Seizure of property belonging to Russian citizens
who commit offenses against Russia's interests abroad
State Duma passed a law
in its second and third readings
amends the Code of Administrative Offenses
if approved by the Federation Council
and signed by Vladimir Putin
law will come into force:. 1 September 2026
for individuals .. .
will have their
accounts and deposits immediately seized,
and if they don't have any,
their other assets will be seized
The seizure may be lifted by a court
upon a petition from the person whose property was seized
or their defense attorney,
or at the request of a prosecutor or bailiff
for legal entities .. .
deposits and bank accounts will be seized
if no other assets are available
key amendment to:.
Article 27.20
Currently, this article . . .
allows for the seizure of the property
of legal entities for illegal remuneration
or transactions involving illegal property
adopted amendments expand its scope to include
individuals who have committed offenses abroad
Russian courts will be able to
seize the property of relocated persons
in cases of violation of the following:
- Article 13.14.1
. (illegal acquisition of restricted information)
- Article 13.15
. (abuse of freedom of the mass media)
- Article 13.36 and 13.37
. (violations in the sphere of dissemination of information,
including among children, as well as materials calling for terrorism)
- Article 13.48
. (public identification of actions and decisions
of the leadership of the USSR and Nazi Germany)
- Article 17.13
. (violation of dissemination of information about protected persons)
- Article 19.34
. (violation of the procedure for the activities of a foreign agent)
- Article 20.1
[ parts 3-5 ]
. (petty hooliganism with special characteristics)
- Article 20.29
. (production and distribution of extremist materials)
#
[ October 2024 ]
document introduced to the State Duma
initially, the document proposed criminal liability
for any violations against Russia's interests
. [ passed its first reading May 2025 ]
. [ specific articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses added in the second reading ]
authors of the initial document:.
:.
- Airat Farrakhov
. [ United Russia :: Vladimir Putin's political party ]
( resigned in April )
and:.
State Council of Tartarstan
(2)
Individual Bankruptcy: New Realities
(conference:. 21 May 2026 )
first quarter of 2026
Russian courts declared 137,000 individuals bankrupt
13.7% increase compared to the same period in 2025
In just the ten years
since the personal bankruptcy mechanism was introduced
2.22 million individuals have been declared bankrupt
:: Five year limit on repeat bankruptcy
. filed for bankrupty twice: 7,500 individuals
. filed for bankruptcy three times: 49 individuals
:: Unified Federal Register of Bankruptcy Information
- more likely to file for bankruptcy in Russia
56% . women
44% . men
- by generation
most likley to file for bankruptcy
[ in the first quarter of 2026 ]
Generation Y . (born between 1981 - 1996)
47% of bankruptcies
Generation X . (born between 1965 - 1980)
26% of bankruptcies
Zoomers . (born between 1997 - 2012)
20% of bankruptcies
Baby Boomers . (born between 1946 - 1964)
7% of bankruptcies
#
Breaking it down
. Millennials . (30-45 years old) are the most active group for working
. Zoomers and baby boomers are less likely to take out loans
. predominance of women among bankrupts,
is partly due to their high debt burdens
in retail and microfinance institutions for family needs
(3)
Vladimir Putin | signed a law
forgiving the debts of military personnel
who signed contracts beginning on May 1 2026
Debts must not exceed a total of 10 million rubles
This measure applies to family members of military personnel
Condition is that the court
has not yet collected the debt
or issued a writ of execution
Law comes into force on the day of its official publication
:: [ November 2024 ]
Vladimir Putin | signed a law
debts could be written off for loans
taken out before December 1, 2024
(4)
in the second and third reading
State Duma passed a bill
granting military deferments to graduates of educational institutions
affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs . [ police ],
including secondary and vocational education
Deferement received upon graduation
and retain it throughout subsequent service
in the Ministry of Interal Affairs
Initially, the bill considered by the State Duma
did not address the issue of deferment,
limiting itself to clarifying
the procedure for conferring military ranks
- Andrei Kartapolov
. [ head :: State Duma Defense Committee ]
explained that the amendments were initiated following
a corresponding decision by Vladmir Putin
"The ministry [ of Internal Affairs ] is experiencing a huge personnel shortage, as we all know"
#
. 19 February 2026
. meeting of the State Duma Committee on Security
[ serious staffing problems in the Ministry of Internal Affairs ]
- Vladimir Kolokoltsev
. Minister of Internal Affairs
[ number of vacancies in Russia's law enforcement agencies has reached 212,000 ]
"The reserves for increasing the efficiency of our activities are practically exhausted.
The personnel are working beyond their capacities, and the problem of staffing
the law enforement agencies has become more signifcant than in previous years.
Last year, the number of employees who resigned increased by 7%.
