The plunder and violence unleashed in occupied Ukraine has reached Russia’s own towns — Meduza
When Russian soldiers spilled into Ukraine in February 2022, reports soon followed of rampant looting in captured towns. Homes, museums, theaters…
How many soldiers have Russia and Ukraine lost? And how do their armies compare? Meduza’s military analysts answer readers’ biggest questions about the war (part 3)
In October, we asked our Russian-language readers to send in their most pressing questions about the Russia–Ukraine war. We received hundreds of messages in response, and…
Russian clients living in the E.U. struggle to regain banking access after fintech company Revolut freezes accounts — Meduza
Revolut, an online bank popular among expats in the European Union, has started freezing accounts belonging to Russian and Belarusian citizens.…
‘Regulated life has won’ Fifteen years ago, Alexander Gronsky photographed Moscow’s unruly outskirts. Now he says they’re disappearing.
Fifteen years ago, Russian photographer Alexander Gronsky released Pastoral, a series of landscape photos taken on the outskirts of Moscow that depict…
No SIM city Russia’s plan to stop drones has left tourists cut off from mobile Internet — Meduza
Earlier this month, Russian telecom operators began rolling out a so-called “cooling-off period” for all foreign SIM cards —…
‘The Kremlin has resources’ Putin believes Russia can outlast and overpower Ukraine. What does that mean for the war’s future? — Meduza
In the weeks since the Trump administration’s push to negotiate a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv stalled, Russia’s full-scale war against…
Putin admits Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight last year, killing 38 — Meduza
For the first time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has directly acknowledged Russia’s responsibility for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines…
Send in the cavalry The Russian army plans to formalize its use of horses on the battlefield in Ukraine, media reports — Meduza
Russian assault troops fighting in Ukraine may soon find themselves on horseback. According to the newspaper Kommersant, the…
‘I won’t send any more’ Putin’s jokes about drone incursions in the E.U. call to mind his denial of Russia’s ‘little green men’ in Crimea
Speaking at Russia’s annual Valdai Discussion Club Forum in Sochi on Thursday, Vladimir Putin joked about the E.U.’s suspicions that Moscow…
The terror of ‘Tolerance’ Russia’s government funded a propaganda film this summer that sold 192 tickets on its opening weekend. The movie presents Europe as a nightmare of liberal values.
Close your eyes and feel yourself transported to mythical “Franglia,” where liberal values have triumphed over tradition, and human…