“The grain of evil ripens in the granaries of state policy”. Politician Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years following a defiant stand in Pskov court
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17 August 2026, 16:16
“Some of us are gone in black bags, and not due to the war”. The farewell letter of Russian soldier Vladimir Podkovyrkin, forced to the front a second time
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14 August 2026, 14:46
Russian losses in the war with Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated
239,350 deaths confirmed by August 14
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14 August 2026, 9:00
Tax treason. A Russian‑born businessman, 60, flew to Russia to see his relatives; he is now charged with treason for paying his taxes in Ukraine
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12 August 2026, 17:31
A threat to public safety. Two Russian news media editors fined for quoting a censorship official’s critique of “anime and Spider‑Men” notebooks The price of a grumble. Three Russians fined exactly $380 each by courts across the country for “discrediting” the army We’ve lost all our donations from Russia. Mediazona cannot survive without you “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