Year after year, there is a negative trend: more employees are leaving then joining"
(5)
. [ 2022 September 11 ]
:: Vladimir Putin's Decree No. 809
On approval of the Fundamentals of State Policy for the Preservation
and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values
among these values patriotism, serve to the Fatherland
and responsibility for its fate, collectivism, historial memory,
and the unity of the peoples of Russia
:: Rosmolodezh . [ Federal Agency for Youth Affairs ]
received 95.6 million rubles for
. creating a unified resource for communicating with young people
. supporting adolescents in resolving "life situations"
. promoting the "comprehensive moral and spiritual development" of adolescents
. "ensuring sustainable, personalized, and empathetic support" through messaging apps and chatbots
::
Unified information support system is expected to address
. issues of youth engagement in politics
. promote community development
. facilitate communication with citizens
"on issues of preserving and strengthening traditional Russian spiritual and moral values"
including:
collecting and analyzing
"current queries, thematic trends, and behavioral patterns" among young people
identifying the most problematic life situations face by young people
:: Contractor required to
. provide and prepare a system for receiving messages via email
. personal messages via the Rosmolodezh chatbot
. voice support line
. creation of a chatbot for Rosmolodezh group on Max messenger . [ Russian state messenger app ]
. project groups on VKontakte (VK) . (Russian social network like Facebook)
task specifies:.
system must provide centralized storage, monitoring,
and control over the processing of requests
. moderate applications and materials on
platform:. "Youth of Russia" . (a system for registering for youth events and forums)
"Opportunity Navigator" service
(where teenagers can learn about free opportunities for young people in a region)
joint project of
- Rosmolodezh . [ Federal Agency for Youth Afairs ]
- Gosuslugi . [ Russia's State Services ]
information support will be extended to participants and graduates of Rosmolodezh programs
activities of Rosmolodezh are part of the national project "Youth and Children" which covers 52 million people
(6)
Roskomnadzor
. [ Russia's media regulator ]
fined 85 telecom companies
. failure to provide information about subscriber IP addresses
Roskomnadzor stated companies must provide such data within 24 hours
after receiving the appropriate notification
(for individual addresses, upon request from Roskomnadzor, within an hour)
. data on the locations of addresses linked to municipalities
. identifiers of the threat countermeasure devices (TCDs) used by traffic
Source close to one of the operators,
data also allows one to determine
whether a user has a VPN . [ Virtual Private Network ] enabled
Failure to provide this information
- first time . [ fine up to 500,000 rubles ]
- repeated failures . [ up to 1 million rubles ]
- Roskomnadzor
"The agency does not collect IP address of telecom operator users.
In accordance with the Roskomnadzor order...
telecom operators provide data on the IP addresses assigned
by the telecom operator to the equipment used by them
and their users on the network.
No user data is collected."
:: March 2026
Roskomnadzor sent notifications to 1,359 companies
Representatives of Roskomnadzor stated that providing the information
is necessary to counter security threats and computer attacks,
including DDoS attacks . [ denial of service ]
(7)
Vladimir Region . [ Russia ]
New unit to appear to protect the region from drones :: BARS-Vladimir
. service in the unit starts at 100,000 rubles
. participants are required to attend military training, which lasts two months
. during military training
volunteers master
firearms . tactical . engineering . medical training
basics of electronic warfare and communications
#
"BARS"
acronym stands for "Country's Combat Army Reserve"
a Russian Ministry of Defense project launched in 2021
BARS participants sign a special contract with the Ministry of Defense
to serve in a volunteer unit.
Unlike contract soldiers and mobilized personnel,
they do not receive military status
Contracts can be as short as two months
. BARS most often used by government officials
. service can be combined with work
. participants retain their jobs and pay
#
- Alexander Avdeyev
Governor :: Vladimir Region . Russia
"For the entire duration of their contract,
reservists are provided with modern equipment and unifoirms.
They are provided with life and health insurance,
medical care, and free meals"
(8)
:: deadline:.
30 July 2026
Eurosian Economic Commission . (EEC)
. Armenia
. Belarus
. Kazakhstan
. Kyrgyzstan
. Russia
must review the list of cases
exempting foreign trade participants
from the obligation to use navigation seals
during cargo transportation
within the territory of the Euroasian Union
:: since:.
11 February 2026
this mechanism has become mandatory for
. sanctioned goods
. excisable goods (some)
. taxable goods
:: temporary | expires:.
30 July 2026
Supernational regulation provides for instances
in which seals may not be used
a list of these instances is approved
by a decision of the Eurosian Economic Commission . (EEC)
:: 31 July 2026
This list will expand
mandatory sealing will cover
. transportation of taxable goods by rail and road transit
(9)
Central Election Commission . [ Russia ]
. decommissioned 2010-model ballot processing systems
KOIB-2010 electronic digital signature systems
reached the end of their service life several years ago,
and their full-scale maintenance and repair became impossible due to
the cessation of serial production of critial components
2017-model electronic voting machines have also experienced malfunctions,
leading to their temporary suspension
. (27 May 2026) . approved the regulations for transitioning the State Automated System "Vybory"
to the mode of preparing and conducting State Duma elections,
as well as the procedures for performing technological operations using the new digital platform.
