Russia Let their Train Crash to Cause Civilian Casualties and Prolong the War
Crisis in Russia, War

Civilian Train Crash in Russia shows all Signs of State-Orchestrated Provocation

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A passenger train traveling the Klimov–Moscow route slammed into the ruins of a collapsed bridge at full speed. According to Moskovsky Komsomolets, this was not a lightning-quick accident. Local residents quickly alerted emergency services. A truck driver trapped in the debris was rescued and hospitalized. But 30 minutes later, at 22:50, a passenger train — fully loaded with civilians — barreled into the collapsed structure at full speed.

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Russia’s Oil, Gas, and Coal Sectors Enter Freefall as Losses Accelerate
Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Russia’s Oil, Gas, and Coal Sectors Enter Freefall as Losses Accelerate

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Russia’s extractive industries are in deep crisis, according to new data from the Russian state statistical agency Rosstat. In February and March 2025, the country’s oil, gas, and coal sectors recorded catastrophic losses, marking the most severe collapse in industrial profitability since the invasion of Ukraine began. The numbers are unambiguous. The total profit from Russia’s mining sector fell -61% year-on-year in February, followed by a staggering -89% drop in March.

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Ukraine Hits Russian Azot Plant Again, Key Supplier of Explosives Components
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Ukraine Hits Russian Azot Plant Again, Key Supplier of Explosives Components

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Ukraine has carried out another drone strike on the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, a critical node in Russia’s military-industrial supply chain and the country’s second-largest producer of ammonium nitrate, a substance widely used in explosives manufacturing. The strike occurred overnight and was recorded on multiple Russian social media channels. Video footage shows the moment of detonation and the resulting fire, which continued for several hours.

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Russia goes full North Korea, with new textbooks sidelining the western world as a non-entity
Crisis in Russia

Russia goes full North Korea, with new textbooks sidelining the western world as a non-entity

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In a stark reflection of the Kremlin’s ongoing ideological embrace of North Korea level information control, Russian schoolchildren will now grow up without learning about Europe. The latest edition of the third-grade textbook The Surrounding World has eliminated all chapters about European countries and their cultural heritage, replacing them with content focused on Russia’s so-called “friendly nations” — including China, North Korea, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

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Ukraine Burns Russian Helicopters, Oil Refinery and Factory
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Ukraine Hit Helicopters, Oil Refinery, and Military Plant in Russia

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In a continued display of its growing reach and tactical precision, Ukraine launched a series of overnight drone strikes across Russia. A Mi‑8 helicopter was completely destroyed and a Mi‑35 attack gunship was heavily damaged at an airfield in the Bryansk region. A fire was also ignited at “Progress” electronic factory deep inside the Tambov region. In Saratov region, a drone strike caused a massive fire at an oil depot that supplies the Engels-2 military airbase —

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“His Height Tormented Him”: Former KGB Classmate Says Putin Was Rejected as a Spy and Driven by Insecurity
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“His Height Tormented Him”: Former KGB Classmate Says Putin Was Rejected as a Spy and Driven by Insecurity

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A former classmate of Vladimir Putin at the elite Andropov Institute of the KGB has described the Russian president as an insecure, underqualified man whose obsession with his short stature and lack of ability shaped both his career and his leadership style. In an interview with Gordonua, ex-KGB officer Yuri Shvets said Putin was “literally tormented” by how short he was, developing what Shvets called a visible inferiority complex.

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Kremlin Prepares to Replace Telegram with a Clone App Designed for Total Surveillance
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Kremlin Prepares to Replace Telegram with a Clone App Designed for Total Surveillance

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Russia is on the verge of banning Telegram, one of the last relatively free communication platforms in the country. In its place, the Kremlin is aggressively pushing MAX, a state-controlled clone developed by VK (VKontakte)—a company notorious for surrendering user data to Russian authorities. But this isn’t just about digital sovereignty. It’s about surveillance, control, and forcing every Russian citizen into a panopticon.

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Ukraine Destroys Russian Iskander Missile Launchers on Russian Soil for First Time
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Ukraine Destroys Iskander Missile Launchers on Russian Soil

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Ukrainian forces have reportedly destroyed a group of Russian Iskander missile launchers inside Russia for the first time, in what officials described as a pre-emptive strike to prevent an imminent attack on a major Ukrainian city — likely Kyiv. The launchers were positioned near Klintsy, a town in Russia’s Bryansk region, approximately 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

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