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Moscow Court Charges Top Streaming Executives With LGBTQ+ ‘Propaganda’

Top managers at Kinopoisk, Wink, Ivi, Amediteka, 24TV, Digital Television and Beeline TV face administrative charges for promoting “non-traditional”...

Former Ryazan Region Governor Charged With Taking $3.5M in Bribes

Nikolai Lyubimov is accused of selling a deputy gubernatorial position and accepting kickbacks from medical equipment contractors.
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Chechnya’s Kadyrov Is Reportedly Gravely Ill (Again). Here’s What We Know.

Russian and Ukrainian media recently reported that Kadyrov may be suffering from kidney failure and has been exploring potential successors.
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China Posts First Annual Decline in Trade With Russia Since 2020

The pullback in 2025 came amid falling demand for Chinese car imports in Russia and a drop in the value of Russian crude exports.
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Southern Russia Kill 3

The deaths were reported in the Belgorod and Rostov regions, both of which regularly face attacks from across the border.
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Russia’s Leading Publisher Shutters Queer-Interest YA Imprint Months After ‘Extremism’ Arrests

Popcorn rose to prominence after the success of its queer-themed bestseller “Summer in a Pioneer Tie.”
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One in 3 Russian Rescue Hubs Lack Aircraft as Carriers Decline Unprofitable State Contracts

The disagreement centers on the break-even point for maintaining specialized rescue equipment.
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Drone Hits Tanker Scheduled to Load Kazakh Oil at Russian Port

Ukraine has targeted the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in southern Russia multiple times throughout the war.
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Almost Half of Putin’s 2025 Decrees Kept Secret – Vyorstka

While this represents an increase over 2024, it remains below the historic peaks seen in 2022-2023.
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Snow Storm Paralyzes Kamchatka

Some parts of the peninsula were hit especially hard, with 39 millimeters (1.5 inches) of precipitation recorded in less than 24 hours.
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Russia Plans New Economics Textbook Reviving Stalin-Era Ideas

The textbook is intended to present a broader view of economic development than mainstream liberal theory, the head of a Kremlin-linked advisory body said...
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Lada Sales Plunge 25% in 2025 as High Interest Rates, Recycling Fees Bite

After Lada, 2025’s second and third biggest sellers in Russia were the Chinese brands Haval at 173,300 vehicles and Chery at 99,810.
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Russia Summons Polish Envoy Over Archaeologist Detention

Alexander Butyagin has led archaeological work at Myrmekion, the ruins of an ancient Greek city on Crimea’s eastern coast, since 1999.
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Russia Strikes Power Plant, Kills 4 in Ukraine Barrage

President Volodymyr Zelensky said "several hundred thousand" households near Kyiv were without power after the strikes amid freezing temperatures.
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Russia Probes Death of 9 Newborns at Siberian Hospital

Local media reported an acute staffing shortage, claiming nursing assistants were performing the duties of specialized nurses.
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Russia’s Magnit Food Retailer Eyes Expansion Into Occupied Ukraine – Kommersant

Industry figures said a large-scale move by major federal retailers into the occupied territories is unlikely in 2026.
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Families of Russian Soldiers in Primorye Region Accuse Commanders of Sexualized Violence and Extortion

Commanders at military unit 21634 in the village of Sergeyevka allegedly detained soldiers who went absent without leave in makeshift “cages” and subjected...
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Ukraine Civilian Deaths in 2025 Highest Since 2022, UN Says

Civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2025 were 31% higher than in 2024, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.
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Belgorod Region Reels From Largest Power Outage of Ukraine War

Residents are complaining to authorities as heating, water and electricity outages persist in parts of the region for a fourth day.
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