No SIM city Russia’s plan to stop drones has left tourists cut off from mobile Internet — Meduza
Earlier this month, Russian telecom operators began rolling out a so-called “cooling-off period” for all foreign SIM cards —…
A disappearing act Why the Russian edition of Navalny’s memoir is missing 100 pages found in the English version — Meduza
A full year after late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s memoir Patriot was published in 26 languages, a debate has flared…
‘The whole country will feel it soon’ Meduza’s Russian readers on life inside the Kremlin-approved Internet — Meduza
This fall, mobile Internet has finally begun to return to Russia’s regions after months of regular shutdowns, allegedly imposed to counter the…
French cyclist arrested in Russia while trying to break record for fastest Eurasia crossing — Meduza
A French ultracyclist attempting to break the world record for the fastest crossing of Eurasia by bike has been arrested in Vladivostok, Russia,…
Russia goes offline Mobile Internet blackouts in the Nizhny Novgorod region leave residents questioning officials’ explanations and fearing lasting restrictions
In the spring of 2025, mobile Internet providers began disabling service in regions across Russia. The authorities argue that the measures…
Russia prepares ‘white list’ of essential services to keep online during mobile Internet blackouts — Meduza
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry and telecom operators have agreed on a system that would keep essential services accessible during mobile Internet…
Even when the Internet works in Russia, something on it doesn’t. Here’s what’s broken over the past month. — Meduza
In Russia, Internet outages have become routine. Website crashes and service disruptions are nothing new, either. But the most…
Space wars don’t work like Star Wars Inside Russia’s ‘nesting doll’ anti-satellite tech and the real threats in orbit — Meduza
Russia launched the satellite Kosmos-2558 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in August 2022. Nearly three years later, on June 28, 2025,…
Kremlin spokesman calls for ‘more detailed explanations’ of ban on ‘extremist’ Internet searches — Meduza
On July 17, Russia’s State Duma adopted the second reading of controversial legislation that would make it illegal to search for or access “extremist…
Russian MMA fighter Timur Khizriev shot by masked attackers in Dagestan — Meduza
Masked assailants attacked Russian MMA fighter Timur Khizriev with less-lethal weapons in Dagestan on Tuesday night, according to state media. The…