Unusual suspects Migrants, soldiers, the LGBT community, and anyone critical of the war have all come under closer scrutiny by Russian prosecutors in the past year and a half
Last chance saloon Mired in corruption and increasingly unable to meet procurement contracts due to a lack of components, Russia’s defence manufacturers find themselves in a precarious position
The great Russian brain drain At least 270 scientists and top university professors have resigned and left Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
War reaches Russian border regions On average, eight towns and villages are shelled daily, with almost 300 people killed and injured. Novaya-Europe’s data analysis
Russia leads globally in VPN service expansion despite government crackdown The state has learned how to block major VPN services, but there are still ways to get around censorship