Pokrovsk under pressure. As Ukraine expands its foothold in the Kursk region (despite Russian reinforcements), Moscow’s offensive in Donbas picks up speed

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/24/pokrovsk-under-pressure

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Pokrovsk under pressure

Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military…

Parents of Russian conscripts who disappeared amid Ukraine’s cross-border assault say pro-war activists are pressuring them to keep silent

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/23/parents-of-russian-conscripts-who-disappeared-amid-ukraine-s-cross-border-assault-say-pro-war-activists-are-pressuring-them-to-keep-silent

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Parents of Russian conscripts who disappeared amid Ukraine’s cross-border assault say pro-war activists are pressuring them to…

Journalists from iStories have used open sources to identify 129 non-mobilized Russian conscripts who have disappeared or been captured by the Ukrainian army during its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Parents of these conscripts told iStories that the…

At least one reported dead as Russian inmates take prison guards hostage in Volgograd region

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At least one reported dead as Russian inmates take prison guards hostage in Volgograd region — Meduza

Inmates at a prison in Russia’s Volgograd region took multiple employees of the facility hostage on Friday, according to Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN). “During a disciplinary commission meeting at Penal Colony No. 19, convicts took hostage…

Toy soldiers. Fresh out of high school, Russian teens are joining the army and heading to the front lines in Ukraine. Many are dying on their first mission.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/16/toy-soldiers

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Toy soldiers

For the past two and a half years, Russian children have been constantly exposed to propaganda narratives about the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, both in school and through the media. Now, a generation shaped by the war is graduating high school…

Builders in Solidarity. A rambunctious Russian-speaking union shakes up Sweden’s labor movement

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Builders in Solidarity A rambunctious Russian-speaking union shakes up Sweden’s labor movement — Meduza

Sweden is usually outside of The Beet’s purview, but the migrant workers at the heart of its growing shadow economy are not. In the construction sector in particular, many of these migrants hail from the countries that emerged from the Soviet Union’s collapse…

‘Sheer madness’. Nuclear expert Dmitry Gorchakov on the fire at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant and Putin’s plan to bring it back online

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‘Sheer madness’ Nuclear expert Dmitry Gorchakov on the fire at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant and Putin’s plan to bring it…

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been under Russian control since the first weeks of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. The station hasn’t generated electricity since September 2022; the only parts of it operating are those necessary for cooling…

‘Let’s find out if they’re spies’. Pegasus spyware was used to target seven more journalists and activists in the E.U. 

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/31/let-s-find-out-if-they-re-spies

‘I want to live a bit longer’. In their own words, Kharkiv residents describe life under constant Russian bombardment

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/30/i-want-to-live-a-bit-longer

Kremlin spokesman blames West for ‘provoking’ Ukraine into continuing ‘senseless war’

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/05/30/kremlin-spokesman-blames-west-for-provoking-ukraine-into-continuing-senseless-war

Post-war problems. Journalist Konstantin Skorkin on the key stumbling blocks for rebuilding Ukraine — and why money isn’t the biggest one

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/24/post-war-problems

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Post-war problems Journalist Konstantin Skorkin on the key stumbling blocks for rebuilding Ukraine — and why money isn’t the biggest…

With Russia’s full-scale invasion now in its third year, destruction and reconstruction are still proceeding simultaneously in Ukraine. Be that as it may, Kyiv has been laying out big plans for the country’s post-war recovery, which will require more than…