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:: Russia Invades Ukraine
Monday 29 September 2025
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Vladimir Putin signed a decree:.
Autumn Conscription . for Russia
October 1 - December 31, 2025
135,000 people | men . ( 18 - 30 years old )
to be drafted into the Russian army
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"If you look at the year as a whole,
recruitment is still growing.
In 2025, 295,000 people will be conscripted
- a record number in the last nine years"
- Conscript School
Sunday 28 September 2025
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sent to fight to the:. SVO . [ Special Military Operation ]
.. . former members of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs ( police )
- convicted contract killers of 40 people
Vityaz special forces unit :: Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs
( one after another convicted member being sent to the SVO front lines )
[ testified against accomplicies ]
- Alexei Chebotarev . [ retired | Lieutenant Colonel ]
convicted:. Pushkinsky City Court . Moscow Region
15 years maximum security penal colony :: 28 million rubles in compensation to the victims
. premeditated murders ( 12 ) :: Part 2 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code
. attempted murders ( 2 ) :: Part 3 of Article 30 and Part 2 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code
.. . in a series of crimes from 2000 - 2004 | Vityaz special forces unit
engaged in kidnapping and contract killings of - businessmen, officials, criminal figures
at times mistakenly killing the wrong people
. . . . .
- Oleg Mikhalev . former FSB ( Federal Security services ) officer
convicted:. sentenced to eight years in prison :: petition to be sent to the SVO, denied
alleged:. Alexei Chebotarev shot | murdered Alexander Fominov
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- Andrei Yakhnev . [ former officer | Russia's Interior Ministry ]
convicted:. sentenced to 11 years in prison :: sent to the SVO
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:: Vityaz special forces unit
founder:. - Artur Kozlov . head | Moscow criminal investigation department | died in a trafic accident 2006
2nd in command:. - Pavel Khristev . arrested in 2023 . ( court case still pending )
other defendants of Vityaz special forces unit in custody with pending court cases:.
- Alexey Alpatov . [ chief of staff | "Rys" special rapid response unit | combating terrorism ]
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- Irina Egorova . [ accused of orchestrating murder of:. Vladimir Klyuev, a businessman, to seize his company ]
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- Dmitry Kushakov . [ former servicemen | Russian Defense Ministry ]
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- Vladimir Novgorodov . [ colonel | former Russian Interior Ministry ]
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- Ivan Pilipyuk . [ unemployed | from Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi Oblast ]
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- Oleg Ramazanov . [ accused of orchestrating 2003 murders of] :.
. Pirmagomed Burchakov . ( Dagestani entrepreneur ) ]
. Kirill Andreev . ( founder) . Financial Center Qualitet and Investment Group Qualitet-Security
. Magomed Gadzhiev . ( age 35) . lengthy criminal history
. . . . .
- Valery Tsimbaev . billionaire . [ Moskovsky department store ( co-owner ) ]
. accused of attempted murders of:. Oleg Ramazanov and Alexander Revin
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- Sergei Volostnykh
senior detective . especially important cases
Main Directorate . Special Forces Units . Russian National Guard
Krasnodar . Russia
.. . new drone pilot school for children | to open in a month
to be trained by members of Russia's:. SVO . [ Special Miliary Operation ]
"The kids were really interested in this,
and we realized that it was specifically for kids
and that the focus shouldn't even be on the Air Defense Forces ( ADF ) fighters
they're training in their labs - but specifically for kids
because the UAV ( drone ) industry is destined to grow"
- Anna Potynga . [ director | Krasnodar school - "Good and Sky" ]
Saturday 27 September 2025
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Volgograd . Russia
military-patriotic competition | game:. Family Zarnista
conceived by Validmir Putin's neice:. Anna Tsivileva . [ Deputy Minister of Defense ] . Russia
Participants learn on the training ground:.
. drone operation
. first aid
. history | Russia . ( knowledge )
. weapons . ( operation )
the family competition culminates with a combat simulation:.
