A massive disruption of the App Store, Apple Music platform, and the official Apple website has been recorded in russia. The peak of the problems occurred on July 19, 2026, when the number of user complaints increased more than 30 times, and the proportion of abnormal and failed connections to Apple resources reached 68%. “roskomnadzor”…

The ultimatum from russia’s federal antimonopoly service (FAS) to Apple could be part of kremlin scheme to build a digital barrier. July 15, 2026, is the deadline for the regulator’s ultimatum regarding the mandatory installation of russian software on iOS. Failure to comply with the requirements threatens the American corporation with billions in fines, and…

The fuel shortage in russia has reached such a critical level that even vladimir putin has stopped pretending in his public speeches that everything is under control. ▫️ Normally, putin presents russians with a fantasy world in which sanctions only strengthen the economy, the battlefield is full of victories, and any difficulties are minor and…

The russian authorities plan to create a unified database of IMEI codes for mobile devices, which will allow them to track and control the use of mobile devices. According to the draft resolution, telecom operators will be obliged to transfer information about each SIM card activation and change of a subscriber’s mobile device to a…

russian language course for local journalists has concluded in the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator. The course was held at the “russian House” — an institution that promotes russian propaganda and interests abroad under the guise of cultural exchange. 25 representatives of Mongolian media — correspondents from TV and radio companies, online publications, print media, as…

The International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS), considered russia’s premier aviation event, has been completely removed from the government’s list of military exhibitions. The event has now been postponed for the fourth consecutive year. MAKS had been held every two years since the collapse of the ussr and served as a showcase for russia’s aviation…

For the first time in 23 years, the traditional celebratory concert to mark russia day in red square was canceled in moscow. Instead of red square, which is considered russia’s main venue, the event was hastily moved to the outskirts of moscow, and the list of Z-artists who were supposed to entertain the public was…

The first day of the st. petersburg international economic forum, the kremlin’s main image showcase for foreigners, began with a massive mobile internet outage in Saint Petersburg. Residents cannot open websites, apps do not work, and even resources from so-called white lists function unstably. With each passing hour, more and more complaints about internet interruptions…

russia is deliberately restricting access to humanities and social sciences education while expanding benefits for those who go to war against Ukraine. The authorities have cut 47,000 paid university places in “non-priority” fields such as law, economics, psychology, and management. At the same time, tuition fees have increased by an average of 10–30%. In parallel,…

A court in Kazakhstan has authorized the enforcement of a $1.4 billion recovery from russian gazprom in favor of National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine, based on an international arbitration ruling. ▫️ This is the first public decision by a court in another country that gives the green light to the forced recovery of…

russia is scaling up the recruitment of female students into UAV units. While this practice was previously recorded mainly in TOT, it has now expanded to educational institutions across russia. ▫️Recruitment is carried out directly within universities and colleges — through SMS campaigns, notices on screens, and personal conversations after lectures. There are also cases…