Author: disinfo1
Almost 100,000 Russian children are homeschooled, according to data from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. According to statistics cited by RBK, in 2025, 14,300 students were transferred to this form of education, representing an increase of 16.8% compared to the previous year. In total, about 18 million children attend schools in Russia, and the proportion of those educated in a home format is, according to official data, just over 0.5%. However, the statistics do not reflect all students who study at home because the Russian Ministry of Education only takes into account those assigned to schools for…
Russia is gradually losing one of the largest and most traditional customers of its defense industry in Asia. Vietnam, which for decades has relied almost exclusively on Soviet and Russian weaponry, is accelerating its shift towards Western suppliers, in a clear effort to diversify its military acquisitions. A strong signal of this shift is the negotiations conducted by Hanoi with France for the acquisition of Rafale fighter jets, according to analysts from the defense consultancy firm Defense Express. If the deal materializes, it would mark a significant break from the historical dependence on Russian military technology. Currently, the air forces…
Starting from 2026, Ukraine will open ten arms export centers throughout Europe, including in the Baltic states and the northern part of the continent, announced President Volodimir Zelenski on February 8. The decision marks a major policy shift in the context of a prolonged war with Russia and reflects Kiev’s ambition to internationalize its defense industry. At the same time, the Ukrainian leader confirmed that the production of Ukrainian drones will soon begin in Germany. According to Zelenski, the first units will come off the production line in mid-February, and he himself will receive the first specimen. “It’s a fully…
Russia is taking concrete steps to integrate the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant into its energy system, attempting to legitimize control over the occupied facility. An analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Moscow is creating the necessary framework for resuming energy production and connecting the plant to the Russian electrical grid. According to experts from the ISW, Russian authorities are trying to legalize the occupation of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant through administrative and regulatory procedures. On February 3, the interim head of Roskomnadzor, Andrei Tyurin, visited the plant to discuss “key aspects related to…
A former KGB officer and former head of security services in Kazakhstan claims that both the Kremlin and the authorities in Astana have compromising material on American President Donald Trump. The statements belong to Alnur Mussaiev, who worked in the KGB structures in Moscow in the ’80s and who later led the Kazakh security services. In an interview given on February 6 to the Ukrainian channel Espreso TV, Mussaiev reiterated an accusation he has been making publicly for several years, according to which the Russian services would have a file with compromising video materials made during Donald Trump’s stay at…
The Russian Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday that the two men arrested on charges of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Alekseev, the second in command of the Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), claimed that the attack was ordered by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), writes Kyiv Post. Liubomir Korba and Viktor Vasin were arrested in Dubai and extradited to Russia, accused of shooting and injuring Vladimir Alekseev last week. The FSB stated that Korba was recruited in August 2025, trained in Kiev, and sent to Russia via Moldova and Georgia, with the Ukrainian security service promising him $30,000 for the attack.…
Recent events in global politics – including the unilateral military interventions of major powers – are not important for the specific cases they produce, but for the rules they destroy. The overthrow of an authoritarian leader in a distant state, such as Venezuela, is just a pretext. The real stake is the normalization of the idea that major powers can decide the fate of small states, based on their own interests, not on international law, states an editorial signed by analyst Anatol Țăranu. For the Republic of Moldova, this paradigm shift is existential. A small state, militarily weak, identity fragmented…
Fueled by trillions in expenses for state military orders and payments made to those recruited for the front, Russia’s war economy is nearing a critical point. Officials from the government’s financial bloc have warned Vladimir Putin that, in the coming months, the country could face an economic crisis. The information is reported by The Washington Post, which cites a source in direct contact with these officials. According to the publication’s interlocutor, the warnings addressed to Putin are becoming increasingly insistent, and the crisis could break out even this summer. The officials would have informed him that, without additional tax increases,…
Russia’s actual military expenditures exceed the officially declared level by 66%, even when taking into account classified budget items. This conclusion was reached by the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND), following the analysis of the Russian Federation’s budget. If the broader classification of NATO is used, which includes defense expenditures and construction projects, IT services or social insurance for the military, last year Russia’s budget would have spent approximately 250 billion euros on the military sector, compared to the officially declared 150 billion euros. According to BND estimates, in this way, the war machine would have consumed half of Russia’s…
Private aircraft were only given permission to intercept Russian drones in the summer of 2025, when Ukraine’s defense realized that every plane counts. Since then, a small An-28 transport aircraft, twin-engine, propeller-driven, and its volunteer crew have managed to assist in the interception of over 100 drones. In addition to fighter jets, various air defense systems, UAV interceptors, and mobile fire groups, the Ukrainian airspace is defended against Russian drones also with the help of a civilian An-28 transport aircraft converted into a “drone hunter”. According to the French channel TF1, whose correspondents joined one of the combat missions, five…