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☆ Russia is making daily tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, as criticism grows of Ukrainian military reporting
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Andrew Carey | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ukraine’s DeepState monitoring group, which updates daily changes in frontline positions, shows Russian forces pushing forward in eight different locations along 20-25 kms of frontline in one 24-hour period. Military bloggers on both sides broadly agree that Russian forces have crossed a water course and taken control of the settlements of Semenivka and Berdychi. Heavy fighting continues there, but the situation is under the control of the (Ukrainian) Armed Forces,” he said. Russian forces are also making headway west of Donetsk city, entering the industrial town of Krasnohorivka from the south and the east. “Without (its) manpower advantage, Russia’s artillery and airpower advantage would not be sufficient for Russia to make gains on the battlefield.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Myroshnykov, Stringer, ” DeepState, Muscovites, –, Nazar Voloshyn, ”, DeepState, “, Voloshyn, Narciso Contreras, Anatolii Stepanov, Rob Lee, ” Lee Organizations: CNN, Anadolu, Getty, ) Defense Forces, Armed Forces, –, Foreign Policy Research Institute Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, United States, Avdiivka, Ocheretyne, Donetsk, Semenivka, Soloviove, Keramik, Ukrainian, Karlivka, DeepState, Russian, Kyslivka, Krasnohorivka, ”, AFP, Moscow, – greenlit, “ Russian, Russia

☆ Alexey Navalny: Arrests, vigils, and Kremlin silence as Russia marks Putin critic’s death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The prosecutor’s office in Moscow warned that any demonstrations in the capital over the death of Navalny were forbidden. Stringer/ReutersSince Navalny’s death more than 366 people have been detained, according to OVD-Info, an independent Russian human rights group that monitors Russian repression. “Navalny’s death is terrible: hopes have been smashed,” he said. On some of Russia’s state media channels, however, reports of Navalny’s death have been scant. The claims follow condemnation from Russia’s foreign ministry over the West’s response to Navalny’s death.

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Metro trains are running smoothly in Moscow, as usual, but getting around the city center by car has become more complicated, and annoying, because anti-drone radar interferes with navigation apps. There are well-off Muscovites ready to buy Western luxury cars, but there are not enough available. And while a local election for mayor took place as it normally would last Sunday, many of the city’s residents decided not to vote, with the result seemingly predetermined (a landslide win by the incumbent). Almost 19 months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Muscovites are experiencing dual realities: The war has faded into background noise, causing few major disruptions, and yet it remains ever-present in their daily lives.

Organizations: Metro Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine

☆ 100 days captive: Journalist Evan Gershkovich is one of my closest friends. Here's what the world needs to know about him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The journalist Evan Gershkovich has been in captivity in Moscow for 100 days on espionage charges. My friend Evan Gershkovich, many of you now know, was captured by the Russian government on March 29. Evan loves his friends. Evan loves the Mets, and he loves Arsenal, and he especially loves sharing those teams with people who aren't already under the spell. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ImagesLet's bring Evan homeFor everyone who is friends with Evan, for everyone in his orbit, he's the center of their world.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, He's, extrovert who'd, Jeremy Berke, Evan, he'd, Gershkovich, It's, —, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Berke, He'll, we'd, Natalia Kolesnikova, — who've, Let's, we've, We've, he's, I'm, Jeremy Organizations: Moscow, Morning, CNN, Wall Street, Bowdoin College —, New York Times, Russia's, Muscovites, West, Arsenal, Mets, Court, Getty, Columbia Business School Locations: Moscow, Russian, New York, Soviet Union, New Jersey, Russia, Ukraine, Brooklyn, AFP

☆ I know Evan Gershkovich, who has now been imprisoned in Russia for 100 days. Here's what I want you to know about one of my closest friends.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

☆ Employees of a Moscow company were handed weapons as Wagner fighters approached the capital, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Moscow company handed employees weapons during the Wagner rebellion, a report said. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA Moscow company handed employees weapons as fighters from the Wagner private army approached the Russian capital on Saturday, The Moscow Times reported. The outlet said that rich Muscovites fled the city on private planes, while other armed themselves to fight, as soldiers bore down on the capital seeking to oust Russian military leaders. After a televised address by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he branded the mutineers traitors and vowed to defeat them, one state-owned company handed out guns to employees, the outlet reported. Russian military and security services put up hasty barriers and dug up roads as they prepared to defend the capital from the fighters on Saturday.

Persons: Wagner, —, Muscovites, Vladimir Putin, Sergey Sobyanin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Fighters, Moscow, Kremlin, Service, Moscow Times, Moscow's, Reuters Locations: Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, Belarus

☆ Opinion: It wasn’t like this in Moscow in 1991
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The short-lived rebellion prompted a furious reaction from his patron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the usually cool modern-day czar. Long day covering a coup in Moscow on 1991, with @wolfblitzer and the legendary reporters Dick Blystone and Tom Mintier, with photographer Phil Turner. Our CNN Moscow bureau was teeming with action. In a famous image from August 1991, Russian President Boris Yeltsin rallies demonstrators against the coup plot against Mikhail Gorbachev. But even many of his opponents rejected the notion of a military coup.

