How have the figures for casualties, resulting from its military action in Ukraine, affected Russian demographics and how are the authorities hiding them?
The sale of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Iran saw limited coverage in Russia. This semi-covert approach to military transfers between the two countries has become established practice. The announcement that the deal was concluded was not made in Moscow or Tehran, but by the Iranian mission to the UN that stated: "The Sukhoi-35 fighter planes were found to be technically
Some problems are universal, but it is still surprising to find that an authoritarian state such as Russia is as helpless as the US and EU, when it comes to controlling the flow of illegal work migrants. A report by Yevgeny Fedorov in Voennoe Obozrenie (Military Review) sheds light on the illegal foreign workers flooding Russia. The foreign workers from Central Asia help
Predictions of a decisive offensive in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on the one hand, and speculation about peace talks on the other hand, have gained new intensity in both Russian propaganda and Western commentary in recent days however, neither makes much sense. Russian artillery and air strikes against the solid Ukrainian defense lines up and down the Donbas front …