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03/08/2025

Hungary's Russian-backed Elite Now Live Like Golden Czars

Historical background and transformation Nestled east of Felcsút, the small Hungarian village known for its disproportionate football stadium, Hatvanpuszta was once a 19th-century model farm established by Archduke Joseph of Austria. It originally served as an agricultural research estate, particularly focused on sheep breeding. During the communist era, the property fell into neglect and was later privatized.

Historical background and transformation Nestled east of Felcsút, the small Hungarian village known for its disproportionate football stadium, Hatvanpuszta was once a 19th-century model farm established by Archduke Joseph of Austria. It originally served as an agricultural research estate, particul...

03/08/2025

The last church in Dobropillia

The church in Dobropillia, a town in Eastern Ukraine, was never grand. It stood behind the town square, tucked between a row of low houses and an overgrown fence. No bell. No stained glass. Just a white-painted chapel, plain and peaceful. For three years, through shellings and blackouts and the long, quiet dread of a creeping war, it remained open. It was symbolic for locals. A friend of mine visited the priest each month since the full scale invasion began. She would ask him why he hadn’t left.

The church in Dobropillia, a town in Eastern Ukraine, was never grand. It stood behind the town square, tucked between a row of low houses and an overgrown fence. No bell. No stained glass. Just a white-painted chapel, plain and peaceful. For three years, through shellings and blackouts and the long...

02/08/2025

Russia Begins Withholding Key Economic Data Amid Kremlin Pressure to Mask Downturn

In another shift toward opacity, Russia’s federal statistics agency, Rosstat, has begun withholding key economic indicators for June and the first half of 2025— shortly after President Vladimir Putin ordered officials to "in no case allow an economic downturn." Analysts at PSB, a major Russian bank, were among the first to notice the sudden absence of critical data from Rosstat’s latest publications.

In another shift toward opacity, Russia’s federal statistics agency, Rosstat, has begun withholding key economic indicators for June and the first half of 2025— shortly after President Vladimir Putin ordered officials to "in no case allow an economic downturn." Analysts at PSB, a major Russian b...

01/08/2025

Russia’s Industrial Activity Slumps to Lowest Level Since 2022

Russia’s industrial sector posted its steepest decline in more than two years in July, as new data revealed mounting strain across manufacturing. A sharp drop in key indicators points to a weakening wartime economy increasingly burdened by labor shortages, sanctions, and structural inefficiencies. According to S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), Russia’s overall manufacturing PMI plunged to 48.2 in July, down from 52.4 in June. A reading below 50 indicates contraction.

Russia’s industrial sector posted its steepest decline in more than two years in July, as new data revealed mounting strain across manufacturing. A sharp drop in key indicators points to a weakening wartime economy increasingly burdened by labor shortages, sanctions, and structural inefficiencies....

31/07/2025

Russia Again Humiliates Trump by targeting Kyiv, Victims Include Children

Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight, killing at least eleven civilians—including a six-year-old child—and injuring more than 150, Ukrainian authorities said. The barrage, one of the most intense in recent months, triggered fires and caused extensive damage across multiple districts of the capital. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, more than 300 Shahed-type drones and eight cruise missiles were launched during the seven-hour attack.

Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight, killing at least eleven civilians—including a six-year-old child—and injuring more than 150, Ukrainian authorities said. The barrage, one of the most intense in recent months, triggered fires and caused extensive damage a...

29/07/2025

Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Rail Hub in Rostov, Disrupting Military Logistics

Ukrainian drones struck multiple targets in Russia’s Rostov Oblast early Friday morning, including a major railway station in Rostov-on-Don, in a direct response to Russia’s continued war of aggression and its use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes. The drone attack hit the Rostov-Glavny railway station, a critical transit hub used by Russian forces to move troops and weapons into occupied Ukrainian territories.

Ukrainian drones struck multiple targets in Russia’s Rostov Oblast early Friday morning, including a major railway station in Rostov-on-Don, in a direct response to Russia’s continued war of aggression and its use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes. The drone attack hit the Rostov-...

