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Russians are leaving the country again amid fears of another mobilization. In Georgia, Serbia, and Armenia, the housing rush has already begun. — Meduza

Since the summer of 2026, rumors have been circulating in Russia that the authorities might announce a new wave of mobilization. Vladimir Putin has called the rumors “nonsense” and says there’s ...
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Russia’s Communist Party says half a million votes were ‘stolen’ from it in one region. At one polling station, cameras allegedly caught ballots being swapped overnight.

Alexander Safronov, secretary of the Krasnodar regional committee of Russia’s Communist Party (KPRF), said widespread fraud marred elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, ...
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‘On a rocket, ****,’ Zelensky responds to Russian state TV propagandist shouting, ‘When are you coming to Moscow?’

A correspondent for the Russian state broadcasting company VGTRK, Valentin Bogdanov, tried to ask Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York when he would visit Moscow.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Rostov region and Krasnodar Krai, damaging oil depot and industrial facility

Ukrainian drones again attacked Rostov region overnight on September 24, Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar said. Air defenses shot down the drones over Taganrog and the Kagalnitsky and Neklinovsky ...
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Russian strike on Kyiv kills two and damages maternity hospital

Russian forces struck Kyiv again with ballistic missiles overnight on . According to the latest data, two people were killed ...
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Russia has 2.5 trillion rubles more cash in circulation than at the start of the year. The central bank wants lenders scrutinizing where it comes from.

The Bank of Russia will issue new recommendations asking banks to look more closely at where their clients’ cash comes from, said Bogdan Shablya, head of the central bank’s Financial Monitoring and ...
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Newsweek’s Polish edition: CIA warned Poland that Russia could damage undersea cables between Europe and the U.S.

The CIA warned Poland of potential Russian hybrid threats as well as a possible provocation involving the banking system, Newsweek’s Polish edition reports.
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New fundraiser raises money for warm clothes for political prisoners in Russia’s frigid Far North

Anyone sent to a Russian prison or penal colony faces harsh conditions, especially in the Far North. Prisoners are issued uniforms, but the clothing is often poor quality and fits badly. Russia’s ...
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‘I was literally in prison.’ Owner of Lady Gaga fan account with 480,000 followers returns as reports identify him as a Belarusian protest prisoner.

The owner of a Lady Gaga fan account on X said he had been offline for two years because he was arrested in early 2024 “for protesting against the government” and sentenced to two years in prison.
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Putin says lines at polling stations ‘show that Russia cannot be intimidated.’ In Moscow, people waited hours for paper ballots due to a system glitch.

Vladimir Putin commented on elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, held in Russia September 18–20, thanking Russians for their “active participation” in the campaign.
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‘Putin is patient zero. He must be stopped,’ Zelensky tells U.N. General Assembly

On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. He spoke in English for roughly 25 minutes. Below, Meduza ...
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Kremlin welcomes U.S. invitation for Putin to attend December G20 summit in Miami

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin welcomed the U.S. decision to invite Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami.