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WEBRussia’s 2025 federal budget outlines record military and ‘top secret’ spending — and tax hikes for ordinary citizens. Russian state investigators seized everything Alexey Navalny touched in final hours before death, new leaked documents show. Pro-Kremlin media correspondent gets caught posing as BBC journalist, Russian Orthodox Church ...
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WEBРасходы на содержание Путина и его администрации вырастут на 25% — почти до 31 миллиарда рублей. Власти Петербурга не разрешили провести траурную церемонию памяти жертв нацистов. Запрет ...
A potential game changer How the ATACMS differs from the other …
WEBOn October 17, 2023, Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had launched U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the first time. “Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented,” the Ukrainian president announced. “They’re being implemented very accurately — the ATACMS have proven themselves.” Hours earlier, The Wall Street ...
The lives of Russia's sex workers today — Meduza
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · According to different estimates, there are between one and three million sex workers in Russia today. Compared to two decades ago, the industry also has a new look. Most prostitutes have moved indoors, finding their clients online instead of on street corners. The women are generally older (in St. Petersburg, the average age is 32), and a whopping 90 percent are mothers.
The kids aren't alright Why Russian adolescents are selling self ...
WEBJul 27, 2017 · On the condition of anonymity, one child pornography buyer told Meduza that it’s “far safer” to connect with major child porn suppliers on the anonymous parts of the Internet, where there are dozens of websites dedicated to “child love.”. Sets of 30-40 photos go for $20-$30, and single videos cost as much as $150.
‘Born gay in the Soviet Union, living gay in Russia’ - Meduza
WEBAug 17, 2021 · In recent years, there has been a growing number of artistic ventures about the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Russia. One of them is the art project PASHA. Though he doesn’t reveal his real name or the details of his biography, the artist behind the project regularly publishes new works on Instagram under the handle @go_pasha_go. The account’s bio describes the author as an “Anonymous Artist.
Who's behind Rybar? The Bell unmasks one of Telegram's most …
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Rybar, a pro-Kremlin military analysis channel on Telegram, has been cited by the world's top news agencies, and it's easy to understand why: the channel seems to have access to a wide network of informants whose claims are difficult to ignore, if impossible to verify. But despite its influence, Rybar's administrators have remained anonymous throughout the war. In a new investigation, however ...
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WEBRussia’s Defense Ministry could recruit at least 225,000 contract soldiers over next three years, budget allocations show. 14 hours ago.
30 Years since Moscow’s Monsters of Rock - Meduza
WEBOct 14, 2021 · On September 28, 1991, the Tushino Airfield in Moscow hosted the Monsters of Rock international music festival. AC/DC, Metallica, the Black Crowes, and Pantera all performed, while the metal band Electro Shock Therapy represented the Soviet Union. The event attracted a crowd of more than 500,000 people, making it the largest rock concert in the history of both the USSR and the Russian Federation.
The Bell releases the name of the creator of Telegram channel
WEB8:29 am, November 19, 2022. Source: The Bell. The creator of the Telegram channel Rybar is Mikhail Zvinchuk, a 31-year-old translator from Arabic and former member of the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service, says publication the Bell. After the Bell released the first part of its investigation into Rybar, in which they revealed the ...