placed on the 25% quota in the party lists for “fighters and veterans of the ‘special military operation’,” who are described as the…
rosstat has recorded a sharp slowdown in russia’s economic growth at the beginning of 2025. In the first quarter, GDP grew by only 1.4% year-on-year — down from 4.5% in the previous quarter and 5.4% a year earlier. ▫️ The real situation turned out to be worse than any forecasts. According to analysts, russian economy…
While russian railways remain in deep crisis due to sanctions, war, and economic troubles, kremlin officials have launched a large-scale PR campaign promoting a railway construction project in Afghanistan. ▫️ Representatives of russian government announced plans to build a railway network in Afghanistan with access to India and Pakistan. They also claimed that russian companies…
