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Russian casualties in Ukraine.
Mediazona count, updated
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North Korean soldiers are set to join Russia’s army in Ukraine.
Here’s what experts who study the country say
25 October 2024, 19:36
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From a dining car to prison for 6.5 years.
The story of political prisoner Mikhail Simonov, 64, a railroad worker who is jailed for two blog posts
24 October 2024, 20:21
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Phishing sites collect data posing as the “Freedom of Russia” Legion in Ukraine.
Here’s how it works
15 October 2024, 18:34
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“Why’d you put me in jail without knowing who I am”.
Moscow nurse Olga Menshikh, 59, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for two anti‑war posts
10 October 2024, 17:07
North Korean soldiers are set to join Russia’s army in Ukraine.
Here’s what experts who study the country say
Article
25 October 2024, 19:36
From a dining car to prison for 6.5 years.
The story of political prisoner Mikhail Simonov, 64, a railroad worker who is jailed for two blog posts
Article
24 October 2024, 20:21
Phishing sites collect data posing as the “Freedom of Russia” Legion in Ukraine.
Here’s how it works
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15 October 2024, 18:34
“Why’d you put me in jail without knowing who I am”.
Moscow nurse Olga Menshikh, 59, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for two anti‑war posts
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10 October 2024, 17:07
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“Who’d think a last name could turn people into monsters?” Ukrainian Iryna Navalna, Alexei Navalny namesake, gets 8 years in Russia after torture
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9 October 2024, 18:46
Marginalisation trumps integration. Russia’s State Duma pushes new anti‑migrant legislation amid pressure against rights activists
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1 October 2024, 19:20
“This is kidnapping.” Russian security forces found a deserter in Astana, took him to a military base in the desert, and then to Omsk
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30 September 2024, 19:59
“I want a woman”. How Russian soldiers harass women on trains and planes while returning from the front
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23 September 2024, 20:48
Russia’s repression replay. Prosecutor General pushes for new review of Soviet era repression victims’ rehabilitation orders
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19 September 2024, 5:58
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13 September 2024, 0:26
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10 September 2024, 23:13
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6 September 2024, 21:49
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3 September 2024, 19:05
Mediazona turns 10. And now we need our readers’ help to survive
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2 September 2024, 18:09
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29 August 2024, 22:30
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27 August 2024, 21:39
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21 August 2024, 20:18
Vladimir Putin claims conscripts aren’t fighting in the war, but they go missing in Kursk region in droves. Mediazona interviews their relatives
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17 August 2024, 16:22
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14 August 2024, 19:17
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14 August 2024, 1:32
The art of war. The Kremlin is hiding Russia’s death toll in Ukraine—a small regional museum collection helps expose it
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13 August 2024, 18:06
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8 August 2024, 21:57
“He looked like a skeleton.” Mediazona speaks with witness who saw pianist Pavel Kushnir before his death on hunger strike in prison
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6 August 2024, 18:02
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4 August 2024, 21:52
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24 July 2024, 23:33
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