russian leader vladimir putin continues to talk about imaginary “economic successes” instead of helping businesses overcome the challenges of war and sanctions. In his video meeting with representatives of the “business russia” organization, putin threw out loud figures about “GDP growth” and praised businesses for their “resilience in the face of sanctions.” ▫️ However, behind…
russian propaganda is spreading new promises from putin to support the coal industry. According to his new order, the state-owned monopoly on railway transportation, russian railways (RZD), is to introduce discounted tariffs for coal transportation for 8 months, with compensation from the russian federal budget. ▫️Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of…
russia is once again experiencing large-scale forest fires. In buryatia, the fire covers more than 53,000 hectares, in the amur region – 3,000 hectares, and an emergency regime is in effect in the region. ▫️Forest fires have become a typical occurrence in russia, happening every year. The causes can be both natural and human-induced. However,…
As part of the campaign to glorify war criminals, kremlin appointed igor yurgin as the head of the department of state policy in education at the russian ministry of education. He is known for sending convict-assault troops to “meat assaults” during the occupation of Luhansk and refusing to return the bodies of the slain. ▫️…
In April 2025, several russian regions recorded a sharp rise in mortality, approaching levels seen during the COVID peak in 2021. For example, in the arkhangelsk region, the number of deaths increased by 39%, in tula region by 20%, and in the novosibirsk region by nearly 15%. If these figures are extrapolated to the entire…
To expand its geopolitical influence, russia is actively recruiting foreign students to its universities by offering free education. Over the next three years, the country plans to educate 9,000 foreigners at its own expense and aims to increase their number in russian universities by more than 20% by 2030, reaching 500,000. ▫️At the same time,…
russian propaganda is actively spreading the news that russian lada cars have become the top-selling passenger vehicles in russia. ▫️This is presented as proof of the success of “import substitution,” but the real reason behind the “success” of russian “zhigulis” is the unprecedented collapse of the car market. In the first four months of 2025,…
The May 9 parade organized by the kremlin was meant to demonstrate the power of the russian armed forces and create the illusion of an international military-political block supporting russia. However, in reality, it only highlighted the gap between the “demonstration” army on red square and the real problems of the russian armed forces on…
head of the occupation administration in Donetsk, denis pushilin, stated that the reconstruction of all the war-destroyed settlements, especially villages, is economically unfeasible. At the same time, the kremlin-appointed gauleiter refers to russian legislation, claiming that some of the destroyed settlements are not considered “full-fledged.” ▫️ This is a direct response to the kremlin’s long-standing…
Citizens of the russian federation are widely complaining about numerous restrictions in their lives, imposed by the russian authorities due to drones in the country’s airspace and in preparation for the celebration of “victory day.” ▫️ In over 30 cities of russia, not just in moscow, mobile internet is being disconnected. In some regions, there…
Mobile internet restrictions have started in moscow. The russian authorities explain this as a security measure during the celebration of “victory day” and are asking people to “be patient for a while.” ▫️ russia is clearly afraid of Ukrainian drone strikes that could spoil the parade and other “sacred” events. However, security could also be…
the russian government is forced to urgently revise the budget. Due to the fall in oil prices, budget revenues are declining, while expenditures are increasing. The russian ministry of finance has already admitted that it is necessary to prepare for a record budget deficit since the beginning of the full-scale invasion: in 2025, it will…
