Ruslan Leviev, founder of CIT: “The important thing is that Ugledar was a conventional fortress city, located at the junction of two directions of fronts, which could not be bypassed, and it was also located on a hill. And plus here, not far from Ugledar, there is a railway line, which Russian troops have long tried to restore.

Support Mediazona through Donation Alerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/mediazona_ (you can use Russian cards) or through super chat.Russian troops captured Ugledar. The fighting for this city continued for more than two years. We will discuss the situation in the southwest of the Donetsk region with the founder of CIT Ruslan Leviev. In the meantime, the Russian budget will be largely devoted to military expenses and needs.

As of September 27, 2024, there are 71,057 confirmed deaths on our list. In two weeks, 1,998 people were added to this list. When counting losses, we not only give numbers, but we can also talk about geography - that is, from which regions the dead were from. In 2024, we see an important trend - the severity of the war has shifted from the southern regions of Russia, from the Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region, to Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.

What's going on with Wildberries? Why are Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov and billionaire Suleiman Kerimov involved in the Bakalchuk family’s divorce? What does a raider takeover look like against the backdrop of the so-called “SVO”?Business squabbles are not exactly Mediazona’s profile. At least until a shootout begins in the center of Moscow, people die, and after that inexplicable things happen in criminal cases.

Support Mediazona through Donation Alerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/mediazona_ (you can use Russian cards) or through super chat.Russian security forces kidnapped a deserter from Russia in Astana. And although the Kazakh authorities did not make a decision on his extradition or deportation, the young man was taken to Russia and sentenced to 6 years of strict regime. Mediazona editor Dmitry Tkachev will tell you more about the story of Kamil Kasimov.

On Thursday, September 19, a concert in memory of pianist Pavel Kushnir was held in Potsdam. On this day the musician would have turned 40 years old. His songs were performed at the concert for the first time: Kushnir’s compositions were not performed during his lifetime. Pavel Kushnir died on July 28 after a hunger strike in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Birobidzhan. He was accused of calling for terrorism due to anti-war videos.

Support Mediazona through Donation Alerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/mediazona_ (you can use Russian cards) or through super chat.Muscovite Yuri Kokhovts got a tougher sentence and was replaced with 5 years in prison in the case of participating in a Radio Liberty street survey about the war in Ukraine.Hezbollah members across Lebanon had their pagers go off almost simultaneously. There were deaths, more than 2,700 people were injured.

Russians do not have to live in border areas to feel the consequences of the war in Ukraine. And we are not talking about shelling of Russian villages and cities, not about the death of thousands of compatriots, sanctions or economic problems. Increasingly, one can become an indirect victim of a war unleashed by the authorities even on public transport.

As of September 13, 2024, our list of confirmed fatalities stands at 69,059. Over the past two weeks, 2,588 people have been added to this list. The main growth is in older records, which we are sorting through. By September 2024, volunteers had once again become the largest social group among the dead. Why do Russians go to war? In the second part of the report, Mediazona editor Dmitry Treshchanin talks about what is known about volunteers on the Russian side and how the state buys human lives.

Animator and creator of Masyanya Oleg Kuvaev, in honor of Mediazona’s birthday, made a special cartoon with an appeal to support independent media!

Support Mediazona via Donation Alerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/mediazona_ (you can use Russian cards) or via super chat.12 years for a transfer of 5 thousand rubles to a Ukrainian blogger - this is the sentence handed down to Nina Slobodchikova, an IT specialist from Moscow. The operatives promised her a lenient sentence in exchange for admitting guilt, but in the end they not only deceived her (KMBU), but also stole her cat.

Support Mediazona via Donation Alerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/mediazona_ (you can use Russian cards) or via super chat.This year, Mediazona celebrates its 10th anniversary. In our weekly stream, we will not only tell you about how the editorial team is currently living and what it is working on.

The United States is preparing to transfer long-range JASSM air-to-ground cruise missiles to Ukraine, which are installed on Western-made F-16 aircraft, Reuters reports, citing sources.The United States has secretly supplied Ukraine with ATACMS long-range ballistic missiles in recent weeks, an unnamed US official told Reuters.According to an agency source, ATACMS missiles were included in the $300 million military aid package to Ukraine that US President Joe Biden approved on March 12.

As of August 30, 2024, our list of confirmed fatalities stands at 66,471. In the last four weeks, 4,640 people have been added to this list. Ukraine has captured part of the Kursk region. One of the main shots of this operation is a video of Russian servicemen who were caught by surprise and were forced to surrender. Among them were many conscripts. There are also conscripts on the list of the dead.

Support Mediazona via Donation Alerts https://www.donationalerts.com/r/mediazona_ (you can use Russian cards) or via super chat.What is Telegram creator Pavel Durov accused of and what is he facing in France — we will discuss Durov's biography and his compromises with journalist Andrey Zakharov; while everyone is watching the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on the Kursk region, the Russian army has made serious advances in Donbass and has jeopardized key defense nodes, we will talk about this