In 2023, Russia set a record in soldiers convicted for murder, data of the Supreme Court's Judicial Department shows. These cases only include people who are in active service and don't include instances of careless handling of firearms and tech

In early April, flood hit Orenburg and dozens of surrounding cities and villages. Here's a story of the residents of one village who decided not to wait for help from the authorities—which never came in the end—and built a dam themselves: en.zona.media/article/202…

A curious case of wartime allegiances in Russia. Today, Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee, demanded a criminal case be opened after reports of police in St. Petersburg beating Leonid Lepeshkin, a National Bolshevik Party activist who fought in Ukraine 1/4

Work of a Western journalist in modern Russia: - You come to the country; - The counter-extremist police browse through your Twitter; - They find your anti-war tweet from a year ago; - You’re fined $150, with the prospect of criminal charges. You are WDR reporter Bjorn Blaschke

Kindergarten principal in Yugra, Northern Russia, was charged with “displaying extremist symbols”—apparently, for using a Facebook icon on the school website. Three other principals in the region faced similar charges, as @Meta is deemed an “extremist organization” in Russia