(LONDON) – Bill Browder, founder of the Hermitage Capital Fund, recounted his experiences confronting Russian state corruption and oligarchic theft, a struggle culminating in the murder of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and the passage of the Magnitsky Act. Browder, born in Princeton, New Jersey, comes from a politically active family.Continue Reading
(KYIV) – Russia does not have the manpower needed to launch a new large scale offensive in Ukraine in the fifth year of the war, according to former British Major General Chip Chapman. Chapman said Russia’s recruitment efforts are sufficient only to replace losses and maintain existing forces, not toContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russia is seeking about 1.2 trillion rubles (roughly US$12.4 billion) to reduce a growing federal budget deficit and sustain its military campaign in Ukraine as oil and gas revenues fall sharply. Official budget plans for 2026 allocated 12.9 trillion rubles (about US$133.5 billion) to defence spending, but Moscow now anticipates a shortfallContinue Reading
(KYIV) – Russian forces continued to conduct thousands of assaults across Ukraine in January, but their territorial gains fell by roughly half compared with the previous month, according to open source battlefield monitoring data. Figures published by the Deep State monitoring project show Russian troops captured about 245 square kilometresContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russian authorities have detained a regional politician after he publicly declared that Russia cannot win its war against Ukraine and should end the conflict immediately, according to independent media and rights monitors. Grigory Yuramov, a 69 year old local politician from Russia’s Samara region, was arrested after deliveringContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Pro Kremlin economists have publicly acknowledged that Russia has entered a banking crisis, citing surging bad loans, heavy withdrawals by depositors and widespread closures of bank branches. Analysts aligned with the Russian authorities said the share of non performing assets in the banking system has crossed levels widelyContinue Reading
(KYIV) – Ukrainian forces have destroyed two Russian infantry fighting vehicles and eliminated an assault unit after a failed fog covered attack, pointing to continued weaknesses in Russian battlefield coordination and communications. According to Ukrainian military sources, two Russian infantry fighting vehicles carrying a total of 14 troops attempted toContinue Reading
Shocking images from social media raise new questions about discipline in the Russian army. An unverified clip shows soldiers punished for alleged desertion, as reports mount of beatings and humiliation used to enforce obedience on the front line.Continue Reading
(HELSINKI) – A coalition of 14 European nations, including Finland, Sweden, and Estonia, has issued a joint declaration stating that tankers belonging to the Russian shadow fleet are no longer welcome in the Baltic Sea. The statement outlines that vessels which engage in deceptive practices, such as changing flags, disablingContinue Reading
(KOSTROMA) – Recent high resolution satellite imagery has confirmed the extent of damage following a series of Ukrainian drone operations targeting strategic Russian military and energy assets. The data provides visual verification of successful strikes against the 100th GRAU arsenal in the Neysky district, alongside hits on oil infrastructure inContinue Reading
