The deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, said on his Telegram channel on Thursday that the first discredit protocols against z-bloggers are just the beginning of the fight against the “enemies of Russia” who are “rocking the country from within” and “don’t want to find a common language.” He announced that soon a more massive sending of materials against them to law enforcement agencies, after

Since Monday, one of the largest corruption scandals since the beginning of the Russian invasion has flared up in Ukraine - the Energoatom case. One of its key players was Igor Mironyuk, a former assistant to Verkhovna Rada deputy Andrei Derkach, who fled to Russia in 2022 and became a senator. According to wiretaps by Ukrainian security forces, participants in the scheme mentioned Moscow several times in their conversations. Details.

Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko loves to look good. So much so that her aides have prepared a set of several of her best photographs, which they force on journalists working in parliament. Such attention to appearance is not accidental - it was she who played an important role in Matvienko’s career.

Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with the Chairman of the State Council Commission on Supporting War Participants in Ukraine, Igor Babushkin, agreed with the proposal to reduce the requirements for those entering the state and municipal service. Details .

DNA analysis refuted Lavrov’s words about Hitler’s “Jewish blood” Adolf Hitler's ancestors were Austrian Germans and he had no Jewish roots, a group of British scientists found by analyzing the dictator's DNA. This information also refutes the head’s assertion... pic.twitter.com/4Vl3g2sNPL — Agency News (@agents_media) November 13, 2025 Adolf Hitler's ancestors were Austrian Germans and he had no Jewish roots, a group of British scientists found by analyzing the dictator's DNA.

The ex-wife of the ex-head of Mari El Leonid Markelov, Irina Markelova-Starygina, turned out to be one of the victims of the charming swindler Shimon Hayut, who became the subject of the Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler”. This had dramatic consequences for Markelov, who registered numerous companies and apartments in his wife’s name, Project found out in the study “Fathers and Grandfathers.” Details .

During her relationship with Vladimir Putin in 2011, Alisa Kharcheva found herself in the finals of the Miss Russia beauty contest, which was broadcast on NTV. The Project discovered this detail while working on a study of nepotism in Russia, “Fathers and Grandfathers.” Putin's mistress reached the finals of the Miss Russia contest During her relationship with Vladimir Putin in 2011, Alisa Kharcheva found herself in the finals of the Miss Russia beauty contest, which was broadcast on NTV.

There are quite a few couples in the Russian government. Some of them do not hide their connections, such as Vladimir Putin’s niece, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivileva and Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev. However, some government officials prefer not to disclose their relationships. The Project discovered at least 11 secret couples in the Russian leadership. 1️⃣ State Duma deputies Alena Arshinova and Igor Rudensky .

More than 600 representatives of the Russian elite appeared in a leak of buyers of one of the most fashionable Russian stores - the Moscow Central Department Store (TSUM). From 2017 to 2024, they jointly spent 3.6 billion rubles on purchases there, according to the Project’s calculations as part of the “Fathers and Grandfathers” study. This is comparable to the budget of a small city.

The son of the Speaker of the Federation Council , Sergei Matvienko, purchased real estate in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region with a total value of more than 12 billion rubles, Project found out as part of the “Fathers and Grandfathers” study. Matvienko also has a villa in Italy, and he moved part of the family’s assets to San Marino. Details . It was in real estate that Matvienko preferred to invest his earnings in recent decades.

Main event . The average cost of both new and used cars reached a historical high in October, as calculated by Autostat. This happened against the backdrop of excitement in the market, which was caused by the expectation of an increase in the recycling fee. 1️⃣ Facts . The weighted average price of a new passenger car in October 2025 reached 3.43 million rubles, according to Autostat data. This is 2.2% higher than in September. For used cars, this figure reached 1.23 million rubles in October.

The appointment of Zarina Doguzova to the post of head of Rostourism in 2019 remained an unsolved mystery for a long time. In its study of nepotism in the Russian government, the Project managed to find the answer - Doguzova was the mistress of Igor Rotenberg , the son of the president’s friend Arkady Rotenberg . During all 3.5 years as head of the agency, Doguzova combined work with trips abroad with her lover, flying with him to France, Italy and Greece. Details .

“Once at a government meeting, an adjutant approached her and said something in her ear,” a St. Petersburg journalist of those years remembers. “Later, Smolny employees told us in confidence: they allegedly reported to her that her son died from an overdose. She didn’t change her face and continued to lead the meeting.” The news then turned out to be false - apparently, an overdose actually occurred, but without a fatal outcome.