June 12, 2026 Recruiting For a Drone Army The Ukrainian project Khochu Zhit found a list of students recruited into Russia's unmanned forces. Cities & Towns Education Espionage Men Military Regions War
June 11, 2026 Fuel Crisis Comes to Crimea Due to Ukrainian drone attacks on the highway connecting the peninsula to the mainland, there is almost no gas left in Crimea. Geography News Regions Rural Life Trade Transportation War
June 09, 2026 "Time Will Tell" The mood at last month's Victory Day celebrations in Kaliningrad, and a park with replicas of destroyed Soviet monuments. History Military Regions War
May 20, 2026 Mines Die, Dust Remains Open-pit mining continues while locals face both unemployment and worsening pollution. Economy Regions Social Issues
May 03, 2026 Don't Pick the Lilacs A Russian official threatens flower-pickers with up to 15 days in jail. Government Law Regions
April 19, 2026 In the Kremlin's Debt The Russian federal government will take on debt from 16 regions. Economy Government Regions
March 16, 2026 Russia's Shrinking Health Budgets In 2026, a record number of Russian regions reduced healthcare spending amid the war in Ukraine. Economy Health Regions
March 12, 2026 Groceries for International Women's Day United Russia gifted groceries to elderly women, female volunteers, and widows of soldiers who died in Ukraine to celebrate International Women's Day. Cities & Towns Elderly Holidays Regions War Women
March 03, 2026 How Russians Hunt in Winter Leonid Arkadyevich Zemsky, a literary scholar, dreamed of visiting the countryside in winter and going on a real Russian hunt. Humor Regions Rural Life
February 17, 2026 Youth Victimized Twice Residents of one town are taking to the streets and writing letters to Putin, trying to keep pregnant women from having to travel to big cities to give birth. Children Family Regions Social Issues
February 12, 2026 Russia's War Falls on the Poor Data show Russia's war deaths are concentrated in regions with higher poverty rates. Military Regions War
February 10, 2026 Birthing Protest Residents of one town are taking to the streets and writing letters to Putin, trying to keep pregnant women from having to travel to big cities to give birth. Children Dissent Economy Family Regions Social Issues