( 420 families | only 24 made it to the finals )
. armed with laser tag machines
. military vehicles deployment: . infantry fighing + tank
Thursday 25 September 2025
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fell out of a window
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.. . Sheremetyevo Airport . Sheraton Hotel . body found ourside
Alexander Fedotov
. [ Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure ] . (KRTI ) . St. Petersburg, Russia
[ in office:. 2022 - 2024 ]
during his term in office the committee signed a contract for construction of:
Bolshoy Smolensky Bridge . [ valued at:. 40 billion rubles ]
other contracts included:.
Tsymbalinsky overpass . [ reconstruction ]
Southern Latitudinal Highway . [ reconstruction ]
Alexander Fedotov flew to Volgograd via Moscow and rented a room for three days.
No suicide note was found
The Kremlin submits a bill to the State Duma
( initiative developed by Russia's:. Ministry of Justice )
Those who signed a contract with Russia's Ministry of Defense
in exchange for release from prison
where they were sentenced by a court
who agreed to go to the frontlines of the SVO . [ Special Military Operation ]
in exchange for the suspension of criminal proceedings before their sentencing
more severe sentences for miltary personnel during periods of armed cnflict:
*for unauthorized absence from duty or failure to appear for good reason
. [ Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ]
absence of 2 - 10 days :: failure to appear for duty without a valid reason
current term:. up to five years
new term:. 2 - 6 years
absence of more than 10 days, but less than a month :: failure to appear for duty without a valid reason
current term:. up to seven years
new term:. 3 - 8 years
absence of more than a month :: failure to appear for duty without a valid reason
current term:. 5 - 10 years
new term:. 7 - 12 years
*desertion . [ Article 338 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ]
current term: 5 - 15 years
new term:. 10 - 20 years
*for evading military service by feigning illness, self-harm, forgery of documents or other deception
. [ Article 339 of the Crimonal Code of the Russian Federation ]
current term:. 5 - 10 years
new term:. 7 - 12 years
Wednesday 24 September 2025
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Boris Avakyan . [former deputy head | Rosreestr ] . St. Peterburg, Russia
Tuesday 23 September 2025 - fled the Kronstadt District courtroom, during a break in the hearing
often accompanied with military personnel that brought him to court
Boris Avakyan was first arrested in July 2016 at TsUM department store in Moscow
placed under house arrest but escaped and evaded investigators
by traveling to Europe and relocating in Armenia
While in Armenia .. ..
Involved in political activities during the "Velvet Revolution"
and an associate of Armenia's current Prime Minister - Nikol Pashinyan
Boris Avakyen
. [ deputy mayor ] . "Artik" Armenian city of 20,000
. [deputy director ] . State Emergency Service of Artsakh . [ untl April 2021 ]
. President's Envoy | Armenia
2021 . arrested again in St. Petersburg, Russia
Pryanosti i Radosti restaurant . ( on the Petrogradskaya Side of St. Petersburg )
a few days before the SVO . [ Special Military Operation ]
recorded a video from the pretrial detention center
that he and cellmates planned to celebrate Russia's recognation of the LPR and DPR
( Luhansk People's Repuubic and Donestk People's Republic )
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
on trial for custom duty evasion of 4.2 bilion rubles . Part 4, Article 194 of the Russian Criminal Code
according to investigators, the defendants oraganized the import of consumer goods and electronics into the
Customs Union using forged documents that listed other items, but with a low tax base.
also on trial for the same charges 18 other individuals
as well as:. Dmitry Zarubin . [ former owner | Cartier boutique ] on the Maika River embankment
Boris Avakyan locked himself in the bathroom of the Armenia consulate building and committed suicide
Consulate staff called an ambulance.
After the door was forced open by Ministry of Emergency Situations
Boris Avakyen unconscious on the floor was pronounced dead by arriving paramedics
August 2025 - Boris Avakyen signed a contract with Russia's Ministry of Defense
to be deployed to Vladimir Putin's .. . Special Military Operation [ SVO ] in Ukraine
Monday 22 September 2025
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160,000 people drafted into the Russian Army during spring conscription
"The dispatch of conscripts from asssembly points
is planned to begin on October 15, 2025"
- Vladimir Tsimlyansky . Deputy Chief of Russia's General Staff
Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate
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July 20205 .
