Anna Tsivileva, a niece of Vladimir Putin and the head of a government fund supporting war veterans, stated that they have received 48К applications from relatives of those missing in action during the war in Ukraine. A representative of the Duma's Defense Comm asked her not to disclose such figures

Nighttime footage from Georgia: Protesters have created a "firework machine gun" and are using it against the police attempting to disperse the rally. Georgians are protesting against the abandonment of a pro-Western course and pro-Kremlin politics.

It’s five times more than during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979–1989. That war was considered a major trauma for the USSR. What will be the consequences of this meat grinder?

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Mediazona and BBC News Russian identified 80,973 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine since February 2022. More than half were individuals who were not part of the Russian military at the time of the full-scale invasion.

A municipal deputy from Moscow, Alexei Gorinov, who is already serving a seven-year prison sentence for condemning the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to an additional three years in prison for "justifying terrorism."

The Russian ruble is rapidly depreciating. While this is not necessarily bad for the Russian budget (more rubles to pay the military for the same volumes of oil), for the country's citizens, it signals that economic troubles have begun. Concern is growing.

A kindergarten in the town of Gora-Podol (Belgorod Region, Russia): children are being taught how to behave during a missile attack. On February 24, 2022, Putin launched a brutal aggressive war, and this is a consequence of his decision. (Photo published by Agentstvo)

Russian student Nikita Zhuravel was sentenced today to 13.5 years in prison for high treason. The prosecution claims he sent a photograph of a train carrying military equipment to Ukraine. Previously, he had been sentenced to 3.5 years for burning a Quran.

How military service contract advertisements look. This one is in the city of Yekaterinburg. Notice that there are no patriotic messages: it’s all about the money. They promise approximately $21,000 as a starting bonus and $2,100 monthly.

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