Society Aug 29, 2024Nov 11, 2024 On thin ice: Russia’s unfolding climate catastrophe and the road ahead On the night of August 26-27, heavy rains led to flooding in Sochi, Russia, affecting the city hospital… Alex Johnson
Society Aug 29, 2024Nov 12, 2024 “A month later my prosthesis fell apart”: Russia’s war veterans are much worse off than Israel’s — and somewhat worse off than Ukraine’s The Russian Ministry of Defense has classified the number of its soldiers disabled during the “Special Military Operation”… Alex Johnson
Society Aug 28, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Soaring above sanctions: Miller, Timchenko, Deripaska, Rotenberg, and other Russian oligarchs buy parts for their private jets in the West While Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, is cannibalizing its fleet for spare parts in order to compensate for the… Alex Johnson
Society Aug 23, 2024Nov 12, 2024 “I wish everyone in the Kremlin would drop dead”: Testimonies from war-torn Kursk Oblast, where locals have been left to their own devices For the first time since World War II, parts of Russia’s Kursk Oblast have fallen under the control… Alex Johnson
Society Aug 23, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Poor man’s lend-lease: Russia continues to import U.S. microchips needed for missile navigation and Internet censorship despite sanctions Despite international sanctions, Russia continues to import unique microchips essential for missile and drone navigation, internet content filtering,… Alex Johnson
Society Aug 13, 2024Nov 12, 2024 No country for Tajiks: How the EU extradites refugees to Emomali Rahmon’s dictatorship over false accusations of links to ISIS Belgian authorities are expected to make a decision soon regarding the extradition of Sitoramo Ibrohimova, a refugee from… Alex Johnson
Society Aug 13, 2024Nov 12, 2024 The Kremlin’s war on streaming: How Russia is moving to block YouTube and why its efforts may bring down the entire Runet Russian users are once again experiencing widespread disruptions on YouTube, with many providers of the service operating slowly… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 30, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Wafer rush: Taiwanese silicon is a key component for Russian military microchip production As The Insider has discovered, Russia continues to freely import Taiwanese silicon for wafer plates, which serve as… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 22, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Disaster medicine: How war and government actions block Russia’s access to advanced medical technologies Russia has decided to build its own factories for hemodialysis equipment. This comes after the largest U.S. manufacturer… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 17, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Microloans and mega-fraud: notorious Russian swindler’s family living in the West binds thousands of Russians in debt A significant portion of Russian military recruits are men overwhelmed by microloan debt. They sign up for front… Alex Johnson