Unmasking Unit 29155: The GRU’s Hybrid War Machine Targeting the West
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Unmasking Unit 29155: The GRU’s Hybrid War Machine Targeting the West

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For years, the name “Unit 29155” surfaced only in the margins of headlines—linked to the 2018 Novichok poisoning in Salisbury, mysterious arms depot explosions in Czechia, and an attempted coup in Montenegro. But as a new investigation by The Insider reveals, the remit of this clandestine division of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, extends far beyond physical sabotage.

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Putin’s oil economy in trouble as Profit at Rosneft falls -57% with production at 9 year low
Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Putin’s oil economy in trouble as Profit at Rosneft falls -57% with production at 9 year low

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Russia’s oil sector, long the cornerstone of its economy, faces mounting challenges that threaten to undermine the Kremlin’s financial stability. Recent corporate data reveals significant strain across the industry, with Rosneft’s Q1 2025 results painting a particularly stark picture of the pressures facing Russia’s energy giants. Financial Performance Signals Deepening Crisis Rosneft’s latest quarterly report exposes the depth of the sector’s struggles.

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Russian Defense Executives Paid $2.6M to U.S. Law Firm in Effort to Evade Sanctions
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Russian Defense Executives Paid $2.6M to U.S. Law Firm in Effort to Evade Sanctions

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Two top Russian defense executives at the heart of Putin’s war machine have quietly funneled $2.6 million to a Washington law firm in a brazen attempt to escape US sanctions—revealing how Moscow’s military elite continue to exploit American institutions while their government slaughters Ukrainian civilians. This is documented in a contract filed with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) database.

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Russia Revives Gulag-Era with Filtration Camps for Ukrainian Children
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Russia Revives Gulag-Era with Filtration Camps for Ukrainian Children

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Russia is systematically abducting Ukrainian children, often funneling them through filtration camps before displacing them to orphanages. The Conflict Observatory, a U.S.-government-funded initiative, has identified 21 facilities in the Donetsk region alone. Hala traced the movements of abducted Ukrainian children, creating a map of the modern-day gulag. Each blue dot represents either a child or a Russian official.

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Serbia Factory Explosion Raises Alarms Over Russian Terror Tactics
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Serbia Factory Explosion Raises Alarms Over Russian Terror Tactics

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An explosion at the Krušik munitions plant in Valjevo this morning has triggered not only local concern but also renewed international attention to Serbia and the increasing pressure it faces from the Kremlin. Officials from many countries are calling for a more unified stance against what they describe as Russia’s “state-sponsored international terrorism.” According to factory officials, the blast occurred at approximately 7:40 a.m. during the pressing of PETN, a powerful military explosive.

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Russia’s 2025 Budget Deficit Triples as Sanctions and Oil Prices Bite
Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Russia’s 2025 Budget Deficit Triples as Sanctions and Oil Prices Bite

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One of the clearest signs of strain inside the Kremlin’s war economy has now emerged in the form of a massive revision to Russia’s 2025 federal budget: the deficit is expected to more than triple. Originally projected at 1.17 trillion rubles (roughly $13 billion), it will now reach 3.8 trillion rubles ($42.2 billion), according to documents obtained by Bloomberg and Ukrainian officials. That’s 1.7% of Russia’s GDP — up from just 0.5% in the previous forecast.

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Estonia Prosecutes Russian-backed perpetrators in plot to overthrow the government
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Estonia Prosecutes Russian-backed perpetrators in plot to overthrow the government

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Estonia’s prosecutor’s office has brought formal charges against three individuals accused of attempting to establish an alternative security structure in the country with alleged links to Russian military intelligence. According to state prosecutors, the group maintained contacts with figures associated with the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, during the planning of the operation.

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Kremlin Drains the Last of the National Welfare Fund to Bail Out the Banks
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Kremlin Drains the Last of the National Welfare Fund to Bail Out the Banks

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The Russian government has begun offloading what remains of the country’s National Welfare Fund (NWF) to prop up its sanctioned financial sector, confirming this week that Sovcombank received a subordinated deposit of 29.6 billion rubles. The funds are part of a broader government scheme allocating 300 billion rubles from the NWF to four of Russia’s largest banks under the guise of financing the Moscow–St. Petersburg high-speed rail project.

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