Доступно на русском The Kremlin controls half of the sociopolitical content After the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, the German segment of Telegram was flooded with channels spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda. Some that had previously been negligible in size grew to hundreds of thousands of subscribers within a short period, and the disinformation they circulated was picked up by even larger German-language Telegram channels.

News The Insider February 6, 2026 The Ministry of Justice has updated the list of “foreign agents”. It included: politics of Igor Drandin, politics of Denis Bilunov, politician and former teacher Maxim Ivantsov, journalist Polina Milushkova, project "Continent" Frame community. We really need your help Sign up for regular donations Subscribe to our newsletter

For more than a decade, Interpol has failed to deal with widespread abuse of Red Notices—international search requests that authoritarian regimes systematically use to target political dissidents, activists, journalists, and members of ethnic and religious minorities. This follows from thousands of internal documents of the organization handed over to the investigative project Disclose and the BBC. These include confidential reports, correspondence between national offices and internal memos.

Investigations 6 February 2026 Approximately half of all socio-political content in the German Telegram segment is controlled by the RT network and continues to actively spread pro-Kremlin disinformation, an analysis by The Insider and Novaya Gazeta Europe shows. The channels began to pump up their audience immediately after the full-scale invasion and, despite European sanctions, continue to actively promote fake news.

Last year LUKOIL planned to enter the grain trading market through Dubai, but US sanctions prevented the implementation of this project. Bloomberg reports this, citing sources familiar with the situation. According to the agency, the Russian company created a structure in the UAE called Teruva FZCO and began building a team in the summer, hiring several experienced grain traders.

Estonian authorities have released the container ship Baltic Spirit (IMO: 9765873), which was detained in early February on suspicion of smuggling. According to the ERR television and radio company, no drugs were found on board the ship. After inspection, the container ship left the Estonian port of Muuga on the night of February 5. Estonian authorities detained Baltic Spirit based on information received from abroad that drugs were hidden in one of the containers on board the ship.

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that some ancient life forms learned to use oxygen hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. The study, published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, may explain why oxygen took so long to accumulate in the Earth's atmosphere. Geobiologists have traced the evolution of a key enzyme that allows organisms to breathe oxygen.

Russia secretly transferred at least $2.5 billion in cash to Iran in 2018 to support the ayatollahs' regime after the imposition of American sanctions, the British publication The Telegraph found . However, as The Insider found out, The Telegraph discovered only a fraction of the deliveries. In addition to the 34 shipments described, in 2018 there were several additional cash shipments to Iran totaling $1.9 billion carried out by JSCB International Financial Club.

An unidentified assailant fired several shots at Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, the first deputy head of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, Russian news agencies reported ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) earlier today, citing the Investigative Committee. The attack took place in a residential building on Volokolamskoye Highway in Moscow, according to Interfax . According to the reports, the attacker fired several shots into Alexeyev’s back and fled the scene. A search for the assailant is currently underway.

Antifake Fake of the Vremya program: Macron is connected with the Epstein case The Insider February 6, 2026 The story of the Vremya program correspondent Pavel Krasnov talks mainly about the scandal with the former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, who was dismissed due to revealed ties with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Estonian authorities decided to completely close the border with Russia at night in order to save resources and direct them to guarding the border during the day. According to the ERR television and radio company, starting from February 24, the Luhamaa and Koidula border crossing points will be open only for 12 hours during the day. Initially, the decision was made for three months. Another border checkpoint, in Narva, will be closed at night from May 2024.

Volodymyr Mykolaienko immediately after returning from captivity. Telegram channel of Kherson Oblast Military Administration Head Yaroslav Shanko Confession Viktoriia Ponomareva 6 February 2026 Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko returned to Ukraine on Aug. 24, 2025, after spending nearly three and a half years in Russian captivity.

The European Commission proposed the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, the central element of which was a complete ban on the provision of maritime services for Russian oil exports. EC Chairman Ursula von der Leyen stated this on Friday, writes Reuters. It is noted that Russia exports more than a third of its oil - mainly to India and China - on Western tankers using Western maritime services.

In a number of Russian penal colonies and prisons, up to 75% of money transfers sent to inmates by relatives and loved ones are being withheld in order to “cover the costs of their upkeep.” After representatives of a support group for political prisoner Alexander Skobov complained about the practice, administrators at the facility in Yelets where he is being held defended the policy by citing amendments to the Penal Enforcement Code (PEC) that came into effect in the fall of 2025.

In St. Petersburg, the head of the pathology department of the Alexandrovskaya Hospital was taken into custody. The Investigative Committee believes that he was involved in the illegal sale of bodies of the dead, which were officially listed as unclaimed. A criminal case has been opened against the doctor for abuse of power and taking a bribe. At the same time, the court arrested the founder of a commercial company, whom investigators consider to be the buyer of the corpses.