The video service rutube, which the russian authorities tried to position as a replacement for YouTube blocked in russia, is facing mass layoffs. Employees were told that the service in its current form will not work, and the company has no funds to maintain its staff. The owner of the service – “gazprom-media” holding –…

Two developments have shown that the real state of russia’s space industry is far from what propaganda portrays: ▪️ One of the largest and oldest companies in the sector – the rocket and space corporation “energia” – admitted it is on the verge of collapse. Its head, igor maltsev, openly stated about a “critical situation,”…

After kremlin refused a meeting between putin and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, russian stocks fell to their lowest level in the past two weeks. ▫️In particular, the MOEX index dropped by 2.3%, with the market losing $1.24 billion in capitalization. The biggest losses were suffered by companies that had counted on a “thaw” in…

Starting September 1, russia introduces huge fines for advertising on banned “extremist” online platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. ▫️ For placing ads on these and other “undesirable platforms,” even if it is a free integration or a repost, russian citizens will have to pay the state up to 500,000 rubles (around $6,000). Such punishments,…

For the first time since the full-scale war began, russia has recorded a decline in trade with China. From January to July 2025, trade between the countries fell 8% year-on-year, down to $125.8 billion. ▫️ China has cut purchases of almost all key russian resources. Oil imports fell by 11%, oil products by 28%, LNG…

fsue “rosmorport” has terminated its contract with the onega shipyard for the construction of two icebreakers due to sanctions. ▫️ These were 95-meter Icebreaker7 class vessels, which were to be a “novelty” for russia. The plan was to deliver the finished orders last year, but this was later postponed to 2026, and the shipyard was…

Interest in the kremlin’s programs for resettling foreigners to russia continues to decline, despite all propaganda efforts and budget spending. ▫️According to the russian ministry of internal affairs, in the first six months of 2025, only 11.6 thousand people moved to the country under the “voluntary resettlement of compatriots” program — the lowest figure in…

The “khabarovsk shipbuilding yard” (ksy), by order of the “united shipbuilding corporation,” will lay off 70% of its workers due to a lack of orders. ▫️ The official order was signed by the company’s CEO, mikhail borovsky, on July 10, 2025. By October 31, the shipyard might be left with just about 90 employees (in…

For the first time in six years, russia has purchased more food products than it sold. ▫️In the first half of 2025, imports of food products and raw materials increased by 14.6% compared to last year, serving as further evidence of the deep crisis in russia’s agricultural sector. Due to critically low domestic production and…

The kremlin is blocking calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, claiming to “protect the population from fraud.” However, even official data from the russian central bank for 2024 contradict these arguments: nearly 50% of fraud schemes occur through regular phone calls and SMS, while only 15.7% involve messengers. ◻️ These actions by russia are not about…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Vilayat Eyvazov, refused to participate in the meeting of the CIS (Council of Interior Ministers), which took place on August 12 in saint petersburg. The Azerbaijani authorities did not provide an official explanation for the refusal. The meeting was chaired by the head of the russian ministry of…