26/07/2025

Russia's steel industry reports massive losses

In the past week, two of Russia's largest steel producers have posted earnings showing losses of up to – 89%, as Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and Severstal reported collapsing profits, falling revenues, and negative cash flow for the second quarter and first half of 2025. The reports confirm that Russia’s once-dominant steel industry is now grappling with structural decline under the weight of sanctions, rising costs, and a shrinking domestic economy.

In the past week, two of Russia's largest steel producers have posted earnings showing losses of up to – 89%, as Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and Severstal reported collapsing profits, falling revenues, and negative cash flow for the second quarter and first half of 2025. The reports co...

25/07/2025

Waves of Ukrainian Drones Target War Related Manufacturing Across Several Russian Regions

Coordinated drone strikes have again breached the depths of Russia’s industrial base. On the night of 25 July 2025, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Stavropol Krai, a facility recognised as central to Russia’s defence‑industrial complex. Local authorities, including the city’s mayor, Mikhail Minenkov, stated that there were 37 separate impacts at the site.

Coordinated drone strikes have again breached the depths of Russia’s industrial base. On the night of 25 July 2025, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Stavropol Krai, a facility recognised as central to Russia’s defence‑industrial complex. ...

22/07/2025

Russians Continue to Use and Abuse Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal, once an improbable Hollywood action hero, has found a second, if increasingly strained, act as a peculiar prop in Russia’s geopolitical theater. His recent decision to step down as CEO of Five Elements LLC on July 17, 2025, while seemingly a business move, is another telling chapter in how Russia has leveraged, and arguably exploited, the aging actor for its own ends, even as the global landscape makes his continued presence a liability.

Steven Seagal, once an improbable Hollywood action hero, has found a second, if increasingly strained, act as a peculiar prop in Russia’s geopolitical theater. His recent decision to step down as CEO of Five Elements LLC on July 17, 2025, while seemingly a business move, is another telling chapter...

20/07/2025

Ilan Shor's Pro-Kremlin Block Seeks to Undermine Moldovan Democracy

In a decisive move to protect its sovereignty, Moldova's Central Election Commission has blocked the registration of the "Pobeda" (Victory) political bloc, a pro-Kremlin entity spearheaded by a convicted criminal. Predictably, Moscow reacted with outrage, accusing Moldova of suppressing political freedom. However, this is not a story about free speech. It is a story of a nation fighting to defend itself from being destroyed from within by a foreign power intent on dragging it into war.

In a decisive move to protect its sovereignty, Moldova's Central Election Commission has blocked the registration of the "Pobeda" (Victory) political bloc, a pro-Kremlin entity spearheaded by a convicted criminal. Predictably, Moscow reacted with outrage, accusing Moldova of suppressing political fr...

20/07/2025

Russian Housing Market Continues to Collapse

Russia’s housing market is unraveling at accelerating speed, with official figures now confirming the worst half-year performance in recent memory. According to DOM.RF data, sales of new housing in Russia fell 26% year-over-year in the first half of 2025, with the second quarter showing a devastating monthly collapse: April (-25%), May (-40%), and June (-55%). The trend is visible across all core indicators.

Russia’s housing market is unraveling at accelerating speed, with official figures now confirming the worst half-year performance in recent memory. According to DOM.RF data, sales of new housing in Russia fell 26% year-over-year in the first half of 2025, with the second quarter showing a devastat...

18/07/2025

EU Approves Sweeping New Sanctions on Russia

The European Union on Thursday adopted its 18th sanctions package against Russia, delivering one of the most far-reaching economic blows since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package, which includes tighter enforcement of the oil price cap, new restrictions on financial institutions, and a ban on hundreds of shadow tankers, underscores the bloc’s resolve to weaken Russia’s economic foundation.

The European Union on Thursday adopted its 18th sanctions package against Russia, delivering one of the most far-reaching economic blows since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package, which includes tighter enforcement of the oil price cap, new restrictions on fin...

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