- Nikolai Bulaev
Deputy Chairman :: Central Election Commission . (Russia)
This will be the first time it will be used
[ Vybory - State Automated System ] during a
federal campaign in its entirety and without any bankups
in 2022 .. .
Central Election Commission was supposed to purchase
a large batch of new generation electronic ballot boxes
but was unable to implement this project due to sanctions
(10)
allegedly to combat internet and cyber fraud
State Duma Committee on Information Policy
will consider the bill in its second reading on:. 9 June 2026
Document stipulates that there will be no fee
for including mobile phones in the unified IMEI number database
Planned to introduce a "panic button"
in banking apps and Max messenger app . [ Russia State Messenger app ]
- allowing users to report fraud
- Sergei Boyarsky
head :: State Duma Committee on Information Policy
* Parents will not be required to inform the operator about transferring their SIM card to minor children
* One person can have more than five cards in one bank,
but the total number of payment cards per person should not exceed 20
* Citizens will be able to set a ban on incoming international calls;
this can only be lifted in person through the MFC . [ Multifunctional Center ]
* Mass calls without the subscriber's consent may only be made for informational purposes,
"if such an obligation is established by laws and other regulations"
(11)
Main Investigative Directorate Committee of the Russian Federation
ordered the two month arrest of - Dmitry Semizorov
charged with embezzlement on a large scale
(Part 4, Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code)
- Dmitry Semizorov
. Deputy General Director - Uralvagonzavod Concern
. head (2012-2018) :: Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering . (TsNIITOCHMASH)
. TsNIITOCHMASH is part of Rostec . [ Russia State company ]
specializes in the development of
small arms, ammunition, and equipment
for law enforcement agencies
#
in 2016
TsNIITOCHMASH signed a contract with FSK Progress LLC
for the supply of climate control equipment under a state defense contract
worth approximately 130 million rubles
According to investigators
actually cost of the equipment was 80 million rubles
(12)
Leaked order from the Russian military
Russia command ordered:
Repaint military vehicles to look like civilian vehicles,
apply logos of civilian organizations to their sides,
travel primarily in bad weather,
assign an air traffic controller to each vehicle,
and travel only on bypass routes in the absence of Ukrainian drones
(13)
Moscow . Russia
in an order issued by:.
- Sergei Sobyanin
. Moscow mayor
[ friend of Vladimir Putin ]
#
Moscow district administrations | heads
fired | resigned . [ all on - 19 May 2026 ]
* Ivan Lakhno
head :: Krylatskoye dstrict
* Evgeny Mamutov
head :: Severnoye Tushino district
* Yuri Nechaev
head :: Arbat district
* Igor Ovchinnikov
head :: Savelovsky district
* Aleksey Prokudin
head :: Severnoye Butovo district
* Oleg Pundel
head :: Kuzminki district
* Sergei Titov
head :: Vostochnoye Izmailova district
* Andrey Zhuravlev
head :: Kryukovo district
(14)
Donbas
. [ Russia occupied Ukraine ]
Donetsk
in civilian vehicles
Internal Affairs Directorate . [ police ]
. SOC
. SOCH
"unauthorized abandonment of their unit"
. . . . .
to round up 300 people per day
checks at .. .
. city exits | road junctions
. foot patrols
. military registration summonses served at Uspenka checkpoint
. night visits to addresses
.
[ Note ]
.
2026 . April 1 - July 15
conscripts are sent to the military
(15)
. Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda
[ cut from the broadcast ]
. Yegor Grigoriev . [ War correspondent ]
. child victims of the terrorist attack in Starobilsk
[ Russia blamed Ukraine for bombing a college ]
. photos assembled from random images found online - as shelling victims
Russian propaganda used
- selfies from personal social media profiles
- photos from acting casting platforms
#
.
[ Note ]
.
