13‑year‑old boy accused of “LGBT propaganda” in Russia. He now faces being sent to a special school for juvenile offenders
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22 May 2026, 16:03
Russian losses in the war with Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated
221,200 deaths confirmed by May 22
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22 May 2026, 9:00
Ukrainian military retiree sentenced to 18 years by Russia for serving in the Azov Battalion. He insists that he served in another unit
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21 May 2026, 13:39
“I’d rather be in prison”. Some Russian soldiers are begging to be jailed rather than fight in Ukraine, but the system won’t let them
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20 May 2026, 19:40
“Tortured for my own money”. Sergei Dudchenko’s fiery closing statement in recruitment office arson case From hell. The secret diary of a Ukrainian held and tortured by the FSB in an occupied Kherson basement, now published by Mediazona Zelenograd Killer dies. Yuri Gritsenko, serving 22 years for a string of murders, left prison to fight in Ukraine and was killed in 2025 Call sign Batyi. Volodymyr Lyapkin, former Security Service of Ukraine general, killed fighting for Russia