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Ukraine’s President Zelensky reveals Kyiv bunker in video address marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion

President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video address on Tuesday, February 24, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s ...
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Western analysts say Russia is losing 50,000 soldiers a month. A Meduza investigation suggests those estimates are based on manipulated data.

Given the battlefield stalemate in Ukraine, Kyiv’s best remaining hope is attrition — inflicting losses on the Russian army heavy enough to persuade the Kremlin that continuing the war is pointless.
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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism as the Kremlin escalates its crackdown on the app

Russia has opened a criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov on charges of facilitating terrorist activity, ...
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Lukashenko is an accomplice, but the people are not: Zelensky gives first wartime interview to Belarusian media

Russia is still trying to drag Belarus further into its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his first ...
Meduza

These Russians were children when Putin launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Four years later, here’s what they think about their country — and their future.

As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, a new generation of Russians is coming of age. Despite state pressure and propaganda, not all of them support the ongoing invasion. Meduza asked ...
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Four years, 200,000 confirmed dead, yet major cities remain ‘largely untouched.’ Mediazona and BBC Russian analyze Russia’s military losses on the full-scale invasion ...

Mediazona and BBC News Russian have identified more than 200,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, the outlets reported on February 24, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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‘I’ve lost my faith in humanity’: Meduza’s readers from Ukraine and Russia describe how four years of full-scale war reshaped their lives

Four years ago today, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing a vast and ongoing humanitarian disaster. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died, thousands of civilians have ...
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On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, journalist Lucian Kim argues that a generational clash over Soviet nostalgia made the war possible

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, The Naked Pravda speaks with journalist and author Lucian Kim to ask the questions that still don’t have settled answers: Was this ...
Meduza

The Kremlin spent years building a messenger to replace Telegram. Now it is reportedly telling soldiers the substitute is too insecure to use at the front.

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine have been advised to stop using Max — the Kremlin-backed “national messenger” app designed ...
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A Russian investigator worked with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescue child sexual abuse victims. Now he’s charged with treason.

On February 5, 2025, reports emerged that Russia had arrested Ivan Semenikhin, an operative with the Interior Ministry’s ...
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Russia’s military recruitment numbers remain steady, but how long can the regions foot the bill? Meduza asks researcher Janis Kluge.

It’s no secret that Russia relies on high salaries and sign-on bonuses to recruit more soldiers to fight in Ukraine. Despite ...
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Russia reportedly restricts recruitment of foreign fighters from dozens of ‘friendly’ countries

Russia has reportedly issued a “stop-list” to military recruiters, banning citizens from as many as 43 countries from enlisting to fight in Ukraine, according to the independent media outlet iStories.