(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Footage depicting squalid living conditions across multiple Russian regions has emerged, challenging Kremlin narratives about national prosperity. The compilation, released by independent observers, shows scenes ranging from mountains of uncollected rubbish in Moscow to families navigating flooded apartment blocks on wooden pallets. In Novosibirsk, a video shows a baby being pushed in a pram past enormous rats scurrying over piles of refuse. Commenting on the footage, the compiler noted the infant appeared similar in age to his own daughter. “This baby I would think deserves better because it is a baby. It hasn’t done anything wrong,” he…