Russia’s Defense Ministry could recruit at least 225,000 ... - Meduza
WEB5 days ago · Over the next three years, Russia’s Defense Ministry could recruit at least 225,000 contract soldiers, according to estimates from the independent outlet iStories, which reviewed the government’s draft federal budget for 2025-2027. The Russian government has allocated 90 billion rubles ($944.9 million) for sign-on bonuses, or 30 …
Russian state investigators seized everything Alexey Navalny
WEB5 days ago · A new set of leaked documents published by the investigative site the Dossier Center includes a list of items seized by Russian state investigators in connection with opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s death in February. The catalogue, which was previously posted by the anonymous Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, appears to …
This was Russia today, Friday, October 4, 2024 - Meduza
WEB5 days ago · 4. As the world turns. 🚂 A train going from Moscow to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad was nearly denied entry from Belarus into Lithuania on Thursday after Lithuanian border guards noticed graffiti on the locomotive containing the pro-war Z and V symbols as well as the phrase “Vilnius is a Russian city.” The train was allowed to …
This was Russia today, Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Meduza
WEB6 days ago · Today’s main story: Russia’s 2025 federal budget outlines record military and ‘top secret’ spending. Nearly a third of the federal government’s proposed expenditures are hidden from public view — a record share of expenditures classified as “secret” or “top secret.”The draft budget is roughly 7,000 pages and allocates 41.5 trillion rubles ($435.7 …
Horses, Hyundais, and headless rubber goats: A dispatch from
WEB5 days ago · Since its debut in Kyrgyzstan 10 years ago, the World Nomad Games has grown into the largest international ethnic sports competition and earned a spot on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. This year, more than 2,500 participants from 89 countries came to compete in Astana, hoping to win gold in events ranging from …
Breaking down Russia's 2025 war budget — Meduza
WEB5 days ago · The Russian government’s new draft budget for 2025 through 2027 was introduced to the State Duma this week in its first reading. The state’s proposed spending exceeds earlier predictions, with 41.5 trillion rubles (more than $435 billion) allocated for next year alone — and that may not be the final amount. A record share of the budget is …
«История Лайла и Эрика Менендесов ... - Meduza
WEB3 days ago · На Netflix вышел второй сезон сериала Райана Мерфи и Иэна Бреннана «Монстры» — антологии о реально произошедших громких преступлениях. Первый сезон был посвящен каннибалу Джеффри Дамеру.
ABBYY сократила несколько сотен ... - Meduza
WEB4 days ago · В понедельник, 30 сентября, компания ABBYY провела массовые сокращения сотрудников сразу в трех своих офисах: на Кипре, в Сербии и в Венгрии. В социальных сетях появились сообщения, что увольнения якобы затронули только ...
FT написала, что Запад и Украина ... - Meduza
WEB4 days ago · Западные дипломаты и все большее число чиновников в Украине сходятся во мнении, что компромиссом для завершения российско-украинской войны может стать схема «территории в обмен на членство в НАТО», пишет Financial Times.
В России скоро будет запрещена ... - Meduza
WEB6 days ago · В этот раз шансы на то, что законопроекты примут, гораздо выше. Если в 2022 и 2023 годах инициатива исходила от регионального парламента Башкортостана и не самого влиятельного депутата Госдумы Эльвирой Аиткуловой (при ...