The russian video hosting platform Rutube has stopped working in Uzbekistan. Attempts to access the site display a message citing a government decree restricting platforms that disseminate content promoting violence, war, hatred, and terrorism. ▫️ Even countries traditionally seen as within russia’s sphere of influence are becoming increasingly aware of the threats posed by moscow….
During the ongoing spring conscription campaign in russia, numerous raids and forced detentions of conscripts are being reported. ▫️ These actions aim to recruit as many young men as possible for compulsory military service, with the ulterior motive of pressuring them into signing contracts with the russian ministry of defense and deploying them to fight…
The Ministry of education of chuvashia will purchase mock weapons and ammunition for 202 schools across the republic for 23 million rubles (278,000 USD). The schools plan to equip themselves with replicas of grenades, Kalashnikov rifles, and Makarov pistols, all matching the size of the originals. After the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine,…
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, due to sanctions, the shortage of medicines in russia is becoming increasingly acute. And the kremlin, through its “import substitution,” only adds to the problem. Thus, due to the new rules for public procurement of medicinal products, russians may lose access to modern, effective foreign-made medicines. ▫️ This…
russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom is now forced to manufacture refrigerators and washing machines to survive, using production facilities “seized” from the German conglomerate Bosch. ▫️Due to the full-scale war against Ukraine and Western sanctions, Gazprom has lost the majority of its European consumers. The gas monopoly has failed to compensate for these losses on the…
The pro-government party in russia has reported on the results of a so-called “miracle program,” allegedly capable of turning a veteran of the war against Ukraine into an IT specialist in just 72 hours. According to the announcement, nearly 2,500 people have already completed the training and been “successfully employed.” ▫️ Soldiers were offered a…
russia is running out of money to finance its war against Ukraine. Authorities in the yamalo-nenets autonomous district have announced a reduction in regional payments for those willing to sign a contract with the ministry of defense. As of April 15, the regional bonus was cut from 3.1 million rubles (approx. $37,000) to 1.9 million…
The kremlin continues to revive totalitarian soviet-era practices aimed at militarizing children and youth in russia. ▫️The russian authorities plan to open a so-called “Digoriya” “Political education workshop,” which will effectively function as a reincarnation of the Higher komsomol school under the central committee of the soviet youth organization (VLKSM). Its primary mission will be…
The russian government admits that without major investments, a technological breakthrough, and the lifting of Western sanctions, the country risks a catastrophic decline in oil production or even disappearing from the global oil market altogether. These projections are included in russia’s updated Energy strategy to 2050, officially approved by the government. ▫️ According to the…
Housing shortage in russia is worsening. This has been acknowledged by the russian ministry of construction. Due to the declining purchasing power of russians, developers have reduced the number of new housing projects. The construction of new housing has dropped by an average of 24% across russia, with the crisis hitting the moscow region and…
The kremlin has officially confirmed that there will be no amnesty in russia for the 80th anniversary of the victory over nazism. Mass amnesties on Victory Day in anniversary years are a long-standing tradition in russia. For example, in 2015 (the 70th anniversary of Victory), up to 300,000 convicts were released from prisons. ▫️Unofficially, the…
The number of self-funded spots in russian universities is being reduced. A corresponding draft law has already been submitted to the state duma. Priority will be given to “state-critical” specialties, while enrollment in other fields will be cut, tuition fees raised, and conditions for educational loans tightened. ▫️russian officials present this as a “reform.” In…
