“Congrats, you’re off to war”. As videos of enlistment raids in Penza go viral, we spoke to a man seized off the street and sent to Ukraine last November
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23 June 2026, 17:13
“Loaded them up like convicts”. The wife of a man seized in a massive Penza enlistment raid on how he was sent to war against his will
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19 June 2026, 21:37
Russian losses in the war with Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated
227,700 deaths confirmed by June 19
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19 June 2026, 9:00
Deported over a prayer for Trump. American evangelical pastor fined and detained after a Kamchatka church talk is ruled unlawful missionary work
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18 June 2026, 19:45
No to human rights. Memorial and 35 “subdivisions” declared “extremist”, targeting their archival work and support for political prisoners American basketball player Donica Cosby quit her Belarus team after a border search and questioning. She is now on Russia’s wanted list Russia’s wanted list. An updated and user‑friendly database Latest update: March 2025
Links and consequences. How one city became a test lab for Russia’s “undesirable organisations” law, prosecuting educators over URLs