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POLITICSSep 16Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine warRussian President Vladimir ⁠Putin on Wednesday described voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged voters to go to the polls. It will be Russia's first parliamentary election since the Kremlin launched its offensive in February 2022.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 16France picks exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ as its international Oscar entry. The Russian-language film previously won Cannes’ Grand Prix.France has submitted Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film “Minotavr” (“Minotaur”) for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Variety reports.Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 16A six-fingered Leonardo DiCaprio and the creature from Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ stuff a ballot box in this Russian PSA about AI-generated election fraud videosThe Telegram channel Voyna s Feykami posted an AI-generated video about ballot stuffing. It shows a six-fingered Leonardo DiCaprio, soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, and the alien from Ridley Scott’s film “Alien” dropping ballots into a ballot box. A voice-over warns that videos purporting to show election violations may have been generated using AI.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 othersjournal_news · united states of america
CONFLICTSep 16Case involving Russian deputy defense minister referred to court in UkraineThe case against Aleksii Kryvoruchko, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, who is accused of waging a war of aggression against Ukraine, has been referred to court.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Ukrainian drone attacks halted two refineries run by Russian oil giant Rosneft. Three of Russia’s six biggest diesel-producing refineries are now sharply reducing output or fully shut down.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16“Increased Russian aggression with a lowered risk-taking threshold”: Moscow pushes the limits of its hybrid warfareLe Figaro International
POLITICSSep 16Russia Purges Its Last Anti-War PoliticiansAhead of the first State Duma elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, few are left to speak for peace.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 16The U.S. Attorney General was asked whether he’d investigate Russian boxing chief Umar Kremlev’s reported financing of Trump Jr.’s wedding festivities. His response: What is there to investigate?U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters at the White House that he had no plans to investigate Russian businessman Umar Kremlev’s possible role in organizing Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding.Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 16Days before Russia’s State Duma elections, hackers say they accessed the election commission’s IT systems and downloaded server configurations and internal documentsMeduza [en]
MILITARYSep 16Bloomberg: Germany is preparing hospitals for a possible Russian attack on NATO. Its military says as many as 1,000 wounded troops could need care each day.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16A Russian drone strike destroyed a warehouse in Kyiv full of props from Volodymyr Zelensky’s former comedy studio, but the studio says all scheduled concerts will go aheadMeduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian attack damages university building in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi districtUkrinform [en]
WORLDSep 16Former director Grigory Sverdlin looks back on how Russia’s Nochlezhka homeless charity built shelters, showers, and laundries while expanding into MoscowSince 1990, the charity Nochlezhka has helped people experiencing homelessness access food, shelter, medical care, psychological support, and legal assistance. Grigory Sverdlin led the organization for more than a decade, from 2011 to 2022. Under his leadership, Nochlezhka launched numerous projects: Neravnodush, a free shower facility; the Counseling Service, which provides legal and social assistance; the Cultural Launderette, where people experiencing homelessness can wash and dry their clothes for free; and a Moscow branch that opened despite threats and harassment from local residents, ofMeduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian drone hits non-residential building in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi districtUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian bombs kill one, injure nine in SumyUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian bombs kill one, injure nine in Sumyukrinform · ukraine
POLITICSSep 16Russia’s 2026 parliamentary election has no meaningful competition. Independent observers still plan to document how paper and online results diverge.In the summer of 2026, Yabloko — the only party representing Russia’s anti-establishment opposition and one that had campaigned against the war — was barred from the State Duma elections. Yabloko candidates running in single-member districts also faced obstacles, and the authorities managed to remove some from the race. There is no longer any meaningful political competition in the upcoming vote, especially because Moscow and dozens of other regions use remote electronic voting, which the authorities have used in previous years to rig the results. Even so, independent observers still plan to mMeduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in USNPR News
POLITICSSep 16What does Meduza mean to readers who can’t safely support it themselves? Five people inside Russia wrote to tell you.Every time we ask you to support Meduza, we receive not only donations but also dozens of messages through our ”Flower Power” project from readers in Russia. They ask people in other countries to donate on their behalf and explain why access to independent news matters so much to them. For people in Russia, this is the only safe way to support Meduza. When someone on the other side of the border responds and fulfills their request, it means a great deal to them. Here are five messages that no one has answered yet. You can change that. Please read them and respond if any speak to you.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia Rewards Captain Who Fired Flares at Danish HelicopterRussian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded the commander of the corvette Soobrazitelny after the vessel fired two signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter in international waters. Moscow portrayed the incident as the prevention of a Danish “provocation,” while Copenhagen said the helicopter was conducting routine surveillance and one flare narrowly missed it.kyivpost · ukraine
CONFLICTSep 16Moscow court frees four truck drivers unwittingly used by Ukraine in 2025 ‘Operation Spiderweb’ drone attack on Russian military airfieldsThe Moscow City Court released four drivers whose trucks Ukrainian security services used to launch drones at Russian military airfields during Operation Spiderweb, Kommersant reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 16Kallas urges European Parliament to “open its eyes”: Russia is the only obstacle to peaceIt is Russia, not Ukraine, that is standing in the way of peace, and those who fail to see this must finally acknowledge this fact.It is Russia, not Ukraine, that is standing in the way of peace, and those who fail to see this must finally acknowledge this fact.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Denmark says a signal flare from a Russian warship passed close to one of its military helicopters over the Baltic Sea. Russia decorated the ship’s commander.Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov awarded the Medal for Distinction in Combat to the commander of the corvette Soobrazitelny after the ship’s crew fired signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.Meduza [en]