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Russia’s largest publishing group has fired employees who refused to work under its new censorship rules, president Oleg Novikov said. Eksmo-AST tightened them under Russia’s new laws after three Popcorn Books staff were prosecuted over queer lit. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Russia’s largest publishing group fires employees who refused to censor queer literature — MeduzaThe Eksmo-AST publishing group has fired employees who refused to work under the censorship rules it introduced in response to Russia’s new laws, and others who objected resigned, the group’s…meduza.io

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, dismisses rumors of a looming fall mobilization as a "paid-for," "lying provocation." Zelensky says otherwise: citing intel, he claims Putin plans to mobilize after Duma elections in Sept. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev denies rumors of an upcoming mobilization, calling them ‘nonsense’ and a ‘lying provocation’ by Ukraine — MeduzaDmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, dismissed rumors of a possible mobilization in Russia this fall as untrue, the Russian state news agency TASS reported. The Security…meduza.io

Russia's top business daily accidentally branded the Decembrists—the officers who revolted against the tsar in 1825—an "undesirable org." The likely cause: an automated tool confused the 19th-century rebels with a German NGO of the same name. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Russian newspaper Vedomosti tags 1825 Decembrist uprising ‘undesirable,’ apparently after its software confused the historical rebels with an unrelated, banned German NGO — MeduzaIn an article about the trials of participants in the 1825 uprising on St. Petersburg’s Senate Square, the Russian business daily Vedomosti mistakenly labeled the Decembrists an “undesirable”…meduza.io

Sales of new electric and hybrid vehicles in Russia rose 80% between June 29 and July 19, leaving some models in short supply. Dealers link the surge to the country's fuel crisis. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Electric and hybrid car sales surge in Russia as nationwide fuel shortage drags on — MeduzaDemand for electric and hybrid vehicles has surged in Russia, leaving some models in short supply, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing dealers and distributors.meduza.io

Russia has designated SK SOS, a crisis group for LGBTQ+ people and domestic violence survivors in Chechnya, an “extremist” organization. The group says it has no staff or volunteers left inside Russia. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Russia outlaws crisis group for Chechen LGBTQ+ people and domestic violence survivors as an ‘extremist’ organization — MeduzaThe SK SOS crisis group has been designated an “extremist” organization, according to a letter received by its director, David Isteev.meduza.io

WSJ correspondent Bojan Pancevski tells Meduza that a Ukrainian special forces team blew up Nord Stream with a rented yacht, 7 people, and about $250k. His new book on the 2022 sabotage also details a failed twin strike on TurkStream. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Who blew up Nord Stream? For his new book, WSJ correspondent Bojan Pancevski spent years reconstructing the plot: seven Ukrainians, a rented yacht, and about $250,000. — MeduzaOn the night of September 26, 2022, explosions ruptured three of the four pipelines that make up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline systems in the Baltic Sea, near the Danish island…meduza.io

The Senate's new Russia sanctions bill lets Trump hit Russian goods with a 500% tariff, plus a 100% tariff on the top five buyers of Russian oil and gas and on countries helping Moscow dodge sanctions. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Bloomberg: Senate reaches bipartisan deal on Russia sanctions bill after Lindsey Graham’s death — MeduzaSenate Republicans and Democrats have struck a deal on a new Russia sanctions bill co-authored by the late Lindsey Graham, Bloomberg reports.meduza.io

Russian officials are reportedly weighing whether to arm grain ships crossing the Sea of Azov with machine guns and rocket launchers. Under one plan, soldiers would board with the weapons and leave once ships clear the Kerch Strait. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Bloomberg: Russia is considering arming grain ships with machine guns and missile launchers to fend off Ukrainian drones — MeduzaRussian officials are considering installing machine guns and mobile missile launchers on cargo ships that carry grain through the Sea of Azov to shield the vessels from Ukrainian drone attacks,…meduza.io

Russian investigators have opened a criminal case after Nikita Zezin, a 67-year-old agricultural scientist, was beaten and died in the hospital. A lawmaker says Zezin's attacker was the father of children caught riding ATVs over his crop fields. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Russian scientist Nikita Zezin, 67, beaten after confronting children on ATVs, has died. Investigators have opened a criminal case against the father who attacked him for scolding his son. — MeduzaThe Investigative Committee’s regional office said it had opened a criminal case in the beating of Nikita Zezin, a 67-year-old scientist in Yekaterinburg who died in a hospital on July 22. The…meduza.io