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☆ Putin’s Beast That Would Now Devour Him
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Roger Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the course of a month I spent in the Russian capital, the red-and-black billboards of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s Wagner paramilitary group multiplied. “Join the team of victors!” they said, beneath an image of menacing mercenaries in balaclavas and masks, only their eyes visible. A possible implication was that the Russian forces on the other mushrooming Moscow billboards — regular soldiers recruited by the Ministry of Defense pictured above slogans like “Real Work!” or “Be a hero!” — were the losers of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reckless gamble in Ukraine. Easier to order a latte than dwell on lost lives in Mariupol. officer, abruptly emerged as the inscrutable president and Mr.

Persons: Yevgeny V, Prigozhin’s Wagner, ”, ” —, Vladimir V, heedless Muscovites, Prigozhin, Putin Organizations: Ministry of Defense Locations: Russian, balaclavas, Moscow, Ukraine, Mariupol

☆ Some Muscovites fearful or shocked as city braced for mutinous mercenaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Yevgeny Prigozhin had said he wanted to oust the army's top brass and "restore justice", while Putin had promised to crush the mutiny. One Moscow resident who gave his name as Nikolai - declining like others to give his surname - watched the military take up positions to protect the city. It's really tough news, really unexpected. I've just done my last exam - and the news was really unexpected as I was prepping (for the exam) last night," said Vladimir, a student. I have an event going on now, so I could lose out because of this," he said.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin, I've, Vladimir, Galina, Andrew Osborn, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Moscow, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Moscow

☆ Moscow Residents Say Streets Are Calm Despite Wagner Advance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Kate Vtorygina | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Residents in Moscow said there were few visible signs of change there Saturday and that they were going about their daily tasks, even as a column of Wagner's troops headed toward the Russian capital. Authorities took to state and social media to assure Muscovites that there was no need to worry, despite the specter of instability. Though some citizens were putting in place precautionary plans.

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☆ Drone Attacks on Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At least eight drones targeted Moscow today in the first attack to hit civilian areas in the Russian capital — a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia. All of the drones were intercepted, Russian officials said; however, at least three residential buildings were damaged and two residents were injured. Ukraine has increasingly been reaching far into Russia-held territory, while Moscow has been adjusting its tactics in an effort to inflict significant damage on Ukraine’s capital. The most significant impact of today’s attack is likely to be psychological. It could force Muscovites to confront the reality of Russia’s war in Ukraine, which many have worked hard to block from their daily lives.

Persons: ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s, Muscovites Organizations: Kyiv Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian

☆ A Ukrainian man put messages on artillery shells fired at the Russians to honor his grandson killed in the fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian man put messages on artillery shells fired at Russian forces to honor his late grandson. "To Katsap hermits for Maksym Medynsky. "I put in my message all the hate I feel for Muscovites," Medynsky told the Times. The money raised from these artillery messages can be used for a variety of purchases, including military vehicle repairs, one unit told the Times. RevengeFor.com, a donation fund, takes money for these artillery messages.

☆ Opinion: The chilling logic behind Russia’s deportation of children
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Opinion Kristina Hook | Oleksandra Gaidai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Writing in 1914, historian Marian Dubiecki recounted Moscow’s deportation of Polish children following the 18th century Kościuszko Uprising. More recently, testimonies of rescued Ukrainian children recount extensive ideological coercion, often violent, while in Russian custody. Kristina Hook and Oleksandra GaidaiRussian perpetrators now demonstrate radicalization dynamics well-known to genocide scholars, and their dehumanizing ire has turned toward Ukrainian children. One state TV pundit openly speculated about drowning or burning Ukrainian children. Children are falsely told that their families have abandoned them and that they are “children of Russia” forever.

☆ Muscovites unfazed by rising nuclear rhetoric
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Summary This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. "I don’t think anything will happen, if you mean a nuclear threat," said Andrey, 47, who declined to give his surname, standing under one of the billboards, at the entrance to Moscow's Gorky Park on Tuesday. "No, those warnings don’t scare me and don’t change my attitude towards the world, people and our president," said Yulia Gorodnyanskaya, 38. Our potential is very high and I'm more than confident in our army and the weaponry our country has. No country in the world has as many weapons as us, and such well-made weapons."

☆ Muscovites mark muted New Year without fireworks, hope for peace
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MOSCOW, Dec 31 (Reuters) - People in the centre of Moscow prepared late on Saturday to mark a somewhat muted New Year's Eve without the usual fireworks and celebrations on Red Square, with many saying they wanted peace in 2023. New Year's Day is Russia's main seasonal holiday, while Orthodox believers also celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7. "We hope that there will be a predictable year, we hope there will be world peace, as strange as it may sound in such a situation," said Moscow resident Alexander Tsvetov. The canceled fireworks display, she said, was an act of solidarity with what was happening in Ukraine. Tatyana, a woman who did not give her full name, said she hoped for "world peace, clear skies, happiness and health for everyone."

☆ Ukraine weighs heavy on minds in Moscow as New Year holiday nears
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Summary This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. Asked if the 10-month conflict in Ukraine was affecting her mood, one woman, Maria, replied without hesitation. "A holiday remains a holiday. New Year's Day is Russia's main seasonal holiday, while Orthodox believers also celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7. Jewellery maker Evgeniya, however, said her sales at a seasonal market had sharply increased from last year.

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