Year round military conscription bill ( 365 days a year | January 1 - December 31 )
not twice a year as curently practiced:
Spring conscription:. April 1 - July 15 :: Fall conscription:. October 1 - December 31
"On Military Duty and Military Service" and "On Alternative Civilian Service"
proposed by:
- Andrei Kartapolov . [Head | State Duma Defense Committee ]
( United Russia . Vladimir Putin's political party )
- Andrei Krasov . [ first deputy chairman | State Duma Defense Committee ] . United Russia
an exception to this deadline proposed for residents of the:
Far North, rural residents engaged in sowing, havesting, and teachers
It is proposed to send villagers to the military:. October 15 - December 31
Teachers:. May 1 - July 15
Amendments stipulate that the draft board's decision is valid or one year.
If a citizen has grounds for reviewing this decision, "they have the right to inform" the board of it.
Article 28 . Law . "On Military Duty and Military Service"
after a citizen's medical examination the draft board must make one of six possible decisions:.
send the citizen to the army
send him to alterative service
grant a deferment
exempt him from conscription
transfer him to the reserves
exempt from military duty
explanatory note to the draft states that the proposed scheme will allow for
"an even distribution of the workload among recruiting stations
and an improvement in the quality of conscription of citizens for mlitary service"
Sunday 21 September 2025
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Three year anniversary since .. .
Vladimir Putin declared partial mobilization in Russia:. [ Wednesday September 21, 2022 ]
Article 21 . Federal Law of Febuary 26, 1997 No. 31-FZ
"On mobiization training and mobilization in the Russian Federation"
provides that citizens registered with the military,
from the moment the mobilization is announced,
are prohibited from leaving their place of residence
without the permission of military commissariats,
federal bodies executive branch having a reserve
[ restriction applies to all persons who are registred with the military,
regardless of whether they are subject to conscription for mobilization or not ]
a ban of leaving Russia
for men aged 18-65 will be introduced
[ Wednesday 21 September 2022 ]
two groups will be mobilized in the first wave.
The first wave of men aged 22 - 26
who have recently completee military service,
as well as reserve officers of military specialties
[ artillerymen, scouts, naval, tankmen ]
:: [ Wednesday September 21, 2022 ]
Russia's Federation Council is expected to approve the State Duma amendments
and Vladimir Putin wll sign it into law the same day
The amendments will go into effect immediately
2025 September
. dismissed from military service
Alexander Pavlovich Lapin . [ Colonel-General ] . Russia
date of brth: 1964 January 1
born in: Kazan
2025 August
resigned as commander of Leningrad Military Distict
( appointed | 2025 September ) :.
assistant to:. Rustam Minnikhanov . [ Rais of Tatarstan ] . Russia | Governor
Alexander Lapin . [ Colonel-General ] . Russia
. to oversee contract recruitment
. to provide support for Russia's SVO ( Special Military Operation ) veterans and their families
during tenure of:.
Alexander Lapin . [ Colonel-General ] . Russia
. 2022 July :: awarded by Vladimir Putin . title:. Hero of Russia
. 2022 September :: commanded Central Military District . [ 2017 - 2022 ] and Center group
lost control of Kharkiv region due to surprise attack by Ukraine Armed Forces
. 2023 January :: appointed | Russian Ground Forces . [ Chief of Staff ]
. 2024 March :: Leningrad Military Distict . [ Commander ]
2024 :: lost control of Kursk region to Ukraine Armed Forces
2025 April . Russia regained control of Kursk region with military involvement of North Korean troops
. 2025 August
appointed by Russia's Ministy of Defense
new commander of Leningrad Military Distict :.
Yevgeny Nikiforov . [ Colonel-General ] . Russia
former commander of Russia's Western Military District
former commander of Russian troops in Syria . [ 2021 June - October ]
.. . another school in Russia within days collapses
Tatarsk . Novosibirsk Oblast
Secondary School No. 5
two-story building built in 1937
located on: Komissarovskaya Street
at the time of the collapse
around 10:40 am on Sunday 21 September 2025
the building was unoccupied
2012 -
Tatarsky District administration
inspected the technical condition of the school's gym
declaring the building unsafe
classes there posed a
"real danger to the lives and health of students"
since then .. .
at sports fields of the local stadium,
students have been practicing physical education
and at gym of another school
according to an eyewitness:.
"This school had been falling apart for a long time.
