What’s behind the ruble’s steady depreciation, and is the Kremlin ...
On October 18, Russia’s Central Bank set the official exchange rate at 97.1 rubles to the U.S. dollar. Back in early August, the rate was just above 86 rubles, but it soon started climbing — and it hasn’t stopped since. Meduza explores what’s driving the ruble’s decline, how soon the rate might surpass 100 rubles per dollar, and whether the Russian government has the …
Open-source data shows Russia’s equipment losses in Ukraine
Nov 5, 2024 · Amid an intensified offensive in Ukraine, Russia’s military is facing unprecedented equipment losses, according to data from the open-source research project Oryx, analyzed by Agentstvo.October saw the highest monthly losses of Russian armored vehicles, aircraft, helicopters, and other military assets since October 2022, …
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The Russian army is increasingly relying on older recruits — but ...
Oct 10, 2024 · As the war in Ukraine drags far into its third year, the ranks of the Russian army are increasingly filled with older fighters, according to a new report from Verstka. Government and military sources report a steady rise in the number of Russian contract servicemen over 45 on the front lines since the start of the year, a trend confirmed by data on Russian casualties calculated from open sources.
120,000 dead and counting A new estimate from Meduza and …
Jul 5, 2024 · In the latest update to their list of confirmed Russian military deaths, Mediazona and BBC News Russian reported that at least 56,585 Russian soldiers have died fighting in Ukraine as of June 21. However, this list only includes soldiers whose deaths could be individually corroborated through open sources such as obituaries. In a previous investigation, Meduza and Mediazona used inheritance ...
Why is Trump’s pick for national intelligence director ... - Meduza
Nov 14, 2024 · U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he’s chosen Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. Representative from Hawaii, as his nominee for the country’s next director of national intelligence. Gabbard, who’s been an outspoken critic of U.S. military support for Ukraine for years, would be the first Hindu and the first person of color to serve in the role if confirmed by Congress.
Russia’s likely ‘YouTube killer’ - Meduza
Oct 10, 2023 · In September 2023, the Russian technology company VK announced that it was creating two business groups within its corporate structure: one to house the Mail.ru email service, the Rustore app store, VK ID, and VK Pay, while the other division would be home to the social networks Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki and the platforms Zen, VK Video, VK Music, VK Clips, and VK Messenger. The latter group ...
‘Get a load of this little brat’ Meet Øneheart, the small ... - Meduza
Nov 14, 2024 · One of the most streamed Russian musicians on Spotify today is a teenager from the Tambov region named Dmitry Volynkin, whose ambient compositions have been played hundreds of millions of times and generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties. Working under the musical alias “Øneheart,” Volynkin and his friend Yevgeny “Reidenshi” Chirkov are the minds behind the electronic ...
Russia makes key gains on seven fronts as Ukraine suffers its …
Oct 24, 2024 · Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose.
Resurrecting Rutube The Russian authorities have been ... - Meduza
Feb 9, 2022 · The Russian authorities have been sinking money into domestic alternatives to YouTube for over a year, says a new investigation from iStories and Agentstvo. Allegedly, these Russian video platforms are meant to serve as substitutes in the event that Russia’s censorship agency bans YouTube altogether. However, sources say blocking YouTube would be a last resort — apparently, the authorities ...