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Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery, Ending Pause and Defying Trump
Ukraine launches drone strikes on Moscow and an oil refinery in the Samara region, according to recent coverage.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Desperate Hunt for Ukraine War Recruits Hits Sickening New Low
Recent reporting details forced recruitment methods and deceptive practices targeting citizens for the war in Ukraine.
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Smoke and Fires in Voronezh: Drone Hits 25-Story Business Center as 7 Fuel Tankers Burn in Russia
A series of Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia has targeted a passenger train and industrial sites in Voronezh, resulting in casualties and structural damage.
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Late invites and spats leave Magyar’s 1956 event short of leaders
Recent diplomatic tensions and scheduling issues have hindered leadership attendance at a commemorative event for Hungary's 1956 revolution.
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The Kremlin wants Russian media to call attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ‘Putin strikes.’ The inspiration? Stalin.
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“We Will Strike Strategic Bridges”: Russia Threatens to Split Kyiv in Two
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Ukrainian drone strikes have plunged Russia’s internet into crisis. Meduza explains why the damage has been so extensive, and why a full recovery will likely take months.
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Sick Putin wants Kyiv ‘to drown in SEWAGE’ as tyrant blitzes power plants
Recent coverage details how escalating Russian air attacks and frequent air-raid alerts are disrupting daily life across major Ukrainian cities.
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Russia's Yandex says unclear whether data centre can be restored after drone strike
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Ukraine touts gains from Operation Vivaldi as Russia claims major encirclements. What’s really happening on the battlefield?
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Putin Says World Is Living Through a Dangerous Moment, Warns West Not to Escalate
President Vladimir Putin warns of a dangerous global moment while weighing the economic costs of Ukrainian refinery strikes against strategic military goals.
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Vladimir Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter — Elza Tikhonova. Her parents are the Russian president’s younger daughter and ballet dancer Igor Zelensky.
Recent investigative leaks reveal that Vladimir Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter named Elza Tikhonova.
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US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets
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Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’
Russia's State Duma election produced a United Russia landslide and record turnout, alongside stark insider admissions.
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Ballistic Strikes Paralyze 90% of Ukraine Steel Production
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Rumors of another mobilization have pushed some Russians from contingency plans to packed bags. Readers tell Meduza where they’ve fled.
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'Mayday' starring Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh has one scene that forced nearly everyone off the set: 'That was scary'
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh star in 'Mayday,' a global streaming hit featuring a scene so intense it cleared the production set.
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China secretly supplied Russia with components for killer drones
Coverage reveals a Chinese state firm secretly supplied 46 tons of drone materials to a sanctioned Russian entity.
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Putin announced battlefield encirclements that the evidence doesn’t show, but Russia’s real offensive is accelerating elsewhere
President Putin claims significant battlefield encirclements while reports indicate Russian offensive acceleration in other sectors.
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Is Russia’s fuel crisis a temporary squeeze or the collapse of an industry? Two leading economists debated the question, unable to agree on how much refining capacity is left.
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Russia is in the grip of a second fuel crisis. Meduza analyzed nearly half a million crowdsourced reports to find out how bad it really is.
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Mobilisation fears grip Russians as Moscow's forced recruitment spikes
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Russia mobilisation fears grow amid reports of intimidating tactics
Reports of forced enlistments and abduction tactics in Russia are fueling widespread fears of a new mobilization wave.
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‘I want to hug an actual, living person’: How Meduza’s Russian readers are coping with wartime loneliness
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What really happens after Ukraine strikes a Russian oil refinery? Meduza analyzed unique satellite data to assess the damage.
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What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine
North Korean forces join Russia's war against Ukraine, prompting urgent warnings and analysis across international media coverage.
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Secret funeral reportedly held in Moscow for unnamed major general. He may have died in an assassination attempt on Russian Aerospace Forces chief Alexander Chayko.
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Did Russian air defenses bring down the Ukrainian drone that killed seven on a Black Sea beach?
Seven people are reported killed after a Ukrainian drone strikes a crowded Russian beach on the Black Sea.
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Russians who film Ukrainian attacks and post them on social media are being detained, fined, and forced to apologize on camera
Russian authorities are cracking down on citizens who record and share footage of Ukrainian drone strikes and attacks on social media.
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Two more Wildberries warehouses burn in Russian regions after Ukrainian drone attacks
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Why Ukraine is targeting Russia's retail giant Wildberries
Ukraine's military strategy expands to target Wildberries, Russia's retail giant, drawing international media attention.
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After Ukrainian drones hit a Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg, one eyewitness spoke to Meduza about the fire, the road closures, and the workers left waiting
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Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses near Moscow, killing one person and injuring 61. Meduza republishes an on-the-ground report filed as the fire burned.
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Ilya Remeslo, the informant who helped put Navalny in legal jeopardy, just learned what it costs to call Putin a war criminal
Ilya Remeslo, an informant instrumental in Navalny's legal troubles, faces consequences for calling Putin a war criminal.
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Pro-Kremlin blogger who turned on Putin is arrested as Russia steps up crackdown
A pro-Kremlin blogger who turned on Putin has been arrested as Russian authorities step up a sweeping domestic crackdown on critics.
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How severe is Russia’s gasoline crisis? Meduza sized it up using exchange trading data.
Russia is facing a critical gasoline shortage and diesel export restrictions amid ongoing Ukrainian energy strikes.
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Ukraine’s drones have opened a summer window of opportunity behind Russian lines. Front-line soldiers tell Ukrainska Pravda the army is on track to waste it.
Ukraine's drone offensive creates a summer window behind Russian lines, but front-line soldiers warn the army faces a risk of squandering it.
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Putin leaves Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time in seven months
Vladimir Putin has traveled outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time in seven months, visiting the Kazan Kremlin.