Novaya Gazeta Europa
reconstructed the biographies
analyzed leaked databases and personal social media accounts
of students killed in the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack
on the college in Starobilsk [ Russia controlled Ukraine ] on 22 May 2026
a complex of buildings housing a branch of the Luhansk Pedagogical University
Russian sources reported 21 casualties:
18 women . three men
between the ages of: 18 - 22
Novaya Gazeta Europa list contains 15 names
* Tatyana Berezhnaya . 19
* Alisa Bryukhovetskaya . 19
* Maksim Bugakov . 20
* Alexandra Butakova . 19
* Alina Chekrygina . 19
* Veronika Dashcenko . 19
* Sofia Fen . 19
* Taisiya Gerasimenko . 18
* Artem Kovun . 20
* Anna Pogribnichenko . 19
* Yana Prudnikova . 19
* Darya Serdyuk . 19
* Anastasia Vasilenko . 19
* Victoria Zaratuichenko . 18
* Irina Zhivotnikova . 19
(16)
Krasnoyarsk College of Industrial Technologies and Entrepreneurship . [ Russia ]
leaflets were posted encouraging female students to join Russia's UAV [ drone ] forces
(17)
12TH Main Directorate of the Defense Ministry . [ Russia ]
responsible for military nuclear industry development,
preparation for nuclear weapons testing,
and the storage and operation of Russia's nuclear arsenal
advertisements for service in the unmanned forces . [ drones ]
prospective drone operators are promised
"a special contract for a year without extension"
and military service
"without participation in the Air Defense Forces"
Directorate is also seeking instructors in UAV [ drone ]
use at the training grounds to train new recruits
Thursday 14 May 2026
(1)
Russia organized targeted recruitment of foreign workers
New pilot project to launch between 2027 - 2030
Ministry of Labor
in the area of migration
will give new functions to
Ministry of Internal Affairs . [ police ]
prompted by the new:.
Concept of the State Migration Policy of the Russian Federation for 2026 - 2030
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs
project is expected to generate 13.6 billion rubles for Russia's budget
Estimates 1.7 million foreign workers will arrive in Russia . [ 2027 - 2030 ]
( 1.2 million of these expected to come from ) - CIS . [ Commonwealth of Independent States ] countries
including 450,000 citizens of Euroasian Economic Union . (EAEU) countries
and visa-required countries:. 132,000 people
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs
will launch a new information system by 2026
Recruitment will operate using a registry model
(registering on entry instead of issuing a paper document)
Costs of the information system creation
will be covered by a commercial operator,
which will donate it to the state [ Russia ]
for permission to process state fees of the participants
Russian employers will be able to submit applications to be included in the system
[ Only fixed term employment contracts with foreigners ]
after which the Ministry of Internal Affairs will organize recruitment of workers.
Tax Code proposes
stipulating that foreign workers will pay income tax
in the form of fixed advance payments
either through the employer's legal entity
or directly if hired from an individual.
Base payment will be 1,200 rubles per month,
[ around $120 U.S dollars ]
with possible indexation through regional coefficients
Ministry of Internal Affairs
proposing to introduce state fees
for entering information into electronic registers
( entering information on foreign workers will cost the same )
:: Requirement of companies
ability to provide | during entire duration of employment :.
* housing
* medical care
Workers will be required to register,
undergo a series of medical examinations
[ including genomic registration ],
receive an identification card valid for three years
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs
will establish several migration hubs in the Russia Federation
workers will be distributed to employers who have submitted applications
State Duma received a bill from the Russian government
to transfer the authority of the Ministry of Labor
to approve the list of professions for migrant workers
to the Ministry of Internal Affairs . [ police ]
To determine the list of professions for foreign specialists
seeking employment in fields for which work permit quotas do not apply
Ministry of Internal Affairs
will determine when foreigners temporarily residing in Russia
may work outside the region where they were issued their work permit
Amendments are proposed to be made to the law
"On the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation"
and to the article of the law
"On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation"
(2)
:: State Duma
agenda for May 2026
starting 13 May
- two weeks of plenary sessions
. [ first reading of government amendments ]
to the Code of Administrative Offenses
expanding the list of offenses for which foreigners can be deported from Russia
If adopted, this measure will be applicable to nearly 60 offenses
including participation in:.
* calls for anti-Russian sanctions
* calls for terrorism in the media and online
* desecration of religious symbols
* discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
* disobedience to law enforement officers
* incitement to hatred or enmity
* petty hooliganism
* public calls to violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation
* unauthorized rallies
Explanatory note to the draft states
that illegal activiy by foreigners
has increased in recent years,
includng mass brawls and riots
the document authors note:
"in 2023-2024, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs monitored approximately
100 conflict situations between foreign citizens,
with over 1,500 individuals held administratively liable for public order violations"
Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation
recommended the amendments for adoption,
while raising a number of concerns
"the literal practical implementation of the bill's provisions"
could lead to "punishments against foreigners that are far from always justified
necessary and sufficient"
- given "repeated recent findings
of a shortage of specialists by various federal government agencies
#
. [ second reading of government amendments ]
- Banning detention of court staff in common cells for reasons of their personal safety
In 2025 . . .
Russia's Constitutional Court ruled
equalized the conditions of court staff during pretrial detention
with those of other law enforcement officers and judges
#
. [ second reading of government bill ]
- For the right of one of the parents of a service member who became disabled
due to injury and continued serving, but is unmarried,
to receive annual leave concurrently with the service member
Under current regulations
only spouses of service members have this right
#
. [ second reading of government bill ]
- Granting the Ministry of Defense access to data
from the Unified State Registry of Civil Registry Offices
Ministry of Defense will be able to request electronic data
on military personnel and civilian personnel discharged from military service,
and on their family members
bill introduced by a group of deputies led by:.
