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russia’s Light Aviation Flying Back to the soviet Past

russia has decided to revive the “kukuruznik” (the colloquial name of the soviet agricultural aircraft, the An-2 biplane – Transl.).  The siberian aviation research institute has proposed retrieving approximately 700 AN-2 aircraft from storage facilities to plug the catastrophic gap in the country’s light aviation sector.
4/21/2026
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Ukraine Must Enter the Next Winter Fully Prepared. Responsibility for This Is Personal for Every Leader – Address by the President

We defined a format for working with the European Union to unblock the support package for Ukraine and to continue fully justified restrictions on Russia over the war.
4/21/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Sweden has intelligence indicating that russia is systematically manipulating statistics to convince Ukraine’s Western allies that its economy has allegedly withstood the burden of high war costs and Western sanctions”, said Head of Sweden’s Military Intelligence and Security Service Thomas Nilsson.
4/20/2026
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russia Is Drinking and Losing Its Mind: Alcoholism and Mental Disorders Have Hit Record Highs Amid the War

The number of russians newly diagnosed with alcoholism or alcohol-induced psychosis reached 56.9 per 100,000 people – the highest since 2016. The increase from the previous year is 30%, marking the sharpest jump in the history of the data. For comparison: from 2011 to 2020, the rate fell threefold – from 107.8 to 40 people per 100,000. The 15% spike in 2021 was then attributed to the post-COVID effect. The current figures have no such explanation.
4/20/2026
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Tokyo Selling Warships Abroad for the First Time

Australia and Japan have signed an agreement for the purchase of three Mogami-class frigates manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, worth approximately $6.5 billion. The signing ceremony took place in Melbourne between Minister of Defence of Australia Richard Marles and his Japanese counterpart Shin Koizumi.
4/20/2026
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The kremlin Has Turned the Music Industry into a Loss-Making State-Run Entity

In 2025, all major market players’ revenue growth slowed down significantly, while many companies’ profit either fell or remained flat. This was influenced, in particular, by the Ukrainian audience’s refusal to consume russian content.
4/20/2026
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There Will Be a Full Review of the Patrol Officers’ Actions, They Were Required to Act Under Those Circumstances – Address by the President

We are preparing important announcements regarding our security cooperation with partners next week. We do not forget that air defense for Ukraine, support for our army, and ensuring our defense remain constant priorities.
4/19/2026
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russia's Housing and Utilities Sector: Infrastructure Is Falling Apart, Rates Are Rising, There Is No Money

The war has made the already hopeless situation even worse. 64 out of 83 regions in russia have already cut budget spending on housing and communal services. In 2026, another 15 regions have planned spending cuts in this sector.
4/19/2026
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The kremlin Intends to Impose a 20% Windfall Tax on Businesses

The tax rate could reach as high as 20%, which is twice as much as during the previous campaign in 2023. This refers to the taxation of the portion of companies’ 2025 profits that exceeds the average level for 2018–2019. It was precisely this period that served as the baseline for collecting excess profits in 2021–2022.
4/19/2026
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Investigators from the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine Are Now Examining All the Circumstances of the Attack in Kyiv against Ordinary Civilians – Address by the President

It has been established that the attacker set fire to an apartment before going out onto the street with a weapon. He had previously been prosecuted for criminal offences. He had long resided in the Donetsk region and was born in Russia.
4/18/2026
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russia’s Pension System Is Creaking at the Seams Under the Weight of the War: the Fund’s Deficit Has Tripled

The pension crisis is just one aspect of a broader collapse. Regional budget deficits have reached a record $19.49 billion, and the total shortfall in resources across the entire russian budget system is estimated at $107.83 billion for the year. The fund is increasingly functioning not for its intended purpose, but as an internal financial buffer for the government – a tool for concealing the true scale of the deficit.
4/18/2026
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The kremlin Is Finally Claiming the Right to Shape a Child’s Personality

Psychologists point out that the system of child-rearing in “putin’s new russia” is being built according to a single standard. And if a child’s worldview goes beyond what is permitted, the collective mind will simply crush all impulses, forcing the individual into an established mold.
4/18/2026
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The Visits This Week Were Specifically about Ensuring That in the Spring and Summer We Can Maintain Ukraine’s Resilience and Strength – Address by the President

Virtually every day, at both the political and military levels, we are in communication with our partners to strengthen air defense. We are seeking anti-ballistic capabilities. Most importantly, we are moving toward conditions in which we will be able to produce air defense in Ukraine and together with our partners – all the necessary formats, systems, missiles, and so on.
4/17/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius believes that the existing legal framework for European defense is insufficient and that a European Defense Union should be created, which should include Ukraine, among others.
4/17/2026
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russia Is Drowning in Debt: Corporate Defaults Have Reached the Level of the Crisis of 2008

russian businesses are sinking deeper and deeper into a debt quagmire. Overdue accounts receivable in the corporate sector have risen by 26% – from $79.3 billion to $100 billion – and their share of the total has reached 10.3%. This is the worst figure since the global financial crisis of 2008–2009.
4/17/2026
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russia’s Scientific Decline Has Hit Rock Bottom

The share of spending on civilian science in russia has fallen to a decade-low. While 0.58% of GDP was allocated to science in 2013, by 2021 the figure had dropped to 0.47%, and in 2024–2025 – to approximately 0.36%. This represents a 25% reduction from the already modest pre-war levels.
4/17/2026
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russians Will No Longer Be Able to Choose News

russians are being subjected to a total information vacuum: instead of any opportunity to independently choose sources of information, they will be fed carefully filtered state-controlled content wherever they spend time online.
4/17/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ukraine has received a tranche of 752 million pounds sterling (approximately $1 billion) from the United Kingdom as part of the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
4/16/2026
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moscow Legalizing the Recruiting Pressing Machine

The state duma plans to adopt amendments to the Code of administrative offences – a draft law introduced by the government at the initiative of the ministry of internal affairs in March 2026. The document expands the list of offences for which foreign nationals and stateless persons may be subject to administrative expulsion.
4/16/2026
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Necromancy Has Become a Form of State Analytics in russia

A pro-government russian socio-political publication has published a “posthumous interview” with vladimir zhirinovsky. The editorial team contacted a medium, who “summon the spirit” of the politician – and the spirit, without any unnecessary formalities, commented on the timing of the end of wars, assured readers that a global conflict was impossible, and advised them to plant potatoes.
4/16/2026