Russian police chief’s son accused of raping sleeping woman during livestream — Meduza
The son of a district police precinct chief in Yakutsk invited a young woman to his home, got her drunk, and raped her…
Russia’s Leningrad Region to deploy mobile fire groups at critical sites to counter drone attacks, staffed by reservists — Meduza
The Leningrad Region will establish additional mobile fire groups at industrial facilities and critical infrastructure sites, staffed by reservists, Governor…
Report: Telegram works without a VPN for some users in Russia, but reason is unknown — Meduza
Telegram users in Russia began reporting on the evening of April 16 that the blocked messenger had been working without a VPN…
Lithuania’s top administrative court overturns entry ban on Russian rapper Morgenshtern — Meduza
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned the entry ban on Russian rapper Alisher Morgenshtern, the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT…
Nearly half of Russia’s embassy staff in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services — Meduza
Nearly half of the staff at Russia’s embassy in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo…
Zelensky says Ukraine proposed energy truce to Russia through U.S. intermediaries — Meduza
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had passed a proposal to Moscow through American intermediaries for both sides to halt strikes…
Russia to grade school students’ behavior as ‘exemplary,’ ‘acceptable,’ or ‘unacceptable,’ Kommersant reports — Meduza
Russia’s Education Ministry announced that schools across the country will adopt a three-tier behavior grading system, rating students as “exemplary,”…
Belarus passes law imposing fines for ‘propaganda’ of same-sex relations, ‘sex changes,’ and childlessness — Meduza
Belarus’s parliament has passed a law imposing administrative fines for the “propaganda of homosexual relations, sex changes, childlessness, and pedophilia,”…
Last week, Ukrainian drones reportedly landed in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. Russian propaganda was quick to react. — Meduza
Over the past week, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly veered off course and entered the airspace of NATO countries bordering…
Jude Law plays Putin in a film shot in Riga. Latvian officials say it serves Kremlin propaganda. — Meduza
In early 2026, “The Wizard of the Kremlin” — the long-anticipated film about Vladimir Putin and his inner circle —…
Russia’s economy is spiraling downward, but Moscow is still stockpiling for the ‘next war’ — Meduza
Russia is unlikely to attack any NATO member in the near future, but plans to continue its war against Ukraine, according to Estonia’s…
Russia’s psychiatric homes are a ‘meat grinder’ that swallows tens of thousands. A small band of volunteers is pulling art — and artists — back out.
Tens of thousands of Russians with psychiatric diagnoses are currently confined in state institutions, the majority of them declared legally incompetent, denied…