Russia has blocked phone calls on WhatsApp and Telegram. Novaya Gazeta Evropa gave tips on how to stay connected.

A group of surgeons in Kamchatka went viral for a video in which they protected a patient during a recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Russians are spending an increasing amount of time on domestic social media.

The Duma has approved the creation of a national messenger app to digitize the government and collect data on its citizens' chats.

In which we examine Russia's latest rhetorical shield.

A new video game published by the son of a Russian diplomat lets players test their mettle on Ukraine's battlefields.

A court in Novgorod fined a man for LGBT-linked extremist propaganda for using an absurdist meme.

Two Argentinian influencers were accused of promoting a human trafficking scheme in Tatarstan.

A band from Bashkortostan has gone viral for an electro-folk song about a Bashkir epic poem.

Putin's daughter was allegedly injured while saving soldiers in the war. An independent outlet questions the story.

The Belarusian government has listed a handful of Telegram chats used by Belarusian emigrants living in Warsaw as "extremist materials."

Russian internet users are switching to legal means for streaming media — a consequence of the war in Ukraine.