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‘Bad to the Bone’: How Russia Purged Opposition Candidates From the Ballot

Anything from using American songs to mentioning Alexei Navalny can lead to an opposition candidate being barred from the race.

Krasnoyarsk Woman Killed by Bear Amid Rise in Attacks

Bears are confirmed to have killed at least five people in Siberia over the past month, state media reported.

Siberia’s Irkutsk Region Offers Military Recruiters Record $18K Commission for Enlisting Foreigners

The move reflects a broader trend of increased recruitment payouts as regional governments scramble to meet military enlistment quotas.

Yabloko List Candidates Disqualified in Tomsk Regional Elections

Seven Yabloko candidates running in single-member constituencies in Tomsk remain on the ballot despite the court ruling.

Regions Calling: Russia’s Indigenous Activists Assemble in Berlin

At a recent conference, leading Indigenous voices sought to assert themselves as a political force shaping global discourse and policies on Russia.

Leader of Yabloko’s Sverdlovsk Region Branch Left Russia, Reports Say

Maxim Petlin told Russian media that his lawyer advised him not to comment on reports of his departure “for the safety of my family and myself.”

7 Injured in Krasnoyarsk Region School Attack

Five children and two adults were treated at a local hospital and discharged for outpatient care, the regional health ministry said.

Sverdlovsk Region Court Bars Yabloko From Regional Assembly Race

Sverdlovsk is the fifth region where Yabloko has had its list of candidates barred from running in the regional assembly races in September.

Calls to Rebury a Siberian Mummy Unearth Decades of Distorted History

Shamans claim a Pandora’s box of disaster and conflict was opened when the remains of the “Altai Princess” were excavated three decades ago.

Pskov Court Bars Yabloko From Regional Assembly Race

The regional ban follows Russia’s Supreme Court ruling last week to reject Yabloko’s final appeal against a nationwide ban barring its candidate list...

Putin Orders Government to Shore Up Russia’s Debt-Laden Regions

The order comes as the federal government struggles to fill its own budget shortfall, which has reached 6.5 trillion rubles ($77.4 billion).

Tula Governor Defends Child After Local Officials Threaten Criminal Charges Over Playground Drawings

Authorities in the town of Bolokhovo said they had filed a police complaint after identifying a child who drew characters from a popular animated series...

Regions Calling: Decoding Putin’s Eastern Odyssey

The Russian leader seldom travels to the regions. So what's behind his latest tour of cities across Siberia and the Far East?

Zabaikalsky Region Declares State of Emergency Following Summer Flooding

Governor Alexander Osipov said that the emergency declaration was needed in order to speed up financial aid to residents impacted by the flooding and repairs...

Fires, Floods and Foul Air: In Siberia’s Tyumen Region, Weather Disasters Turn Biblical

Large swathes of Siberia are witnessing dizzying weather extremes this summer. Experts point to climate change.

Russia’s Bashkortostan to Sell Remaining Bashneft Stake to Rosneft

“We have a hole in the budget,” regional head Radiy Khabirov told reporters.

Kamchatka Braces for Near-Total Internet Shutdown Amid Undersea Cable Repairs

The fiber-optic cable maintenance was originally scheduled for September 2025 but was later postponed.

Deadly Storm Batters Smolensk Region, Leaving Thousands Without Power

A child and an elderly woman were killed by falling trees in the regional capital as winds reached gusts of up to 20 meters per second.

Regions Calling: Do Russians Care About Air Raid Alerts?

We asked Russians from seven regions to share how they learn about incoming Ukrainian drones and missiles — and how they respond to them.

FSB Arrests Kaluga Man Accused of Plotting Attack on Military Enlistment Office

Russian law enforcement officials claimed the man was acting on orders from Ukrainian military intelligence.

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