RUSSIAN SCANDALS

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 27, 2026
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Russia have declared MediaZona editor Dmitry Treshchanin as wanted

MediaZona drew attention to the update in the Interior Ministry of Russia’s list on February 24, noting that the editor of the magazine had been declared wanted. Samara investigators have initiated a chase against Treshchanin for violating the order of the activities of a foreign…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 26, 2026
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Military recruiters just got an added incentive in two regions for forcing contracts

After the recent scandals from Primorsky Krai, in which conscripts on a train were forced to sign contracts, as well as those on a dark bus that were told they were signing to accept military uniforms, while some cases where contracts have been signed without…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 26, 2026
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Russian journalist Alexei Seregin was fined for a shared article on Telegram

Maria Ermolaeva, a judge of the Yoshkar-Ola City Court in Mari El, on February 18th found the author of the Telegram channel ‘Nothing Will Happen in Mari El’, journalist Alexei Seregin, guilty of participation in the activities of an undesirable organisation, and fined him 5,000…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 25, 2026
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Belgorod police officer died in Moscow explosion

An explosion at the Savelyevsky Train Station square in Moscow killed 34-year-old Denis Bratuschenko, along with the bomber, a 22-year-old native from Udmurtia, while two traffic police officers were also injured. Bratuschenko started his service in the Moscow police force in 2019, and is survived…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN CORRUPTION , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 16, 2026
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At least 10 Russian conscripts had contracts signed without consent – Investigation

Several conscripts from the Tyumen Region and Primorsky Krai complained of fake contracts in January 2026, saying they realised someone had signed their contracts for them, only after receiving unexpected transfers from the Russian Ministry of Defence. Since then, the conscripts’ families have appealed to…

$Conscript suffers skull fracture due to a beating in a Russian military unit$

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 15, 2026
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Conscript suffers skull fracture due to a beating in a Russian military unit

Head of the Public Monitoring Commission for Dagestan Shamil Khadulaev reported that a 19-year-old conscript from Dagestan had his skull pierced in a military unit in the Voronezh region on or around January 6, 2026. Khadulaev said Khizbulayev Magomedbek Magomednurovich, (born 7th July 2006), was…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN CORRUPTION , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 15, 2026
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Son of a Russian servicemen seeks help locating his disabled father

While the son of Boris Evgenievich Nikitin, (born on 1st February 1989), was away and not in the city, strangers visited Boris, drinking and applying pressure for Boris to sign a contract to join the military. Having consumed a number of alcoholic drinks, Boris signed…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 13, 2026
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Russia: Telegram being slowed to force users to MAX, but military are unhappy

Over the past year, Russia has slowed multiple social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Telegram, citing security fears, scamming, and the company’s inability to stick to Russian rules in relation to social media. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor)…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 12, 2026
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First came WhatsApp, then Telegram, and now Russia want to block Google

Deputy of the State Duma of Russia Andrey Svintsov has stated that blocking Google in Russia is technically possible, but Roskomnadzor may have to wait for the company to return to the country to collect the debt. However, the first Deputy Chairman of the IT…

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RUSSIA NEWS , RUSSIAN SCANDALS
February 8, 2026
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Ukrainian trace in the attempted assassination of General in Moscow – Two men arrested, one woman in hiding

Russia’s SBU stated that 65-year-old Lubomir Korba was the attempted killer who had organised the attack and traveled to Moscow at the end of December on the orders of Ukraine’s Special Services. Korba was born in the Ternopil region of Ukraine and also holds Russian…