Russia amends martial law legislation to allow elections and deportations in annexed territories
Russia has amended its legislation on martial law, making it legal, among other things, for elections to be held in Ukraine’s annexed territories as well as for residents to be…
Putin signs law denouncing Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill officially denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). The new law was published on the Russian government’s…
Staving off apocalypse, Putin-style. Meduza’s Ideas editor reflects on why the Russian authorities peddle the notion that the future is evil
In the early Putin years, the authorities still put out slogans that promised a better future, like “Doubling the GDP” or the maximally abstract but nice-sounding “Modernization of Russia.” But…
Russia puts U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on federal wanted list
Russia’s Interior Ministry has put U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on its federal wanted list “under an article of the Criminal Code,” the state-run news outlet RIA Novosti reported on Monday.
Kyiv authorities say city’s air defenses downed 40 Russian drones and missiles overnight
Kyiv City Military Administration head Serhii Popko has reported that air defense forces shot down 40 Russian drones and cruise missiles over the city on Sunday night. “No strikes on…
New Russian history textbook includes chapter on war in Ukraine and Russia’s ‘struggle against collective West’
Russia’s history textbook for students in 10th and 11th grade will now include a chapter on the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Journalists from the news outlet Sota received photographs of…
Russia reportedly shoots down drones attacking Krasnodar oil refinery
Several drones were shot down as they approached the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, report local officials.
Russia on the defensive? Meduza shares an updated combat map, the latest from Bakhmut, and how the Belgorod raid could change the course of the war.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Meduza has adopted a consistent antiwar position, holding Russia responsible for its military aggression and atrocities. As part of this commitment,…
Russia launches ‘largest drone attack yet’ on Kyiv, killing at least one person
On May 28, Russian troops attacked Kyiv using Iranian-made Shahed drones. According to local authorities, it was the largest attack on Kyiv since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of…
Volgograd resident who was arrested for burning Quran sent to pre-trial detention center in Chechnya
Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident who was arrested for “offending the feelings of religious believers” after burning a Quran, was sent to a pre-trial detention center in Grozny, the capital…