An investigation by the non-profit investigative portal Dossier Center revealed on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin has two sons, Ivan Putin and Vladimir Putin Jr., with his alleged long-term partner, Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva. The sons live in isolation and under the protection of the Federal Protection Service (FSO) in various private residences. According to the […]

A court in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region has sentenced five men involved in violent riots at Makhachkala airport in October to prison terms ranging from six to nine years, the court’s press office reported on Friday. Rabadan Radzhabov was sentenced to nine years in prison, Magomed Omaraskhabov to six and a half years, while Anvarbek […]

The Sudzha gas monitoring station, reportedly captured by Ukrainian forces on Wednesday as they began their advance into Russia’s southwestern Kursk region, appears to have been destroyed, according to satellite images released by Radio Liberty on Monday. While Russian energy giant Gazprom, which owns the plant, insists the Sudzha plant is still operating normally, satellite […]

Although smartphones have, unsurprisingly, become as indispensable in modern warfare as in most other areas of life, a law signed by Vladimir Putin on Thursday allows commanders to punish subordinates caught using their smartphones on the front lines in Ukraine with up to 10 days in guard detention. Pro-war Russian bloggers, however, have derided the […]