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Participants in the invasion of Ukraine will begin to teach in schools in the Novosibirsk region a new discipline titled “Basics of Security and Defense of the Homeland” (BSAP), which includes modules of basic military training. The announcement was made by the press service of the regional government. These are the so-called “heroes of the special military operation”, who have undergone a professional retraining program at the Institute for the Improvement and Retraining of Teaching Staff in Novosibirsk, within the “Rehabilitation Certificate” program. The diplomas of the first series of “veterans” were handed over on January 20 by the Minister…
A residential building in the town of Novaya Adygeya was damaged by the impact of a Russian anti-aircraft defense missile, which deviated from its trajectory. This conclusion was reached by OSINT analysts after analyzing images from the scene of the incident. The Republic of Adygea was attacked by Ukrainian drones on the evening of January 20. During the repulsion of the attack, a residential block and a car park caught fire, according to Governor Murat Kumpilov. Nine people were hospitalized, and later, fragments of a human body were found under the rubble. The exact number of victims is to be…
Vladimir Putin has proposed, during a government meeting, to extend the program of nursery groups and kindergartens until 8:00 PM. According to him, this measure is necessary for mothers to be able to return to work sooner and to “not lose their qualifications”. “It is very important for a woman, after giving birth, to return to work as soon as possible. […] What could help in this regard? Precisely the nursery groups and the extension of the time the child spends in the nursery and kindergarten,” he stated. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Chernyshenko assured that the government will analyze this…
A woman with dual citizenship, German and Ukrainian, was arrested on Wednesday in Berlin, on the basis of a warrant issued by the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice, suspected of acting as an agent of the Russian secret services, announced the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office, quoted by EFE, reports Agerpres. The suspect, identified as Ilona W., was detained by agents of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, who carried out searches at her residence in Brandenburg (east), as well as at properties in Rhineland-Palatinate (west) and Munich (south), connected to two other suspects still at large. According to a…
Higher education in Russia has become more expensive than in 22 out of the 27 European countries, according to a calculation made by The Moscow Times. At the same time, the difference between the cost of education and the average income in Russia is one of the largest in the region. In December 2025, President Vladimir Putin stated, during a meeting of the Human Rights Council, that “studies in Russia are significantly cheaper than in the West”. Responding to director Aleksandr Sokurov, Putin said: “Regarding what is happening with education in Western countries and ours — there, of course, the…
Prices in Russia continue to rise rapidly, reflecting the increase in VAT. Inflation for the period 13–19 January was 0.45%, and since the beginning of the year – 1.72%, reported Rosstat. At present, the average daily price increase in January is nine times higher than in December, twice as high as in January 2025, and three times higher than in January 2023 and 2024, calculated Daniil Nametkin, director of the Center for Investment Analysis and Macroeconomic Research (CSR). In annual terms, inflation accelerated to 6.47% (from 6.27% a week ago and 5.59% at the end of 2025), according to estimates…
US President Donald Trump confused Greenland, the island he wants to annex, with Iceland, four times, in the speech he delivered on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, reports CNN. NATO “loved me” until the “last days, when I told them about Iceland,” Trump stated at one point. Later, he stated that NATO “was not there for us in Iceland.” Referring to Tuesday’s stock market drop, fueled by the fear of NATO breaking up, Trump stated that “the stock market fell for the first time yesterday (Tuesday) because of Iceland.” “So Iceland has already cost us a lot…
An acute crisis of “Carboplatin” – an essential chemotherapy drug, has erupted in Russia. The drug is used in the treatment of lung, ovarian, bladder, and breast cancer, as well as in veterinary medicine for animals with malignant tumors. According to the publication “Ostorojno, Novosti”, the drug has become almost impossible to find in pharmacies. A resident of Penza reported to the press that for two weeks she had been unsuccessfully calling numerous pharmacies in the region. The few boxes identified in Ekaterinburg and Vladivostok were sold at prices between 18,000 and 30,000 rubles (approximately 185–310 euros), which is 5–10…
The US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, stated that he and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will travel to Moscow on January 22 for a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “The Russians have invited us to come, and that is a significant statement on their part,” Witkoff said in an interview with Bloomberg TV at Davos, on January 21, in the context of Washington-led efforts to mediate peace between Kiev and Moscow. The American envoy clarified that Trump remains “focused on this peace agreement” and that there have been “even more significant progress” towards an agreement. “I believe everyone…
Voices of criticism are increasingly heard within the Republican Party against Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign aimed at taking control of Greenland. According to the Financial Times, Congress may try to limit the president’s territorial ambitions. The most vocal are the legislators who do not intend to run again in November. Among them, Don Bacon, a member of the House of Representatives from Nebraska, told a local newspaper that Trump’s approach to Greenland is “a total absurdity”. He stated that an invasion of the island would mean “the end of his presidency”, as it would constitute a crime worthy of impeachment.…