Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]

[HavokFour]

A fairly high ranking general has been shot several times in Moscow and taken to hospital.

Alexeyev is number two in the main directorate of Russia's GRU military intelligence and the latest high-ranking military figure to have been targeted in the capital since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began almost four years ago.

Russian general Alexeyev shot several times in Moscow attack

Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff.

www.bbc.com

 

[dapaterson]

A fairly high ranking general has been shot several times in Moscow and taken to hospital.

Russian general Alexeyev shot several times in Moscow attack

Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff.

www.bbc.com

Ran out of windows?

 

[HavokFour]

That would be a majority of what's been built (estimated) since 2019. I wonder if Ukraine had gotten wind of where they were being kept in the west.

Russia concentrates Su-57 fighters near Chinese border

Russia has concentrated at least 15 Su-57 stealth fighter jets at the Dzyomgi air base in the Khabarovsk region, about 280 kilometers from the Chinese border, according to satellite images published by the AviVector project and reported by the Ukrainian

defence-blog.com

 

[Kirkhill]

Estonia thinks they are safe for the next two years anyway although Russia is retooling.

Estonian spies believe Europe’s collective deterrence push is working

Russia’s military-industrial complex, even if strained by sanctions, has continued to grow significantly, the Estonian intelligence assessment notes.

www.defensenews.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

<Boris Badinov accent>"We TOLD him not to play with the frogs, but noooooooo ..."</Boris Badinov accent>

Russia’s Alexey Navalny killed by dart frog poison, European nations allege

European nations say findings confirm deadly toxin in Russian opposition leader's body as Moscow demands evidence.

www.aljazeera.com

Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, five European nations say

The U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say European lab tests confirmed epibatidine in his body. They say the toxin does not occur naturally in Russia.

www.pbs.org

Russia rejects claims of poisoning Navalny with dart frog toxin

Five European countries have accused Russia of using a toxin from dart frogs to kill the Kremlin critic.

www.aljazeera.com

What is dart frog toxin, which is said to have been used to kill Alexei Navalny?

Epibatidine is about 100 times more potent than morphine, and derived from frogs native to South America

www.theguardian.com

What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

www.bbc.com

 

[HavokFour]

Dr. Evil has been taken out of the freezer.

Russia Orders Google to Pay $1.2 Quintillion—A Fine One Million Times Bigger Than the World Economy

Russia’s top court keeps a $1.2 quintillion penalty on Google over blocked YouTube channels; fines capped at 2023 bankruptcy ruling.

united24media.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Gee, I wonder why...


Russia's Emigrant Return Program Hits Record Low Amid Demographic Crisis
As reported by Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Under the state program of voluntary repatriation of emigrants to Russia for permanent residence, last year only 27.6 thousand people relocated, marking yet another record low.

According to the agency’s data, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of “real” Russians who decided to return to their homeland has declined annually: 2022 – 64.8 thousand, 2023 – 45.1 thousand, 2024 – 31.7 thousand. And it was precisely through this repatriation program that the aggressor country planned to overcome the demographic crisis.

In total terms, the number of compatriot-emigrants from the countries of the former USSR has sharply fallen: from Tajikistan – tenfold, from Azerbaijan and Moldova – sixfold, from Georgia – fivefold, from Armenia – fourfold, from Kazakhstan – threefold.

Russia’s Emigrant Return Program Hits Record Low Amid Demographic Crisis | Ukraine news - #Mezha

Russia's voluntary emigrant return program hit a record low in 2025, with only 27,600 people resettling amid a deepening demographic crisis and rising social media restrictions.

mezha.net

 

[GR66]

Gee, I wonder why...


Russia's Emigrant Return Program Hits Record Low Amid Demographic Crisis
As reported by Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Under the state program of voluntary repatriation of emigrants to Russia for permanent residence, last year only 27.6 thousand people relocated, marking yet another record low.

According to the agency’s data, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of “real” Russians who decided to return to their homeland has declined annually: 2022 – 64.8 thousand, 2023 – 45.1 thousand, 2024 – 31.7 thousand. And it was precisely through this repatriation program that the aggressor country planned to overcome the demographic crisis.

In total terms, the number of compatriot-emigrants from the countries of the former USSR has sharply fallen: from Tajikistan – tenfold, from Azerbaijan and Moldova – sixfold, from Georgia – fivefold, from Armenia – fourfold, from Kazakhstan – threefold.

Russia’s Emigrant Return Program Hits Record Low Amid Demographic Crisis | Ukraine news - #Mezha

Russia's voluntary emigrant return program hit a record low in 2025, with only 27,600 people resettling amid a deepening demographic crisis and rising social media restrictions.

mezha.net

I'm surprised they haven't started counting Russians that have been repatriated from Ukraine...in body bags.