First, the roof caved in, and a few minutes later
the buiding collapsed completely"
Russia occupied Crimea
Ukraine Armed Forces "Ghosts" unit
. destroyed Russia's
Mi-8 helicopters . [ 3 ]
55Zh6U "Nebo-U" radar station
Saturday 20 September 2025
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Makhachkala . Dagestan . [ North Caucasus | Russia ]
precipitation that fell overnight
Makhachkala ( capital of Dagestan ) :: 56 mm
Izberbash :: 53 mm
Derbent :: 41 mm
Kizlyar :: 32 mm
residents warned not to drink the water
rainfall and flooding may have leaked into the city's water supply networks
prolonged rainfall caused flooding in streets and the substation area
creating risk of short circuits
a decision was made to completely shutdown the Primorskaya substation
impacting thousands of customers: businesses. residential, social institutions
Emergency crews from Dagenergo branch responded the scene to conduct clean-up operations including water pumping
reports of a "slave farm" which appeared in Russian social media
"Several men, including some of non-Slavic appearance, arranged for 17 people,
including elderly people and indiiduals leading an antisocial lifestyle,
to live on the property"
- Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation . ( ICR )
Slave farm used physical force:.
. to force these people to work
. for breaches of discipline
. failure to follow orders
. escape attempts
investigation under control of:.
Alexander Bastrykin . [ Head | Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation ] . ( ICR )
School No. 1080
on Znamenskay street in eastern Moscow
school building under renovation
four spans collapsed
two construction workers confirmed deceased
reportedly six workers including the two deceased trapped under the rubble.
Electronic Warefare Systems department
to be created by Russia's Ministry of Defense
to expedite delivery of electronic warefare developments to Russia's military
"The Russian Ministry of Defense is establishing a separate instituton
that will conduct military-scientific research in the development and improvement of
electronic warefare systems and the development of electronic warfare forces"
resign or be fired .. .
(tried to convince Vladimir Putin to end the War in Ukraine)
Dmitry Nikolaevich Kozak
. [ Deputy Chief of Staff | Vladimir Putin's Presidential Admistration ] . 2020 February - 2025 September 19
resigned: 2025 September 17 :: although Putin anyway issued a decree firing Dmitry Kozak
date of birth: 1958 November 7
Bondurovo . Kirovograd Oblast . Ukraine
1976 - 1978 . served in GRU special forces
1985 . graduated:. Leningrad University
1985 - 1989
. Prosecutor in Leningrad
. founded several law firms
. worked as legal consultant
1994
St. Petersbuirg mayor's office . [ head | legal committee ]
1998
vice-governor . [ left position December 1998 ]
1999 May
Presidential Administration . [ Deputy Head ] . for legal issues
1999 August
Chief of government staff
2000 June
Presidential Administration . [ Deputy and First Deputy ]
reform of: administrative . judicial system . local government
2004 February
head of Vladimir Putin's election headquarters
2004 March
Russian government . [ appointed:. chief of staff ]
2004 September
Southern Federal District . [ presidential plenipotentiary representatve ]
2007 September
minister of regional development . [ appointed ]
2008 October
Deputy Prime minister of Russia
2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia . ( oversaw preparations )
involved in policy issues of:.
architecture . construction . housing . national . utilities
socioeconomic development of Russia's "new regions" Crimea | Sevastopol
awards:.
Active State Counselor . 1st Class
"For Merit to the Fatherland" . 1st and 2nd Class
Friday 19 September 2025
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Alexander Tyunin . age 50 . [ CEO (April 2016) | NPK Khimprominzhenering ] . Russia
found dead in Moscow region . ( Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug )
. by his car along a country road in Kokoshkino near a forest
. hunting rifle . suicide note citing battled depression for five years
NPK Khimprominzhenering . [ company within Rosatom ]
merged into division: Advanced Materials and Technologies . [ under: Umatex brand ]
research and production of carbon composites for:
aviation, energy and industrial sectors
since January 2022 .. .
22 top managers connected to large Russian companies have died
many under suspicious circumstances
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2nd suspicious suicide of a Russian CEO in September 2025
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decapitated head of .. .
