A Moscow court has ordered the in-absentia arrest of comedian Sasha Dolgopolov on charges of rehabilitating Nazism. Mediazona had previously reported a request for his arrest.

Russian authorities reportedly held 26-year-old Moldovan citizen Evgeny Chzhen under a series of administrative arrests for nearly six months before accusing him of espionage, according to Mediazona.

BBC and Mediazona have identified the number of foreign fighters who have died while fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

Two Estonian citizens who crossed into Russia last winter seeking asylum have reportedly undergone inpatient psychiatric evaluations, according to one of them, 25-year-old Danil, in a letter to Mediazona.

Alexei Venediktov, the former editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, has been administratively charged by a Moscow court. The charges relate to violations concerning an 'undesirable organization'.

Andrei Pertsev, a correspondent for the independent Russian outlet Meduza, has been added to Russia’s Interior Ministry’s federal wanted list on a criminal charge, according to Mediazona.

Najmanje 200.186 ruskih vojnika poginulo je za četiri godine rata u Ukrajini, pokazuju podaci ruskog servisa BBC i Mediazona, na osnovu otvorenih podataka.

A Moscow court has upheld the arrest of a visiting businessman accused of treason, with investigators alleging he committed the crime by paying mandatory taxes into the Ukrainian state budget.

A 26-year-old Moldovan citizen, Evgheni Chizhen, has been sentenced to 13 years in a Russian penal colony on charges of espionage. He has been in custody since November 2024, according to 'Mediazona'.

A Moscow City Court has sentenced historian Tamara Eidelman in absentia to eight years in prison. She was charged with 'rehabilitating Nazism' and spreading 'false information' about the military, according to Mediazona.

Estimates by the 'Russian Service of the BBC' and 'Mediazona', based on public data, indicate that at least 216,205 Russian military personnel have died since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in a penal colony by a Moscow court for "military fakes about the Russian army," according to Mediazona. The charges reportedly stem from an interview with Novaya Gazeta Europe where Smolyaninov made critical statements.

The investigative group Mediazona has documented over 200,000 confirmed deaths of Russian soldiers in the war against Ukraine, based on an analysis of individual obituaries and public records.

În cei patru ani de război din Ucraina, au murit cel puțin 200.186 de militari ruși, potrivit calculelor efectuate de „Serviciul rus al BBC” și „Mediazona” pe baza datelor publice. Cele mai mari pierd

Russian security officials have reportedly increased detentions of individuals photographing graves at cemeteries, with some facing treason charges, according to Mediazona editor Dmitry Treshchanin.

An 18-year-old from Russia's Pskov region, Anton Filimonov, alleges he was deceived into signing a military contract before he reached legal age, according to independent Russian news outlet Mediazona. Filimonov is an orphan whose mother died a year prior.

Many Russian soldiers unwilling to fight in Ukraine are deserting and then turning themselves in, hoping for prosecution and imprisonment to avoid being sent back to the front. Some are even hiring lawyers to facilitate this process, according to Mediazona.

At least 40 Israeli passengers arriving from Tel Aviv were reportedly held for five hours without food, water, or bathroom access at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on April 19.

Independent investigations by Mediazona and BBC Russian have confirmed the identities of nearly 209,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, with over 35,000 wounded in March alone, marking a record monthly loss.

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine have been advised to stop using Max — the Kremlin-backed “national messenger” app designed to replace Telegram — because it is not secure enough, the independent outlet Mediazona reports. The guidance comes as federal authorities have been throttling Telegram since summer 2025, triggering a backlash from pro-war commentators who say the app remains soldiers’ most reliable means of frontline communication. The Federal Security Service (FSB) has warned separat...