- Andrei Kartapolov
. [ head :: State Duma Defense Committee ] . Russia
- Nina Ostanina
. [ Chair of the Committee for the Protection of the Family ] . Russia
. . Explanatory note . .
the bill aims to
"improve and optimize mechanisms for ensuring
that military personnel and their families receive social support
#
. [ first reading of government bill ]
- Government amendments to the Criminal Code on penalites on illegal digital currency mining
Acts that cause significant damage will be punishable by a fine of up to 1.5 million rubles,
and if the crime is committed by an organized group or causes particularly large-scale damage,
the fine will increase to 2.5 million rubles, with possible imprisonment for up to five years
(3)
Kaliningrad
Baltic Shipbuilding Technical School
Students are trained to operate unmanned aerial vehicles
classes are taught by a former member of the Special Military Operation . [ SVO ]
He initially served as a grenade launcher in an assault company,
later retrained as a UAV . [ drone ] operator,
and then became the commander of an unmanned unit
Students are taught to fly DJi Mavic and FPV drones
operate simulators,
assemble aircraft,
solder circuit boards,
maintain batteries,
program and print parts on a 3-D printer
(4)
Krasnodar Territory
recruitment for unmanned forces . [ drones ]
military personnel visit educational institutions,
advertise service in drones,
and then invite students one by one for personal meetings
and offer to sign a contract
Minors are asked to submit an application
addressed to the head of the contract recruitment center in Krasnodar
Application asks for documents to be completed
for volunteer service and states
"I undertake to sign a contract"
Currently, the application itself does not threaten conscription,
it can facilitate the subsequent signing of a contract.
Under 18, it is impossible to sign a contract with Ministry of Defense
or be called up for military service
(5)
"We are facing the goal set by the president:
500,000 international students by 2030
The momentum we've currently achieved demostrates
that we are fully capable of achieving this goal"
"More than 300,000 are fee-paying students,
people who vote with their rubles for our education,
choosing our universities in a completely free, competitive environment"
- Konstantin Mogilevsky
. Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education
of the Russia Federation
(6)
Crimea
. [ Russia occupied Ukraine ]
University of Economics and Management in Simferopol
received a message from a university employee containing a
photograph of the Crimean Ministry of Education's directive
"On fostering patriotic sentiment among student youth,
strengthening academic discipline,
and the participation of veterans
of special military operations in the educational process"
refers to:
"Decision No. MH-21/1594-AG
of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation"
It was specifically stated that educational institutions must ensure that
"only those who are willing to conscientiously master the programs continue their studies"
To this end, university administations must
"pay special attention to attendence"
University administrations must
"explain the possibility of promptly concluding a contract with the Ministry of Defense,
followed by granting academic leave or transfering to distance learning"
to those subject to expulsion,
and especially monitor students' academic performance
Lists of those [ students ] to be expelled
must be sent to the military registration and enlistment office
and the Ministry of Education
and their places will be filled by
"veterans and participants in special military operations"
(7)
Chuvashia .. .
letters are being sent to the heads of organizations and businesses in Chuvashia
asking for "charitable financial assistance"
request is "voluntary-compulsory"
* to recruit potential contract soldiers
recipient of the money transfered
:: "Perle" foundation
. [ created by the head of the Chuvashia republic - Oleg Nikolaev ]
[ * RANEPA - Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration ]
students are being told about military service
invited to jolin the Special Military Operation . (SVO )
sent surveys asking about their readiness to serve
Cheboksary Electronic Technical College . [ CHETK ]
publishes propaganda for war
posts about drone units have appeared on its Vkontakte . (VK) page
::
. . 7 | C . .
29 April 2026 .. .
Cheboksary Electromechanical College
based on a directive from the college
students were sent to the Chuvashia Drama Theater
to see the play by propagandist - Zakhar Prilepin
"Life for One's Friends:
A Chronicle of Fates and Feats for the Year of Defender of the Fatherland"
based on the memoirs of war veterans and tells of .. .
"duty"
"frontline comradeship"
"heroism"
"self-sacrifice"
The play romanticizes death in war
advocates for military contract signing,
discuss compensation for equipment,
a million rubles for a destroyed Leopard tank
::
. . 7 | D . .
"Spring Fundraiser"
[ for the Chuvash regiment stationed in the Zaporizhzhia region ]
Through the principals' educational advisors in schools | parents chats
Parents and children are being sent messages
They are expected to bring to the "Spring Fundraiser"
mandatory installation of Russia's state messenger - MAX
[ Max - sends lots of personal data of the user to the FSB . (Federal Security Services) ]
Students that do not install MAX are forced to study at school in person on Saturday's
"Groups in which at least one student is not attending MAH
will not be transferred to in-person instruction on a five-day week
Distance learning is planned for Saturdays at MAH"
(8)
Usolsk Technical School of the Service Sector
. [ Irkutsk region | Siberia | Russia ]
announced calling this good news that it had sent
12 students to the Secondary Military District
Usolsk Technical School of the Service Sector
claims that service in the
"drone troops" will last only a year
"far from the line of fire"
"These 12 guys are great.
