Russia ran its most liberal economic policy in 20 years in 2022. It worked. Growth surged in 2023 and 2024. Then, for whatever reason—and economist Vladislav Inozemtsev says it's Putin's idiotism—the Kremlin raised taxes, tightened regulation, and strangled the recovery it had
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine Charges Ex-DNR Minister for Deporting 35 Children to Russia
SBU and OGP have charged in absentia the occupation "former DNR minister" and his accomplices who deported 35 Ukrainian children to russia http://
ssu.gov.ua/novyny/sbu-ta-
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Zelensky: Troop withdrawal from Donbas may split Ukraine
Withdrawing troops from Donbas could split Ukraine, Zelenskyy warned. 'If Ukraine's unity is undermined, Putin will attempt a new 'blitzkrieg' to quickly occupy the country. And if not, he will use the pause to prepare new forces and strengthen his military base,' he stated.
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First 2026 Humanitarian Convoy Reaches Shelled Mykolaiv Region
Today, the 1st inter‑agency convoy to the #Mykolaiv Region in 2026 delivered humanitarian aid to the Kutsurub Community, exposed to frequent shelling from the Kinburn Spit.
— OCHA Ukraine (@OCHA_Ukraine) 10 avril 2026
Supplies from UN agencies, national & international partners will help residents meet their basic needs. pic.twitter.com/xgVVD2FMnQToday, the 1st inter‑agency convoy to the #Mykolaiv Region in 2026 delivered humanitarian aid to the Kutsurub Community, exposed to frequent shelling from the Kinburn Spit. Supplies from UN agencies, national & international partners will help residents meet their basic needs.
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Ukraine Destroys S-300V and Drone Command Post in Zaporizhzhia Strike
Ukraine's Lasar's Group, Air Force & 15th Recon Brigade ran a sequenced op in Zaporizhzhia: destroyed a Russian "Palantyn" EW system → located & hit S-300V launch unit + guidance radar → Air Force struck Russian drone command post http://
euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/10/ukr
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US Negotiators to Visit Ukraine One Week After Easter
Head of Zelenskyy's Office says US negotiators will visit Ukraine "about a week after Easter"
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Belarus Labels Prisoners’ Families Solidarity Chats as Extremist
In #Belarus, even helping each other is now a crime. The regime has labeled chats of prisoners' families – used to share basic info on parcels, visits, survival – "extremist formations." Just because of solidarity – that's exactly what the regime fears most.
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Norway’s Nammo supplies Ukrainian troops with new Scalable Offensive Hand Grenades (SOHG).
The Norwegian company Nammo has supplied Ukrainian troops with the latest modular grenades — the Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade (SOHG).
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Iran Adopts Russia’s Grid-Targeting Doctrine, InformNapalm Warns
For four winters, Russia used a targeting doctrine to knock out Ukraine's power grid: satellites find the target, Special Operations Forces confirm it, fires execute it. The whole cycle takes minutes. Now InformNapalm says Iran has the same doctrine. Iran's missile accuracy
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Understanding Russian Colonialism Through the Eyes of Resisters
might sound paradoxical, but in my work on russian colonialism i am not that often concerned with russia or russians. instead, i focus on the stories of those who resisted russian abuse — you can’t understand russia better than through their eyes