The Russian Investigative Committee has classified the explosions that allegedly caused bridges to collapse in the Bryansk and Kursk regions this weekend as acts of terrorism.

Russia’s major news networks faced a considerable challenge covering events from the May 31–June 1 weekend, which included train derailments in two regions and drone strikes on strategic warplanes at multiple airfields. Meduza examines the narratives that…

On June 3, a Moscow court granted a request by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office to designate Wargaming owner Victor Kislyi and Lesta Games owner Malik Khatazhayev as participants in an “extremist organization.” The judge also granted the authorities'…

U.S. President Donald Trump did not receive advance notice about Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian military airfields on June 1, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on June 3. Asked what Trump thinks about Kyiv’s Operation “Spiderweb…

Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said in a June 3 interview with Fox News that Ukraine had carried out a “very bold attack” on Russian military airfields — but cautioned that the move significantly increases…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend Wednesday’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Politico reported.

On Tuesday evening, a man was abducted at a Moscow train station by a group using a black Mercedes outfitted with a siren and official-style plates. The abductee was later identified as businessman Areg Shchepikhin, who had posted videos making derogatory…

Alexander Gronsky is an award-winning photographer who, despite the political repressions and society’s increasing militarization, continues to live and work in Russia. He has two roles in Meduza’s “No” exhibition: in addition to contributing photos from…

The Kremlin has confirmed that an explosion occurred on the Crimean Bridge, as reported by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on Tuesday.

Western intelligence indicates that Ukraine’s June 1 “Spiderweb” operation damaged 40 Russian aircraft, at least 10–13 of which were fully destroyed, a senior NATO official told journalists on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. According to him, the call lasted about an hour and 15 minutes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of “terrorism” and “disrupting” peace talks during a televised government meeting on Monday, appearing to rule out the possibility of a ceasefire or even a high-level meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has released new footage of its recent “Spiderweb” operation, which used drones to strike Russian bases housing strategic and long-range aircraft. The videos were recorded by the drones themselves.

These days, the Russian authorities are far less likely to criticize Telegram than other messaging platforms. Security officials still occasionally accuse “unfriendly” forces of exploiting the app, and some regions restrict access, but the federal government…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again called for increased pressure on Russia in order to help end the war, in a statement posted on X Wednesday evening, shortly after a phone call between the Russian and U.S. presidents.

Russian forces launched a drone strike on the city of Pryluky in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region overnight on Thursday, killing five people — including a one-year-old child — and injuring six others, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

Russian law enforcement officers raided the offices of the pro-government news outlet Ura.ru in Yekaterinburg on Thursday morning, seizing documents and equipment, the local news site E1.ru reported. Searches are also being carried out at the homes of several…

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has designated the British Council — one of the organizers of the IELTS English-language exam — an “undesirable organization.”

Russia’s Justice Ministry has outlawed the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as an “undesirable organization.” 

On Sunday evening, around 5:00 p.m., what looked like an ordinary cargo truck pulled up near a roadside café in Russia’s Irkutsk region. No one paid it much attention — until drones began lifting off from its roof. They hovered briefly, then took off toward…