Alexey . 43 years old . [ CEO | K-Potash ] . a potassium magnesium salt mining company
decapitated head found the night of 7 September 2025 by eyewitnesses
near village of Solnechnoye . Gurevsky district . Kaliningrad region
ith a tow rope attached hanging from a bridge railing
.. . Novo-Ogaryovo meeting in Vladimir Putin's residence of the leaders of State Duma factions:
Sergei Mironov . [ A Just Russia - For Truth ]
Alexei Nechayev . [ New People ]
Leonid Slutsky . [ LDPR ]
Vladimir Vasilyev . [ United Russia ]
Gennady Zyuganov . [ Communist Party of Russian Federation ]
"I know that combat veterans [ SVO - Special Military Operation | in Ukraine ] are joining your ranks.
I am confident that they will make a positive contribution to the work of political parties,
both locally and centrally, in the State Duma, and in federal government bodies
We must seek out, find, and promote people who fear nothing in serving their country
and are willing to risk their health and their lives.
And such people must be promoted to leadership positions.
They will be our successors
- Vladimir Putin
Thursday 18 September 2025
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Maria Kostyuk . [ former head | Time of Hereos ]
. The Kremlin's TV program project for SVO ( Special Military Operation ) veterans
In the recent gubernatorial elections
Maria Kostyuk . received 83% of the vote
in the 166 polling stations of that region
150 of those polling stations revealed - identical voting results
Pending admendments to Russia's Criminal Code .. . to imprison Russian military personnel for:.
unauthorized abanding positions [ AWOL ] . causing military equipment to be seized by the enemy
refusing to fire on the enemy . [ Russian slang "five hundredths" :. refuseniks or deserters ]
presented by:.
Andrei Kartapolov . [ Chairman | State Duma Defense Committee ]
with a proposal to clarify Article 332 Russia's Criminal Code . "failure to compley with an order"
. [ current ] . imprisonment
- two to three years for disobeying a commander
- three to ten years, if the act entails grave consequences
Andrei Kartapolov . [ Chairman | State Duma Defense Committee ]
implies it can only be interpretend as refusal to go to the combat zone
rewriting | Artlcle 346 Russia's Criminal Code . "Loss of military property"
. [ current ] . imprisonment
. up to seven years for careless storage and transportation of weapons or military equipment
a double crime:
. new pending bill to add the liabiity: abandonment to the enemy
- unauthorized abanding positions [ AWOL ]
- leaving behind ammunition . [ loss of property ]
Zapad 2025 Russia military training exercises in Belarus . [ 12-18 September 2025 ]
400 Russian reservists involved:
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"For the first time during the training,
a tank unit consisting exclusively of reservists was formed
and prepared to carry out combat missions.
Also, for the first time, durig the training exercises
with the personnel of BARS-39 unit assault training,
the advanced experience of combat units of the Russian Armed Forces
in using motocycles in assult operations was introduced."
- Russia Ministry of Defense
During the Zapad 2025 Russia military training exercises
41 training grounds were used: 37 in Russia | 4 in Belarus
. . . . .
"During the exercises, 41 training grounds are involved,
including four training grounds on the territory of the Republic of Belarus
377 combat trainng events and seven launches of long-range cruise missiles were conducted
Today, during practical work, at the 15th minute, the frigate Admiral Golovko will launch
one Tsirkon cruise missile"
- Yunus-Bek Yevkurov . [Deputy Defense Minister | Ministry of Defense ] . Russia
Friday 12 September 2025
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Sewer pipes in Russia are on the verge of collapse
already surpassing its 50 year service life
. sewer pipes in Russia . worn out and needs to be replaced:
Moscow . sixty percent
Jewish Autonomous Region . eighty percent
Tuva . seventy-nine percent
Kurgan Region . seventy-three percent
as of 2025 October 1
In a government decree, salaries increased for Russian military personnel
and employees of select government agencies by 7.6%
[ contract soldiers . conscripts . national guard . police . internal affairs . penal system ]
In the first paragraph of the clause of the
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation
of April 9, 2025 No. 464
"On increasing the pay of military personnel and replaced with the numbers "1.076"
Russia's local and regional elections . [ 2025 September 12 - 14 }
Ella Pamfilova . [ head | Central Election Commission ] . Russia
. member of "United Russia" . Vladimir Putin's political party
in defiance of the law .. .
Ella Pamfilova, in a video published by Central Election Commission
campaigned for SVO . [ Special Military Operation ] veterans
over 1,600 are candidates in the elections
( United Russia promotes itself as the political party of the SVO veteran )
"The country [ Russia ] needs both purification and recovery.
This is the heightened sense of justice that is characteristic of our heroes,
who understand the valiue of ;life, victory, fredom and justice"
- Ella Pamfilova . [ head | Central Election Commission ] . Russia
Russia's legislation prohibits .. .
officials from participating in election campaign
including members of the election commisions.
Prohibited as well, campaigning on election day
Tuesday 9 September 2025
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Banks in Russia
delay returning money to clients that close their bank accounts
instead of seven days the banks sometimes hold onto the money for six months
under the guise of:.
Russia's Federal Law:.
On Combatting the Legalization ( Laundering ) of Proceeds from Crime and the Financing of Terrorism
dated:. July 8, 2001 N 115-FZ
combating money laundering, financing terrorism and suspicious transactions
closing the bank account may be the only way for the client to get their money back
after being blocked under anti-money laundering legislation
in Russia .. .
will result in the blocking of accounts
donating to organizations or individuals deemed "foreign agents"
by Russia's Ministry of Justice or the prosecutor
or based on the "suspicions" of an investigator
Donetsk People's Republic . [ DPR ]
Luhansk People's Republic . [ LPR ]
Gasoline shortages results in line queues at gas stations lasting 2-3 hours
opportunists and middlemen
. sell a liter of gasoline for 200 rubles
profiting from the chaos .. .
authorities appointed by The Kremlin report everything is under control
even the Russian military has to pay steep prices at the gas stations
over 5,000 Iraqi citizens lured to fight for Russia with false promises . [ since 24 February 2022 ]
[ false promises ] . of monthly salaries of $3,000 . offers of land and Russian citizenship
Mukhtar al-Moussawi . [ Foreign Relations Committee] . Iraq
( to Shafaq News )
Iraqi's leave the country either through smuggling
or under the cover of tourism,
medical treatment, or other reasons
adding that some travel directly to Russia or through other countries,
including Yazidi refugees living in Moscow
With high unemployment in Iraq,
many young people view migration as their only option
making them vulnerable to exploitation abroad.
Once overseas [ Russia ], they are often pressured into signing contracts
that bind them to combat roles
decapitated head of .. .
Alexey . 43 years old . [ CEO | K-Potash ] . a potassium magnesium salt mining company
decapitated head found the night of 7 September 2025 by eyewitnesses
near village of Solnechnoye . Gurevsky district . Kaliningrad region
ith a tow rope attached hanging from a bridge railing
Valery Gerasimov
. [ Chief of the General Staff | Russia Armed Forces ]
. [ First Deputy Minister of Defense | appointed:. November 2012 ]
. 2023 January 11 . [ commander | Russia's Joint Group of Forces | in SVO . ( Special Military Operation ) in Ukraine
13 years . served longer in this post than any other Chief of the General Staff's in post-Soviet era
date of birth (dob): 1955 September 8 . Kazan, Russia
Vladimir Putin extended Valery Gerasimov's term of service for a other year.
Valery Gerasimov
graduated:.
. [ 1973 ] . Kazan Suvorov Military School | graduated with honors
. [ 1977 ] . Kazan Higher Tank Command School
. [ 1987 ] . Military Academy of Armored Forces . [ named after:. R.Ya. Malinovsky ]
. [ 1997 ] . Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armored Forces of Russia
up to 1987:.
. commanded a platoon company battalion in Poland
. Far Eastern Military District
. Baltic Military District . [ commanded a tank regiment ]
1993:.
Northwestern Group of Forces . [ commander | motorized rifle division ]
1997 - 2012:.
Moscow Military District . [ first deputy commander of the Russian Army ]
Leningrad Military District . [ commander ]
2001 February . since . [ commander | 58th Combined Arms Army | North Caucasus Military District ]
April 2005 - December 2006
. [ Russian Armed Forces | Chief of the Main Directorate of Combat Training and Service of the Troops ]
Valery Gerasimov | rewards and various medals:.