They weren't afraid; they choose the path of the strong.
And I'm proud that Usolye residents are demonstrating such conscientiousness"
- Maxim Toropkin
mayor of Usolye
United Russia . [ Vladimir Putin's political party ]
Never served in Russia's military
at 22 years old
Maxim Toropkin became a history teacher,
then became involved in politics
In 2004,
he lead the "Seeker" detachment,
which reburies the remains of World War 2 soldiers
. . 8 | B . .
. [ Irkutsk region | Siberia | Russia ]
Soviet Military District
losses of men that have fought in
Vladimir Putin's Special Military Operation . [ SVO ]
have reached half of those in the Great Patriotic War . [ World War 2 ] . ( WW2 )
[ Irkutsk region ] . Chunsky District
authorities added a stele to the memorial wall
for those who died in the Soviet Military District
To date,
the names of 320 Soviet soldiers
immortalized on the Great Patriotic War memorial
While the names of 170 Soviet soldiers
enshrined in the Soviet Military District
[ 2.5% of able-bodied men in the Chunsky District ]
(9)
Novosibirsk College of Food and Service
. [ college owned by the regional government ]
. Daria Fedoseyeva . [ Principal ]
"for failing to fulfill their obligations to conscientiously complete the program"
( pretext for the expulsion was a test the students allegedly failed )
. . [ college source ] . .
"They're also asking you to sign a contract with the SVO . [ Special Military Operation ]
Then you won't be expelled and you'll get a diploma.
So, if you fail the test, you're expelled,
but if you sign the contract, you pass the test"
(10)
Ryazan Oblast . [ Russia ]
Authorities have obligated employers
to recruit contract soldiers
for Russia's Ministry of Defense
in an order issued by:.
- Pavel Malkov
[ Governor :: Ryazan ]
tasks have been set for
"business entities, regardless of their form of ownership"
from March 20 - September 20 of this year [ 2026 ]
Companies with 150 to 300 employees
must select two candidates
for military service under contract,
those with 300 to 500 employees must select three,
and those with over 500 employees must select five
Regional authorities cite
Vladimir Putin's decrees
October 19, 2022
No. 756
No. 757
grants regional leaders the authority to
"implement measures to meet the needs"
of the Russian Armed Forces
(11)
United Russia voting guides
. [ Vladimir Putin's political party ]
given to employees of a research and production company
. [ Omsk Region ]
voting is being strictly monitored by management
employees coerced into voting for the "right" candidate
(12)
Novosibirsk region .. .
found dead with a gunshot wound
- Segei Tur
:: head of the department responsible for
organizing anti-epidemic and quarantine measures at
Novosibirsk Region Veterinary Department
.. [ wife of Segei Tur ] ..
"He died yesterday, his heart failed.
It's work-related, directly related
It's a huge mental and physical strain,
a huge responsibility.
He went on sick leave,
and that's how it happened
Investigators and local police officer came yesterday"
In Russia .. .
citing data from analytics business law center
Izvestia . [ pro-Russia ] reported
damage from the destruction and seizure of livestock
in February and March 2026
exceeded 1.5 billon rubles
Experts estimate
that between 87,500 and 90,500 animals
were subject to "restrictive measure"
over two months
These include cases of
pasteurellosis, rabies, African swine fever and other infections
:: Situation was most severe
* Altai Region
damage exceeded 1 billion rubles
* Omsk Region
damage exceeded 168 million rubles
* Novosibirsk Region
damage exceeded 236 million rubles
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Russia's Great Patriotic War . [ WW2 ]
as of 1 February 2026
. . . . .
veterans still alive :: 6,800
[ 20 years ago, there were 230,000 ]
includes:.
. who served in the active army
. fought in partisan detachments
. worked as war correspondents
total - veterans alive of Russia's Great Patriotic War :. 47,000
includes:.
