The event takes place annually on the eve of the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression Berlin. Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europe On October 29, the annual “Return of the Names” event took place in various countries, including Russia, during which people read aloud the names of victims of Soviet terror. The action was broadcast in different cities on Memorial’s YouTube channel.

Her fiancé, guitarist of the Stoptime group Alexander Orlov, was also again sent to a special detention center Photo: Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Vocalist of the Stoptime group Diana Loginova , known as Naoko, was sent under administrative arrest for the second time in a row, Mediazona reports from the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg.

During the few years in power, the occupation head of Zaporozhye, Evgeny Balitsky, managed to quarrel with Pamfilova and Khinshtein. What else do you remember about the official? Evgeny Balitsky. Photo from Balitsky’s telegram channel The occupation head of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, again found himself at the center of a scandal - this time because of his words about the “Kurchans”. Alexander Khinshtein and z-bloggers reacted sharply to them, and the official had to apologize.

Authorities in the Yaroslavl region began inviting local residents to join mobile fire teams to protect the Yaroslavl oil refinery. The publication Soroka drew attention to the relevant publications. In particular, such advertisements for recruitment as reservists appeared in the official public pages of the administration of Danilov and the Danilovsky district.

People lay flowers and light candles next to the photo of Russian late opposition leader Alexey Navalny during a vigil following his death, near the memorial to political prisoners in St. Petersburg, Russia, 16 February 2024. Photo: EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV People lay flowers and light candles near the memorial to political prisoners in St. Petersburg on 16 February 2024, after Alexey Navalny’s death in prison.

Young Russians have responded to the arrest of singer Naoko with protest videos that are going viral on TikTok Stoptime performing in St. Petersburg, October 2025. Photo: Bumaga Earlier this month, the three musicians that make up St. Petersburg band Stoptime were arrested while performing banned songs by artists deemed “foreign agents” live on the streets of the city.

Conversation between Kirill Martynov and Olesya Gerasimenko about the special project “Nullifiers” “Layout” released a special project “Nullifiers”, where they collected the names of one hundred military personnel who are accused of killing fellow soldiers.

He was found guilty of "abuse of power" Photo: Sergei Yakimov’s VKontakte page The Vilegodsky District Court of the Arkhangelsk Region sentenced the head of the Urdomskoye municipality and a participant in the environmental protest on Shies, Sergei Yakimov, to two and a half years in a general regime colony on charges of exceeding official powers, resulting in grave consequences (Part 3 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the court.

Will there be a shortage of medicines in Ukraine after the attack in Kyiv on the central warehouse of the largest pharmaceutical distribution company? Aftermath of the Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, October 25, 2025. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA On the night of October 25, the Russian army once again attacked energy facilities in Kyiv with Iskander-M missiles and attack drones.

Photo: “Russia is a country of achievements” Vladimir Putin said that Russia tested the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle with a nuclear installation on October 28. His words are reported by Interfax. “For the first time, we managed not only to launch it with a starting engine from a carrier submarine, but also to launch a nuclear power plant, in which the device spent a certain amount of time,” Putin said.

Photo: Valda Kalnina / EPA The Lithuanian Cabinet of Ministers decided to close the border with Belarus until November 30 in response to the launch of balloons carrying contraband, Delfi reports . The resolution involves the closure of the Medininkai and Shalchinkai ground checkpoints. At the same time, “certain categories of persons who are allowed to cross the state border in this place” will be able to pass through Medininkai.

Preacher Christolub Vegan, convicted of insulting Red Army veterans, went on a hunger strike in the colony. Memorial recognized him as a political prisoner Christolub Vegan. Photo from the hero’s personal Telegram channel The Russian judicial repressive machine is slowly killing the pacifist preacher from near Voronezh, Christolub Bozhiy Vegan (official name according to his passport).

Diana Loginova in court on 29 October 2025. Photo: Mediazona A Russian street musician who was jailed in St. Petersburg earlier this month for performing songs by anti-war artists has been ordered to spend an additional 13 days in custody on two misdemeanour counts, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday.

Smoke rises over the Tavriya Thermal Power Plant in Simferopol. Photo: Exilenova+ / Telegram At least 100 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russian territory overnight on Tuesday, according to the Russian Defence Ministry, as the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued its wide-ranging strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure.

Photo: Euroclear The research project Ideas for Russia (Boris Nemtsov Foundation), with the support of the sociological group Social Foresight Group, published a report on the assets of private individuals not subject to sanctions frozen in the EU. The report identifies three types of blocked assets: government reserves, personal assets of sanctioned individuals, and blocking of private assets due to infrastructure restrictions.