Trump and Zelensky held a White House meeting Tuesday that ran a little over an hour with no press statements before or after. Zelensky called it "good" anyway, saying they discussed licensing Ukraine to build Patriot missiles. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Zelensky: White House meeting with Trump covered Patriot missile production license, diplomacy push — MeduzaU.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. The talks lasted just over an hour. No press statements were planned before or after the meeting.meduza.io

As Russia intensifies its attacks on Kyiv, residents are once again spending their nights in the city's metro stations. Here's what that's like. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

A diary of two nights in the Kyiv metro, where residents are once again sheltering as Russia intensifies its attacks — MeduzaIn the first half of 2026, Russia intensified its air strikes on Ukraine. And since early summer, when Ukraine’s armed forces stepped up attacks even on Russian regions far from the border — as far…meduza.io

Floodwaters have inundated the Russian city of Tyumen after weeks of heavy rain sent the Tura River above its critical level. Authorities have declared a state of emergency, and residents have been urged to drink only bottled water. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Floodwaters engulf Russia’s Tyumen. See photos and videos from the scene. — MeduzaAuthorities have declared a state of emergency in the Russian city of Tyumen and the surrounding district as flooding continues to worsen. The Tura River has overflowed its banks, inundating…meduza.io

The Russian founder of a cosmetics brand with 1.3 million Instagram followers recorded a video asking the Kremlin to help with the fallout from Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Wildberries seller with 1.3 million Instagram followers appeals to Russian authorities for help after Ukrainian strikes — MeduzaMarina Gorshkova, an entrepreneur and founder of a cosmetics brand with 1.3 million Instagram followers, has recorded a video appealing to Russia’s leadership over the fallout from Ukrainian strikes…meduza.io

Tyumen Governor Alexander Moor has declared a state of emergency in the city of Tyumen and the Tyumen municipal district because of flooding on the Tura River. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Russian city declares state of emergency over flooding. Residents have complained about foul-smelling water and dead fish in the river. — MeduzaTyumen Governor Alexander Moor has declared a state of emergency in the city of Tyumen and the Tyumen municipal district because of flooding on the Tura River.meduza.io

Foreigners made 2.99 million tourist trips to Russia between January and June 2026, Kommersant reported, citing Rosstat data. That marks a 19.6% year-over-year decline. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Foreigners made nearly 3 million tourist trips to Russia in first half of 2026. That’s the worst showing in five years. — MeduzaForeigners made 2.99 million tourist trips to Russia between January and June 2026, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing Rosstat data.meduza.io

Russian officials say Ukraine launched nearly 400 drones at Moscow and the surrounding region. A drone struck a high-rise apartment building in Chekhov, while a warehouse caught fire in Podolsk. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Almost 400 Ukrainian drones attack Moscow and Moscow region — MeduzaA Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building on Zemskaya Street in Chekhov, outside Moscow, Moscow region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said. Chekhov Mayor Mikhail Sobakin said no one was injured,…meduza.io

On July 20, the Tyumen regional government said the city’s tap water met required standards. Three days later, Russia’s consumer protection agency told residents to drink only bottled water and to boil whatever comes out of the tap. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Dead fish, foul tap water, and a criminal investigation: what’s happening to the Tura River in Russia’s Tyumen region — MeduzaFor more than a week, residents of Tyumen have been posting on social media about the state of the Tura River, which runs through the city. They complain of a strong, foul smell near the river, and…meduza.io

Starting September 1, Russia widens the legal grounds for killing or removing species on its Red Book, the national list of species at risk of extinction. Construction of federal and regional facilities now qualifies if no other site is available. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Russia’s ‘Red Book’ exists to keep rare species alive. After September 1, builders who claim ‘no other site available’ get a legal green light to wipe one out. — MeduzaThe independent Russian data project “To Be Precise” has published an article explaining how Russia’s “Red Book” is compiled, why it exists, and why it periodically touches off scandals. We’re…meduza.io
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