OSINT analyst Clément Molen estimated that since the start of 2026, Russian forces have taken control of about 650 sq. km of Ukrainian territory. That is roughly 80% less than Vladimir Putin publicly claimed; separately, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes about a rise in the number of AI videos that Russian military personnel use to imitate the capture of populated areas.

#VladimirPutin #Donetskregion #InstitutefortheStudyofWar #ClementMolin #Russianarmy #Svyatogorsk

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VGTRK war correspondent and leader of United Russia’s election list, Yevgeny Poddubny, asked Vladimir Putin to allow volunteers with fitness category D to serve in regional units protecting against attacks by Ukrainian drones. Putin replied: «Zhenya, I support it».

#RussianArmy #drones #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #EvgenyPoddubny

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The founder of the children’s hospice «House with a Lighthouse», Lide Moniava, was charged in a case involving the spread of «fakes» about the Russian army; she was detained. Under this article, she faces up to 10 years in prison.

#HousewithaLighthouse #LidaMoniava #Moscow #repressions #Russianarmy #InvestigativeCommittee #CriminalCodeoftheRussianFederation

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The German publication Bild, while filming in the office of the deputy leader of Alternative for Germany in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, noticed a mug with a red star and the inscription «Army of Russia». After that, the politician, through a lawyer, tried to ban the publication of the footage.

#Bild #AfD #AlternativesforGermany #RussianArmy #German #SaxonyAnhalt

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