. residents of besieged Leningrad . [ 37,600 ]
. besieged Stalingrad . [ 2,600 ]
. Sevastopol . [ 61 ] builders of defensive structures, and frontline transport workers
According to the Law
"On Veterans"
those who took part in operations
"to eliminate the nationalist underground in the territories of
Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
from January 1, 1944, to December 31, 1951"
are recognized as participants in the Great Patriotic War
According to the Social Fund . [ as of 1 February 2026 ]
WW2 veterans receive
4,800 rubles per month while retaining social benefits,
or 6,600 rubles if they waive them
Disabled veterans receive
7,000 and 8,800 rubles
on Victory Day
( since 2019 )
veterans have received 10,000 rubles
Regional authorities provide regular and one-time cash payments
in Moscow, this amount will be 70,000 rubles in 2026
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81st Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War . [ WW2 ]
Victory Day
celebrated in Russia on 9 May 2026
the defeat of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War . [ WW2 ]
*- Kindergartens celebrated Victory Day -*
:: Kindergarten No. 27 . village of Timiryazevskoye
teachers organized a preschool parade for the children,
marching with flags to the song - Solnechny King
:: Kindergarten No. 18
stadium of School No. 65
Parade of Great-Great Childen of Victory
where they demostrated ability to follow commands and march in formation
accompanied by military marches and songs from past years
:: Kindergarten No. 79
"Immortal Regiment" march
children and their parents walked through the kindergarten grounds
holding photographs of their relatives
each child held a portrait of their hero
and told their teachers and friend about him
Russian drones dropped leaflets in Sumy and Odesa . [ Ukraine ]
messages related to Victory Day and shared historical memory
:: Donetsk People's Republic . [ DPR ]
On the slope of Saur-Mogila
United Russia . [ Vladimir Putn's political party ] youth organizations
unfurled a gigantic "Victory Banner"
measuring 65 by 35 meters
Convey of the "Immortal Automobile Regiment"
marched from Donetsk to Saur-Mogila
50 vehicles carrying portraits of fallen
WW2 veterans participated in the event
:: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Former fighters from PMC Wagner -
. [ notorious Russia paramilitary company ]
participated in Russia's nationwide "Immortal Regiment" march
[ marchers carry images of relatives that died in Russia's Great Patrotic War (WW2) ]
in St. Petersburg, Russia
[ PMC Wagner's headquarters ]
They carried a flag with an image of - Yevgeny Prigozhin
. [ entrepreneur and founder of PMC Wagner ]
:: 23 August 2023
- Andrei Averyanov
Deputy Head of the GRU . [ Russia ]
Head of the Special Activities Service
known for .. GRU operations:.
* poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury
* poisoning of Yemelyan Gebrev : Bulgarian arms dealer
* Vrbetica, Czech Republic : explosion at a warehouse
A set of measures was being developed to completely replace the Wagner PMC contingent in Africa.
It was planned to create and train an army corps . [ Afrika Korps ] of more than 20,000 people
Yevgeny Prigozhin was extremely oppossed to this and made every effort to prevent it
Crash site of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane . [ near Tver ]
there is a storage depot for missile and artillery weapons
.[ military unit:. 55443 ]
. ( air defense systems:. S-300 missiles :: S300PS )
Embraer - 135
18:11
. climbed 8.5 kilometers
flew for nine minutes
18:20
. disappeared from radar
begin a sharp decline
within 22 seconds
the plane lost 2.5 kilometers of altitude
after which the data stopped coming
18:32
. plane exploded in the sky
Wing and stabilizer fell at Kuzhenkino station
fuselage and wing fell on the village of Kuzhenkino
two kilometers from the former farm
. . . . .
:: List of the dead passengers aboard Yevgeny Prigozhin's
Embraer - 135 ( EBM-135BJ )
. . . . .
- Yevgeny Prigozhin
. owner of PMC Wagner
- Dmitriy Utkin
Yevgeny Prigozhin's right hand in PMC Wagner
responsible for command and combat training
- Valeriy Chekalov
oversaw all of Yevgeny Prigozhin's "civilian" projects abroad
and responsible for the logistical support of the Wagner group
- Evgeniy Makaryan
. [ call sign:. "Makar" ]
. part of the fourth Wagner assault detachment in Syria
came under fire from U.S aircraft near Khsham in January 2017
- Sergey Propustin
. [ call sign:. "Kedr" ] ensign
. at Wagner since March 2015
. fought in the second reconnaissance and assault detachment
( Yevgeny Prigozhin recruited many personal guards from there )
- Nikolay Matuseev
. [ Nikolai Matusevich ]
. at Wagner since January 2017
. served as a shooter in the fourth assault detachment in Syria
- Aleksandr Totmin
. [ call sign:. "Tot" ]
(according to his wife:. Svetlana )
- Alexei Levshin
. pilot
. flight hours of experince:. 3,000
. returned to shift . [ 23 August 2023 ] after a 15 day break
. with airline for seven years
- Rustam Karimov
co-pilot
- Kristina Raspopova
. flight attendant
#
:: [ 22 August 2023 ]
in Moscow .. .
after returning from Afica
Yevgeny Prigozhin summoned by Vladimir Putin to a meeting
:: [ 23 August 2023 ]
the next day .. .
Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a suspicious plane crash in Tver region
along with PMC Wagner's leadership
in the beginning .. .
Russia's Investigative Committee led the investigation
. interviewing the engineers that last worked on the plane
. collecting evidence from the scene of the crash
The Kremlin's instructions .. .