- Order of St. George, IV and III degrees . ( 2015, 2017 )
- For Services of the Fatherland, IV and III degrees . ( 2002, 2014 )
- For Services of the Fatherland, I degree . ( 2021 )
- Alexander Nevsky . ( 2020 )
2021
. Vladimir Putin approved a law allowing him to extend the military service of Army Generals and Marshals reaching age of 70
. admendments adopted to allow extension of civil service for people over age of 70 appointed by Presidential decrees
August 2025
Vladimir Putin extended civil service of Alexander Bastrykin, 70 . [ Chairman | Investigative Committee ] . Russia
Saturday 6 September 2025
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Russia receiving money in bags and boxes to circumvent banking sanctions
Rosoboronexport
. [ Russia's state intermediary . exports military equipment and services . part of Rostec ]
Bags of money in foreign currency [ over a ton received since 2020 ]
received from Russia's arms control buyers
some of the customers include:
- Turkey's Defense Industry Agency
[ sent Russia: 5 million in 200 and 500 euro notes ]
- Myanmar Defense Procuremet Agency
[ 2023 October . sent Russia: 50 million in $100 bills ]
. received aircraft parts . technical documentation
from Russia's United Aircraft Corporation ( UAC )
-Rwanda
. Defense Ministry
[ 2023 September 28 . sent Russia: parcel of money weighing over 327 kg ]
[ 2024 January . sent Russia: 29 million in $100 bills ]
- Turkmenistan
[ sent Russia's Ministry of Defense: euros and coins | weighing 10 kg ]
received assistance from Motor in repair of power plants for Mi-8 and M-24 helicopters
Crimea . [ Russia occupied Ukraine ]
Simferopol region . village of Kamyshinka
fire of 150 hectares ( dry vegetation ) continues to burn in Crimena
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Services for Crimea
133 employees
30 units of equipment, including Mi-8 helicopter
15 tons of water dropped on the fire
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Services for Crimea:
"Extinguishing the fire is complicated by heat and windy weather.
in order to prevent the fire from spreading to the settlement,
plowing is being carried out, and mineralized strips are being created"
Wednesday 3 September 2025
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Beeline . [ Russia ] . operator
testing implementation of internet filtering system
using new generation 2026-2030 of:. DPI ( Deep Packet Inspection )
with an emphasis to recognize HTTPS encrypted traffic and new protocols QUIC
to block internet traffic based on categories:
Dating Sevices . Games . Instant Messengers . Religious sites
Political organizations . Social Networks . VPN's
an expert
"The system is needed to introduce those same "white lists"
that are used to "disconnect mobile internet"
Additionally, Beeline, which also has a fixed-line business
needed DPI to implement the Roskomnadzor . [ Russia media regulator ] order
( on the transfer of data on network users equipment )
This is bad news, because if such a thing is implemented,
the ability of Roskomnadzor to block VPN's will greatly increase"
.. . July 2025
Minstry of Digital Development . Russia
announced "white list" resources when the internet is "disconnected"
[ websites of:. banks . delivery services . market places . taxes . and sites approved by The Kremlin ]
. . .
Using DPI ( Deep Packet Inspection ) Russia could block
all data transfer protocols except those in the "white list"
.. . Eastern Economic Forum ( EEF )
. Vladivostok . Russia
Denis Manturov . [First Deputy Prime Minister ] . Russia
( billionaire \ weapons entrepreneur )
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"I am confident that in the near future,
as production voumnes increase
these solutions [ combat laser for drones ]
will be actively used"
Tuesday 2 September 2025
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Vadim Medyanik . [ CEO . BPA Technologies ] . Russia
developed a covert technology "invisible paint"
applied on objects or clothing,
resistent to wearing off upon contact
Camera's can see it in low light and movement
in real-time:. AI . [ artifical Intelligence ] creates a profile of movements
to monitor consumer behavior, logistics processes, manage flow of passengers and security
In a closed door meeting of the parliamentary intelligence committee .. .
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) assessed
North Korea has lost about 2,000 soldiers deployed to Russia,
and planning to send an additional 6,000 soldiers to aid Vladimir Putin.
The additional North Korean troops are statoned in the rear front as reserve forces.
North Korea already sent 1,000 combat engineers to Russia