Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry on October 2 urged people to share information about relatives who may have ended up in the combat zone, and on October 7 about a dozen families came to the ministry in Astana and asked to speed up the return of the men whom their loved ones say were deceived into joining the Russian army. The consular section of Kazakhstan’s embassy has already contacted one of them, Miras Tasharganov, and his mother, and then sent a note to Russia’s Foreign Ministry asking for help in bringing the citizens home.

#WarinUkraine #ArmedForcesoftheRussianFederation #ForeignersintheRussianarmy #Kazakhstan #Russia

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Olga Medvedeva said that her son, Samara saxophonist Andrey Shabanov, was beaten twice in Penal Colony No. 10 after complaints about detention conditions. According to her, he is serving a six-year sentence in a colony in the Samara region.

#AndreyShabanov #NovayaGazeta #politicalprisoners #Russia #SamaraRegion #Prisons

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In a new article, the French Le Monde named possible contenders for the Russian assets of Auchan, «Lemana PRO», Nestle, and FM Logistic, which came under Vladimir Putin’s decree on temporary administration. Among those named by the newspaper’s sources are entrepreneur Alexander Vinokurov, Suleiman Kerimov with partners, God Nisanov, Ilkhom Rakhimov, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev.

#auchan #FMLogistic #metro #nestlé #Interimmanagement #LehmanPRO #Russia #Economy

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In Kazakhstan, Ukrainian citizen Lyubov Rozhanskaya, who had previously been detained at Astana airport at the request of the Russian authorities, was released from a detention center. On the night of October 9, lawyer Alexey Pryanishnikov said that Rozhanskaya had left the country and was heading to Odesa.

#Kazakhstan #LjubovRozhanskaja #Odessa #Russia #Ukraine #FSB

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In September, Russia’s seaborne exports of oil products rose to a three-month high and amounted to about 1.17 million barrels per day, Bloomberg writes, citing data from analytics company Vortexa. The decline in diesel and gasoil shipments was more than offset by growth in fuel oil and naphtha supplies amid the government ban on diesel fuel exports.

#diesel #oil #oilrefinery #Russia #fuel #Economy

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The Ministry of Defense has prepared a draft presidential decree on expanding the powers of the military police. The document proposes giving it the right to search for those evading service and those who have deserted their unit, as well as to work in civilian clothes by command decision.

#militarypolice #ArmedForcesoftheRussianFederation #MinistryofDefenseoftheRussianFederation #mobilization #NovayaGazetaEvropa #Russia

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Security forces conducted a search at Z-blogger Roman Alekhin’s home. Alekhin himself said the investigative actions are connected to a criminal case opened in 2025, and his wife Ekaterina said that his laptop and phone were seized, but he was not detained.

#Zenvironment #Foreignagents #Kurskregion #Mediazona #ministryofjustice #RomanAlehin #Russia

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52-year-old political prisoner Igor Yakovenko died in pretrial detention center No. 1 in Krasnodar. According to Memorial, he was examined in a hospital a few days before his death, after which he was returned to the detention center «for palliative care».

#LegionofFreedomofRussia #IgorJakovenko #Krasnodar #memorial #politicalprisoners #Russia #FSB

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin on October 7 in Grozny presented Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov with the «Honorary Architect of Russia» insignia. The award was presented as recognition for a significant contribution to the development of the architectural sector and urban planning in Russia and Chechnya.

#TheInsider #Grozny #Curiosities #MaratHusnullin #RamzanKadyrov #Russia #Chechnya

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«Kommersant», citing two sources, wrote that American rapper Kanye West received about $20 million for concerts in Saint Petersburg, which were later canceled. On October 4, it became known that ticket buyers had begun receiving refunds, and the St. Petersburg police began a preliminary investigation into the organizer on suspicion of fraud.

#SayAgency #GazpromArena #KaneUest #music #entertainment #Russia #StPetersburg

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Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate — the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker — urged Donald Trump’s administration to impose sanctions on Russia more quickly. They sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

#WarinUkraine #Democrats #DonaldTrump #Republicans #Russia #sanctions #USA

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The FSB showed video of the detention of two residents of Zabaykalsky Krai, whom the agency links to preparations for provocations at the State Duma elections. According to the security service, they acted on the orders of the SBU on the eve of the Unified Voting Day.

#LegionofFreedomofRussia #Transbaikalregion #Russia #sbu #FSB

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On October 8 in Moscow, doctors at the Morozov Children's Hospital removed more than 250 magnetic beads from the stomach of a two-year-old girl. The child was brought in by her parents with a severe cough, and the operation was successful.

#children #Curiosities #medicine #Moscow #Russia

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Nikita Mikhalkov said in an interview with RT that the war with Ukraine was «sent» to Russia by God so that Russians would reconsider their values. According to him, this was supposed to make society «wake up» and understand what is truly important in life.

#WarinUkraine #NikitaMihalkov #propaganda #Russia

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Analyst of the Danish Police Intelligence Service Josephine Christensen said at a security conference in Copenhagen that Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish defense companies supplying goods to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in Copenhagen rejected the allegations and called the Danish authorities’ claims unfounded.

#Telegram #Denmark #EuropeanUnion #Copenhagen #PoliceIntelligenceService #Russia

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In 2026, Russia’s spending on the war will reach nearly 17 trillion rubles — 40% more than the 12.1 trillion rubles budgeted. Bloomberg пишет, что бюджетные расходы увеличили на $60 млрд, or approximately 5.11 trillion rubles.

#bloomberg #BudgetoftheRussianFederation #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #Russia #finance #Economy

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Evgeny Nakaznenko, wanted by Russia, arrived in France in August 2026 on a humanitarian visa. After relocating, he says he began receiving threats on WhatsApp with messages about «deportation from Georgia» and «we kiss you on the cold forehead».

#Fakesaboutthearmy #WarinUkraine #Georgia #Kazakhstan #Russianemigration #Russia #France

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Monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ claim that the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Samara oil pumping station in the Samara region for the second time this week. According to Exilenova+, after the attack a large fire broke out on the facility’s premises, and roads in the nearby settlement were blocked.

#uav #WarinUkraine #oil #Russia #Samara #SamaraRegion #DefenseForcesofUkraine #StrikesagainstRussia

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Japan extradited to Germany the 28-year-old Russian Vladimir K., whom German investigators consider one of the key members of the hacker group Qilin. On October 2, he was flown from Tokyo to Frankfurt, and he is now in custody.

#Germany #cybercrime #Russia #hackers #Japan

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Representatives of 32 countries called on Russia to hold all those responsible for Anna Politkovskaya’s murder accountable and to stop persecuting journalists. The statement by the Coalition for Media Freedom is timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the murder of the Novaya Gazeta journalist.

#AnnaPolitkovskaja #EU #NovayaGazeta #ReportersWithoutBorders #Russia #massmedia

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