Investigative Committee was removed from the case
FSB . [ Federal Security Services ] became the lead investigator
:: [ May 2026 ]
Three years later .. .
the cause of the plane crash is "still under investigation" by the FSB
#
:: Symbolism
Yevgeny Prigozhin's death
occurred two months after PMC Wagner's rebellion . [ 23 June 2023 ]
2023
June 23 . [ PMC Wagner's rebellion ]
August 23 . [ death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and PMC Wagner leadership ]
Doing the rebellion .. .
PMC Wagner
. released Rostov prisoners . to join their ranks and go to Moscow
. Russian Aerospace Forces lost seven aircraft
. 15 - 20 Russian soldiers killed
(Ka-52 alligator heliopter) . destroyed
(Mi-8 MTPR) . three electronic warfare helicopters . destroyed
(iL-18 plane - eight Russian soldiers died . shot down by PMC Wagner mobile "air defense")
Under mournful nasheeds
under green Islamic flags
a convey of vehicles rides
in which bearded men
pointing their fingers up yelling
"Allah Akbar"
This is not ISIS
- it's Kadyrovtsy approaching Rostov
on Putin's orders to suppress the rebellion
Large convey of the Russian National Guard
is moving along the M 11 highway at the enterance to Tver
from the side of St. Petersburg
in total, about 30 units of vehicles and military equipment
During the movement of the Wagner column .. .
that night through the Novoshakhtinsk checkpoint
one border guard . one representative of the military police resisted - both were killed
In the Moscow pre-trial detention center Vodnik
prisoners begin synchronously knocking on the cell doors and screaming
now Butyrka . [ pre-trial detention center ] is joining the rebellion
MTR fighters who were on vacation in Moscow and Moscow region were armed
sent to the M4 to "meet" PMC Wagner
National guard and the police, conscripts are sent to the army of mercenaries
now youths are not only closing the gaps on the border
in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions
They want to throw conscripts into battles with PMCs
106th Guards Division of the Airborne Forces from Tula
sent 200 military to Moscow, Rostov and Voronezh
Several business jets are sent from Moscow to St. Petersburg at once
Apparently, the elites are leaving Moscow
Former fighters of PMC Wagner began to come to the district
Police are interested in whether they received calls from the Company
how they relate to what is happening, and so on
Ministry of Internal Affairs . [ police ]
raided the "rehabilitation centers" of PMC Wagner
12 hotels . where the musicians [ fighters ] recover
Vladimir Putin gave the command .. .
to have Yevgeny Prigozhin charged by the
3rd department of Investigative Department of the FSB . [ Federal Security Services ]
which handles all cases of espionage and treason
#
Vladimir Putin
. nationwide address of five minutes
. Russia will protect itself fom internal betrayal
. Putin called the situation with PMC Wagner an armed rebellion,
a stab in the back, which pushes only to defeat and capitualtion,
recalled 1917 and the Civil War
. Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood
. The reaction and actions against the rebels will be tough,
they will suffer inevitable punishment,
all the necessary orders have been given
Those who betrayed Russia will answer for this
#
Yevgeny Prigozhin
to
Vladimir Putin
The president was deeply mistaken
about the betrayal of the motherland
We are patriots of our country
We fought and are fighting
- all the fighters of Wagner PMC
And no one is going to turn themselves in
at the request of the president,
the FSB or anyone else
We do not want the country to live on in
corruption, deceit and bureaucracy
When we were told that
we were at war with Ukraine
we went and fought
But it turned out that ammunition, weapons, all the money
that is put on them, are stolen, and bureaucrats save them
for themselves just incase that happened today
when someone goes to Moscow
We are patriots, and those who oppose us today
are those who have gathered around the scum
#
Russia's Ministry of Defense
[ to fighters of the Wagner PMC ]
You were tricked into Prigozhin's criminal adventure
and participation in an armed rebellion
We have already provided such assistance
to all the fighters and commanders who applied
We ask you to be prudent and get in touch
with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense
or law enforcement agencies as soon as possible
We guarantee everyone's safety
#
Fighters of the Wagner PMC
can still lay down their arms and avoid punishment
given their merits during the special military operation
but this must be done sooner
- Pavel Krasheninnikov
Chairman :: State Duma Committee
on State Construction and Legislation
#
23 August
the birthdate of .. .
- Akhmat Kadyrov . [ founder of Chechnya ] . Russia
father of .. .
- Ramzan Kadyrov . [ leader of Chechnya ]
a rival of Yevgeny Prigozhin's
During PMC Wagner's rebellion . [ 2023 June 23 ]
Yevgeny Prigozhin stated:.
Shoigu will be hanged on Red Square
and lie down in the mausoleum with Lenin
[ at the time "Sergei Shoigi" was head of Russia's Defense Ministry ]
