Novaya Gazeta. Europe
August 2026
Russian 19-year-old goes missing after police beat him and force him to sign army contract
They beat him and gave him a choice: seven years in prison or a military contract
Under all that pressure, he signed the contract,
Russian lieutenant colonel reportedly killed in St. Petersburg car blast
He reportedly died at the scene, while she was hospitalised
Man in Russia's Penza region was seized off street and forced to sign military contract, his mother says
I have no one left in my family,
St. Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena says it won’t host Ye concert, one week after promoting the event
However, shortly after the arena’s new statement, all mention of the Ye concert disappeared from its website.Tickets, meanwhile, are still on sale on Say Agency’s website
Gazprom Arena has not signed any lease agreements for the event to be held at the stadium. No such agreement exists. Accordingly, the concert cannot take place at our venue,
Three teenagers killed in warehouse attack as Ukraine begins targeting a second Russian e-commerce company
It is unclear why children were on the premises at night.Kondratyev also reported damage to residential buildings and buildings under construction, along with a fire at warehouse facilities
‘Who will save my daughter?’
Instead, Savelyeva was arrested, charged with attempted treason, and sentenced to 15 years in prison
I can’t say anything about this particular case, but I will speak theoretically, as you requested,
My position is that all civilians illegally detained by the Russians must be recognised as civilians and must be unconditionally released!”
Bazdyrev, Stanislav Yuryevich and Gorlov, Aleksandr Igorevich,
If I had talked her out of that trip, none of this would have happened!”
You do realise which country she’s a citizen of, right?”
Until all the buzz started, I didn’t really advertise it. Honestly, I didn’t think she would survive [the initial weeks after her detention],
They kept waiting and hoping [that I would help them],
Russian emigration assistance site reports spike in enquiries amid fears of new mobilisation
The service has also seen a rise in enquiries from young people who have just turned 18 or will soon, as well as from parents considering sending their children to study abroad.Those seeking help cite a range of motivations, including the tense political climate, fear of mobilisation, general exhaustion with life in Russia, and a desire to have a “backup plan” in place
Finnish court halts deportation of two Russians who risk prosecution at home for assisting Ukrainians
Four teachers injured after stun grenade explodes during anti-terrorism drill at Russian school
During the drill, a stun grenade was thrown through a window of the school, where it landed on a table and exploded.Four teachers were hurt, sustaining eye injuries and abrasions, according to media reports
Drugged and disappeared
Two years ago, Georgy Pirogov, a Russian man who had moved abroad after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, disappeared in Uzbekistan
They took him the simplest way possible — FSB officers flew in, detained him, injected him with some substance, and brought him to Moscow,
Russian Supreme Court rejects anti-war party’s appeal against election ban as dozens detained outside
The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court’s appeals panel
Deputy head of Russia’s anti-war Yabloko party sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison
Russian state economist fired after predicting social crisis and defeat in ‘war of attrition’ with West
I believe Russia won't collapse, but I'm almost certain that we'll end up in a social crisis. We won't collapse economically, but our lag will widen, with all the ensuing consequences,
Poland arrests Russian citizen over alleged assassination plot against Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner
Poland has arrested a Russian citizen accused of planning to assassinate Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner, Polish broadcaster RMF FM reported on Thursday.The suspect, originally from Ukraine's Donbas region, has been charged with planning an assassination attempt
Russian prosecutors request 12 years in prison for Lev Shlosberg, head of liberal Yabloko party
Her blood… his hands”.
Russia postpones drone operators’ summit amid fears of Ukrainian attack
Putin threatens to respond in kind if EU countries seize Russian ships
We see that the authorities of some countries, in violation of international maritime law, are trying to restrict the movement of vessels belonging to our economic operators — peaceful vessels, I want to stress,
We, too, may become interested in what they are carrying and where they are going,
Russian police assault 15-year-old mistakenly identified by facial recognition system
Novosibirsk residents told to stay inside and avoid windows during Putin’s visit
‘A chance to vote for peace, freedom, and a life without fear’
After months of pressure from Russian authorities against the only anti-war party that was registered for the upcoming State Duma elections, the other shoe finally dropped on Monday: the Supreme Court ruled to remove Yabloko from the race
Since the document contains information marked ‘for official use’, it naturally will not be disclosed during the court proceedings. So as not to close the process, we will allow the parties to review the document and have them sign a non-disclosure agreement,
‘A legal way to say no to the war and to Putin’
It asked supporters inside the country to record videos or write social media posts encouraging people to go to their polling stations at midday on 20 September and vote for Yabloko
A vote for Yabloko isn’t about party sympathies,
[We are] people who care enough to put aside their disagreements in pursuit of one thing: restoring Russia’s future and its dignity, step by step,
At least 77 Russian conscripts were killed during Ukraine’s Kursk incursion, investigation finds
Seventy-seven of them were killed during Ukraine’s incursion, and more than 30 disappeared
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 17 people
Putin signs law restricting state and consular services for Russians convicted in absentia
Russian soldier, 21, opens fire in occupied Sevastopol, killing four
Before signing a contract with the Russian Defence Ministry, Maxim had served his compulsory year of military service in Moscow.Independent outlet Agentstvo has identified the attacker as Maxim Alistratov