In the Belgorod region, due to blockages, push notifications about drones do not work, it is difficult to make an appointment with a doctor, and school is paralyzed. Similar problems in other regions Passers-by near a concrete shelter on Belgorod street, March 12, 2026. Photo: Andrey Borodulin / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Internet blocking became the main topic that residents of the Belgorod region raised on the last “direct line” of Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Even pro-war bloggers spoke out against the mass slaughter of livestock in Siberia Disinfection of a car in the village of Verkh-Irmen during quarantine, Novosibirsk region, March 17, 2026. Photo: Alexander Kryazhev / Sputnik / Imago Images / Scanpix / LETA The slaughter of cattle in Siberian villages became one of the cases when the Russian pro-war public openly doubted the actions of the authorities and spoke about what was happening with open irritation and conspiracy theories.

An image of smoke pouring from the port of Primorsk in northwestern Russia, 24 March 2026.

Oil tankers moored at the berth of St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, in the Port of St. Petersburg, 26 September 2025. Photo: EPA / Anatoly Maltsev Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that Russia is reconsidering plans to tighten its fiscal rules, as rising oil prices caused by the war in Iran continue to benefit Russia’s budget calculations, Russian business news outlet RBC reported on Tuesday.

Photo: Radio Liberty In the Leningrad region, an oil depot in the port of Primorsk has been burning for the second day after an attack by Ukrainian drones, Radio Liberty writes , citing satellite images. As the publication notes, thick smoke from the fire is visible despite the cloudy weather. The Ukrainian monitoring telegram channel Supernova+ also writes about the ongoing fire.

A Soyuz rocket carrying the 16 satellites takes off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, in northern Russia’s Arkhangelsk region, 23 March 2026. Photo: Bureau 1440 Russia launched its first 16 high-speed internet satellites into orbit on Monday evening as it attempts to develop Rassvet (Dawn), its own version of SpaceX’s Starlink network, according to aerospace company Bureau 1440.

Photo: Emergency / Crimea / Telegram On the night of March 24 in annexed Sevastopol, an explosion occurred in a house on Pavel Korchagin Street, said city governor Mikhail Razvozhaev. 12 people were injured , three of them were children. Two more died. Due to the explosion, a wall collapsed in one of the apartments on the first floor, as well as a partial collapse of internal ceilings from the first to third floors. In a neighboring house, a fire started in two entrances.

Russian Railways is laying off six thousand employees. We explain how the largest state corporation in Russia found itself in a severe crisis Photo: Artur Novosiltsev / AGN “Moscow” The state monopoly of Russian Railways found itself in its worst crisis in 18 years. Due to sanctions and a slowing economy, the railway is transporting a third less cargo than its capacity allows.

Photo: Ali Haider/EPA US allies in the Persian Gulf are gradually being drawn into the war against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported , citing sources. This comes amid ongoing attacks from the Islamic Republic, as well as the threat that Tehran will gain long-term control of the Strait of Hormuz, the material says. Saudi Arabia recently allowed US forces to use King Fahd Air Base, sources told WSJ.

Photo: Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA The Aughinish alumina plant in Ireland, owned by Oleg Deripaska's Rusal company, supplies the Russian army. This is discussed in the investigation of “Important Stories”. Alumina is a key raw material for smelting aluminum, which is required for the production of military equipment. The raw bauxite that is processed into alumina at Aughinish is mined at Rusal-owned mines in Guinea. This is the company’s key raw material base, journalists note.

Russian security forces came for the metal workers. Concerts are disrupted under the pretext of “Satanism”, people are beaten, but the scene is trying to survive Illustration: Lyalya Bulanova / “Novaya Gazeta Europe” In July 2025, Russia recognized the International Satanism Movement as extremist and banned it.