8 out of 10 national projects in russia over the past five years have ended in failure. Official statistics indicate that targets were allegedly met only in the areas of road quality and housing construction. In contrast, performance in sectors such as demographics, tourism, science, and healthcare shows a complete failure. ▫️ These figures once…
russia has failed to overcome import dependency in any sector — in some areas, the need for foreign technologies and equipment has even increased. ▫️As acknowledged by the russian presidential academy of national economy and public administration, dependency on imports has increased most significantly in coal mining, pharmaceuticals, the textile industry, and tobacco production. In…
russian propaganda boasts about the active involvement of the russian orthodox church in the upbringing of children and adolescents, claiming it instills “traditional spiritual and moral values.” In reality, under the kremlin’s direction, the russian orthodox church is militarizing children and organizing “young fighter courses” for teenagers. Currently, there are more than 30 major orthodox…
According to official statistics, russia’s industrial production growth rate in February dropped to a meager 0.2% year-on-year. This figure is 11 times lower than in January (2.2%) and 29 times lower compared to the fourth quarter of last year (5.9%). As of today, even these discouraging statistics are sustained solely by the defense-industrial complex, which…
The kremlin continues tightening the screws by further restricting russians’ freedom of movement within the country. The russian ministry of health plans to limit citizens’ ability to receive medical treatment outside their registered place of residence. ▫️To undergo treatment or surgery in another region, russians will now have to obtain approval from a medical commission,…
russian propaganda is actively amplifying statements made by russian dictator vladimir putin during a grandiose gathering of the pro-kremlin youth organization “Movement of the first.” ▫️According to putin, the organization’s 11 million members form a “significant army,” with so-called “special military operation veterans” expected to play a central role in its educational activities. He also…
russia’s state gas monopoly “gazprom,” long used by the kremlin as a tool of geopolitical influence, continues to suffer major losses. Due to the loss of the European market, gazprom posted a net loss of 1.08 trillion rubles ($12.83 billion) last year. Over the next 10 years, the russian gas giant is forecasting nearly $179…
ru-propaganda claims that over 50 people from “unfriendly” European countries and the United States have relocated to nizhny novgorod—the pilot region of the state program “time to live in russia.” Authorities have now launched a separate adaptation program for the children of these resettled foreigners. ▫️ The kremlin is pouring significant resources into promoting this…
ru-propaganda brags about another “record” of russia’s national football team. The russian team defeated Zambia 5–0 in a friendly match. This is russia’s eighth consecutive clean-sheet victory since November 2023. ▫️ Previously, the russian team crushed Cuba (8–0), Serbia (4–0), Belarus (4–0), Vietnam (3–0), Brunei (11–0), Syria (4–0), and Grenada (5–0). The overall score across…
Deputies of the khanty-mansi autonomous okrug are preparing an appeal to the ministry of labor of russia, requesting permission for participants in the war against Ukraine to work in schools without any teaching education or experience. ▫️ Allowing war participants to teach without relevant qualifications is yet another step in the militarization of russian society…
The ombudsperson of russia’s tatarstan, sariya saburskaya, complained that former convicts who returned from the war against Ukraine do not want to work or study. Some of these newly minted “heroes of the special military operation” spent most of their lives in prison for serious crimes and have never worked at all. ▫️ The russian…
Oil extraction plants are shutting down in russia. In particular, two plants operated by one of russia’s largest agro-industrial companies, efko, were completely shut down in krasnodar krai the other day. ▫️ russian media attribute this decision to “unfavorable market conditions,” while producers complain about the lack of profit margins from selling oil products on…
