“Afraid to show their society”: Moscow blocks online war casualty database that names Russia’s dead
Site lists names, units, and medical records for 156,000 dead and 96,000 wounded.
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Ukrainian drones target drone-producing Tatarstan in Russia
Meanwhile, Russia imposes new fines and censorship policies, aiming to prevent public access to evidence contradicting official interception claims.
ISW: Russia tries to hide weaknesses behind Victory Day parade
Putin is portrayed as a victorious wartime commander while the Kremlin hides Russia’s failures, mass casualties, and international isolation.
UK intel: Russia bans Signal, citing extremism, but likely aiming to suppress dissent
Russia blocked the Signal app, officially citing security concerns, but likely aiming to suppress independent journalism and opposition, as per UK intelligence. The move comes amid broader efforts to restrict media and communication platforms, including YouTube and WhatsApp.
UK intel: Russia tightens grip on digital communications, targets WhatsApp and YouTube
UK intelligence reports Russia restricts digital communications, citing anti-extremism. Measures target WhatsApp and YouTube, limiting opposition communication and increasing government control.
Official Kremlin admits it’s “in a state of war” with Ukraine for first time
Kremlin spokesperson Peskov has referred to Russia's aggression in Ukraine as a "state of war" for the first time, diverging from the term "special military operation," according to AFP.
ISW: Kremlin likely to nationalize Russian internet giant Yandex to affect Russia’s presidential election in 2024
Kremlin is likely attempting to nationalize major Russian internet corporation Yandex to strengthen control over the Russian information space in preparation for the 2024 Russian presidential election, ISW said.
UK intel: Kremlin disrupts Russians’ access to VPNs to control domestic information
Over the last week, the Russian authorities have likely increased their ongoing efforts to disrupt Russian citizens’ access…
Disinformation and censorship: Two sides of the same Russian coin
Events escalated when two journalists were forced to resign after they had authored an article which relayed inside…
Political censorship in Russian comedy shows
The whistleblower The fact that certain issues are not supposed to be made fun of on Russian state…
Russia, known for Potemkin villages, is now ‘a garden of fig leaves,’ Yerofeyev says
Russia gave the world the Potemkin village, in which officials tried to cover up problems from those above…
Ten books Putin loyalists should burn – according to Russian ‘Maxim’ magazine
If Russians are going to go in for book burning, the editors of “Maxim” say, there are some…
#MustSee: 10 outstanding films on the Kremlin’s banned list
Moscow’s decision to ban the film “Child 44” for its supposedly anti-Russian treatment of World War II is…