The Central Election Commission of Russia has released data showing that the number of voters in the occupied territories has decreased by 800,000 over the past year. According to their claims, as of January 1, the number of voters in the regions captured by Russia stood at approximately 3.7 million, whereas in February last year,…
In 2023, Russia launched a “golden visa” program to attract wealthy foreign investors. However, over two years, only 40 people have applied for the right to reside in Russia in exchange for investment. Moreover, the number of applicants has been declining each year: in 2023, there were 24 applicants, in 2024—14, and in the first…
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues his “resolute fight” against the environmental disaster in the Black Sea following the fuel oil tanker crash in the Kerch Strait. Two months after the incident, he finally announced that the sunken tankers should be raised from the seabed. ▫️ Russian propaganda is portraying this statement as if Putin had…
Russian government agencies are more often announcing plans to buy electricity from China to cover the deficit in the Far East. Russian propagandists are trying to present the problem of electricity shortages as part of a global trend, saying that demand is growing all over the world. But this is an obvious distortion of reality….
Russia has released a test version of a real-time strategy computer game based on the war against Ukraine, Squad 22: ZOV. The game’s plot is based on real military campaigns, and many of the game’s characters have prototypes, such as Vladislav Golovin, a Russian serviceman and participant in the battle for Mariupol. ▫️ The game…
The war is pushing the Russian economy into an increasingly difficult situation, and even the official authorities are recognizing this. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has set a forecast of 1-2% economic growth for 2025, compared to 4% last year. At the same time, propaganda presents this news as an “improvement of the…
The Russian governor of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, Yevhen Balytsky, said that participants in the war against Ukraine will be able to get land plots in the region for free. With such statements, the occupiers are trying to recruit more people to serve in the army of the aggressor state. However, the real…
Putin has publicly instructed the Defense Ministry to submit proposals by April 1 to improve the search for missing soldiers of the “special military operation” (smo). But in reality, this is nothing more than an attempt to calm down frustrated Russians. A month ago, the Russian authorities already announced the creation of an algorithm for…
Media reports indicate that Azerbaijan will restrict the operations of Sputnik, the Kremlin’s propaganda mouthpiece in the country. The editorial staff will be reduced from approximately 40 employees to a single correspondent—effectively shutting down the branch. ▫️ Azerbaijani authorities are acting based on the principle of reciprocity: Sputnik will be allowed to retain as many…
Before February 23, when Russia celebrates “Defender of the Fatherland Day,” Russian schools will replace the sound of a school bell with songs by Kremlin-approved musicians. ▪️ This event, featuring upbeat patriotic songs about “Russian officers,” the “motherland,” and the tricolor, is part of a broader Kremlin campaign to indoctrinate and militarize Russian children. This…
Former Russian Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov said that Russia’s National Welfare Fund—heavily drained to cover budget deficits during the war—would last only six months if oil prices were to drop significantly. As of today, the fund’s liquid assets stand at approximately 3.8 trillion rubles ($42 billion), or less than 2% of GDP—down from 7.4% of…
Russia will finance the production of at least 140 feature films in 2025, the vast majority of which will be propaganda movies. At the end of 2024, the Russian Ministry of Culture approved a list of topics for films that will receive financial support in 2025. The main topic: “the heroism of the participants of…
