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Contribute today ‘EVERYONE IS ON THEIR OWN’: IN BATTLEFIELD KURSK REGION, CIVILIANS FEEL FORGOTTEN BY THEIR OWN COUNTRY Feature Kursk residents expressed frustration with what they see as government inaction and voiced fears about the war now at their doorstep. 4 Min read RUSSIA CHARGES CNN JOURNALIST OVER REPORT FROM SUDZHA Nick Paton Walsh was charged with “illegally crossing the state border of Russia” after he traveled to the Ukrainian-held town. 1 Min read -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUTIN ACCUSES UKRAINE OF TRYING TO STRIKE KURSK NUCLEAR PLANT The Kremlin leader said the International Atomic Energy Agency promised to send specialists to assess the situation at the facility. 1 Min read opinion Saahil Menon IS MODI’S UKRAINE VISIT AN ‘ORBAN LITE’ PEACE MISSION? Though a welcome guest, the fact that it took the Indian prime minister almost two years to RSVP to Zelensky’s original invite should give Kyiv pause... 4 Min read surging trade INDIA OVERTAKES CHINA AS RUSSIA’S TOP OIL IMPORTER IN JULY – REUTERS Russian crude exports to India last month reached a record 2.07 million barrels per day compared with 1.76 million to China. 1 Min read moskovskoe delo MOSCOW ACTIVIST KOTOV DETAINED FOR ALLEGEDLY DONATING TO NAVALNY’S ‘EXTREMIST’ GROUPS Konstantin Kotov was arrested during the 2019 Moscow election protests and ended up serving 18 months for “multiple breaches” of Russian protest laws... 1 Min read affirmative action RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES ADMIT TWICE AS MANY UKRAINE WAR VETERANS FOR 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR Putin ordered a 10% university admission quota for war veterans and their children, granting them priority and clearing them for entrance exams. 1 Min read government meeting KURSK GOVERNOR SAYS 133K EVACUATED, 20K REMAIN IN BORDER AREAS But he did not provide an updated civilian death toll despite state media reporting that the number of people killed has more than doubled from the official... 1 Min read Marinovka DRONE ATTACK SPARKS FIRE AT MILITARY SITE IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA Eyewitness videos showed thick smoke and explosions at what was claimed to be an airforce base in the Volgograd region housing warplanes. 1 Min read Russia labeled The Moscow Times an "undesirable organization." If you are in Russia or plan to travel there, it's still safe to read us - but you cannot share our articles on social media, link to them or quote them. Here's what else you need to know. TMT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Our editors take you through the biggest Russia stories as featured in The Moscow Times. Preview Subscribe Subscribers agree to the Privacy Policy Thanks for signing up! OPINION Saahil Menon IS MODI’S UKRAINE VISIT AN ‘ORBAN LITE’ PEACE MISSION? 4 Min read Leyla Latypova for From the Republics IN RUSSIA, INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM IS AN ‘EXTREMIST’ AFFAIR 3 Min read Dmitry Gorchakov WHAT HAPPENS IF UKRAINE SEIZES THE KURSK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT? 5 Min read Joshua R. Kroeker THE FIGHTING IN KURSK IS ALREADY A SMALL VICTORY FOR UKRAINE 5 Min read Arshak Makichyan THE FIGHT FOR LAKE BAIKAL SHOWS THE MOTIVES OF RUSSIA’S ELITES 3 Min read John Lechner WHY WAGNER’S OPERATIONS IN AFRICA MAY BE FAR FROM OVER, DESPITE MALI SETBACK 5 Min read -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor's Pick Feature ON A TRAIN IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, FATIGUED SOLDIERS SEE NO END IN SIGHT TO WAR Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country’s war. 4 Min read Editor's Pick young force RUSSIA’S USE OF INEXPERIENCED CONSCRIPTS FOR KURSK DEFENSE RAISES QUESTIONS Reports of young men on their compulsory military service being drawn into combat have prompted their families to appeal to the authorities. 5 Min read Editor's Pick unprepared region ‘WHY DID OUR STATE ALLOW THIS?’: RUSSIANS IN BORDER REGION SLAM OFFICIALS’ INACTION AS UKRAINIAN FORCES ATTACK Local officials reported at least five people killed and 24 injured in the apparent attack by Ukraine's military. 3 Min read Editor's Pick 'slap in the face' PUTIN SEETHES AS UKRAINE’S SHOCK INCURSION CATCHES LEADERSHIP BY SURPRISE Putin “probably hasn't been seen like this since our [Russian army] was forced to retreat from Kherson in the fall of 2022,” an official said. 4 Min read Editor's Pick ‘TikTok battalions’ KADYROV’S TROOPS DRAW PRO-WAR BLOGGERS’ IRE FOR KURSK BORDER DEFENSE FAILURES Pro-war bloggers have accused Akhmat units of enabling the Ukrainian incursion by deserting their positions in border areas. 4 Min read Editor's Pick body politics FASHION POLICE: RUSSIA CRACKS DOWN ON POP STARS’ REVEALING COSTUMES Performers are coming under fire for performing in leotards and bodysuits seen as clashing with the state's vision of "traditional values." 3 Min read Editor's Pick surge in spending RUSSIAN SPENDING ON CEMETERY EXPANSION TRIPLES SINCE UKRAINE INVASION Official statistics have not shown a surge in deaths resulting from the war in Ukraine. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature 'NO ONE NEEDS YOUR ENGLISH SINGLE': ANTI-WAR RUSSIAN PERFORMERS GRAPPLE WITH STAYING RELEVANT IN EXILE Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task. 4 Min read Editor's Pick 'mouse' HOW A NOVEL ABOUT A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN MOSCOW SPOOKED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT In Ivan Filippov's dystopian vision of Moscow during a deadly zombie pandemic, no one — not even Putin himself — is safe. 3 Min read Editor's Pick Feature DETERMINED TO STAY: THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS ON THE KHARKIV FRONT Despite the risk of Russian forces returning, fleeing is no longer an option for many villagers. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature ON A TRAIN IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, FATIGUED SOLDIERS SEE NO END IN SIGHT TO WAR Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country’s war. 4 Min read Editor's Pick young force RUSSIA’S USE OF INEXPERIENCED CONSCRIPTS FOR KURSK DEFENSE RAISES QUESTIONS Reports of young men on their compulsory military service being drawn into combat have prompted their families to appeal to the authorities. 5 Min read Editor's Pick unprepared region ‘WHY DID OUR STATE ALLOW THIS?’: RUSSIANS IN BORDER REGION SLAM OFFICIALS’ INACTION AS UKRAINIAN FORCES ATTACK Local officials reported at least five people killed and 24 injured in the apparent attack by Ukraine's military. 3 Min read Editor's Pick 'slap in the face' PUTIN SEETHES AS UKRAINE’S SHOCK INCURSION CATCHES LEADERSHIP BY SURPRISE Putin “probably hasn't been seen like this since our [Russian army] was forced to retreat from Kherson in the fall of 2022,” an official said. 4 Min read Editor's Pick ‘TikTok battalions’ KADYROV’S TROOPS DRAW PRO-WAR BLOGGERS’ IRE FOR KURSK BORDER DEFENSE FAILURES Pro-war bloggers have accused Akhmat units of enabling the Ukrainian incursion by deserting their positions in border areas. 4 Min read Editor's Pick body politics FASHION POLICE: RUSSIA CRACKS DOWN ON POP STARS’ REVEALING COSTUMES Performers are coming under fire for performing in leotards and bodysuits seen as clashing with the state's vision of "traditional values." 3 Min read Editor's Pick surge in spending RUSSIAN SPENDING ON CEMETERY EXPANSION TRIPLES SINCE UKRAINE INVASION Official statistics have not shown a surge in deaths resulting from the war in Ukraine. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature 'NO ONE NEEDS YOUR ENGLISH SINGLE': ANTI-WAR RUSSIAN PERFORMERS GRAPPLE WITH STAYING RELEVANT IN EXILE Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task. 4 Min read Editor's Pick 'mouse' HOW A NOVEL ABOUT A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN MOSCOW SPOOKED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT In Ivan Filippov's dystopian vision of Moscow during a deadly zombie pandemic, no one — not even Putin himself — is safe. 3 Min read Editor's Pick Feature DETERMINED TO STAY: THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS ON THE KHARKIV FRONT Despite the risk of Russian forces returning, fleeing is no longer an option for many villagers. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature ON A TRAIN IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, FATIGUED SOLDIERS SEE NO END IN SIGHT TO WAR Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country’s war. 4 Min read JUST IN * 11 hours ago IS MODI’S UKRAINE VISIT AN ‘ORBAN LITE’ PEACE MISSION? * 12 hours ago UKRAINIAN MISSILE STRIKE SETS RAILWAY FERRY ABLAZE IN KRASNODAR REGION * 12 hours ago ‘EVERYONE IS ON THEIR OWN’: IN BATTLEFIELD KURSK REGION, CIVILIANS FEEL FORGOTTEN BY THEIR OWN COUNTRY * 12 hours ago MOSCOW ACTIVIST KOTOV DETAINED FOR ALLEGEDLY DONATING TO NAVALNY’S ‘EXTREMIST’ GROUPS * 13 hours ago RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES ADMIT TWICE AS MANY UKRAINE WAR VETERANS FOR 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR * 14 hours ago KURSK GOVERNOR SAYS 133K EVACUATED, 20K REMAIN IN BORDER AREAS * 15 hours ago PUTIN ACCUSES UKRAINE OF TRYING TO STRIKE KURSK NUCLEAR PLANT Editor's Pick Feature ON A TRAIN IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, FATIGUED SOLDIERS SEE NO END IN SIGHT TO WAR Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country’s war. 4 Min read Editor's Pick young force RUSSIA’S USE OF INEXPERIENCED CONSCRIPTS FOR KURSK DEFENSE RAISES QUESTIONS Reports of young men on their compulsory military service being drawn into combat have prompted their families to appeal to the authorities. 5 Min read Editor's Pick unprepared region ‘WHY DID OUR STATE ALLOW THIS?’: RUSSIANS IN BORDER REGION SLAM OFFICIALS’ INACTION AS UKRAINIAN FORCES ATTACK Local officials reported at least five people killed and 24 injured in the apparent attack by Ukraine's military. 3 Min read Editor's Pick 'slap in the face' PUTIN SEETHES AS UKRAINE’S SHOCK INCURSION CATCHES LEADERSHIP BY SURPRISE Putin “probably hasn't been seen like this since our [Russian army] was forced to retreat from Kherson in the fall of 2022,” an official said. 4 Min read Editor's Pick ‘TikTok battalions’ KADYROV’S TROOPS DRAW PRO-WAR BLOGGERS’ IRE FOR KURSK BORDER DEFENSE FAILURES Pro-war bloggers have accused Akhmat units of enabling the Ukrainian incursion by deserting their positions in border areas. 4 Min read Editor's Pick body politics FASHION POLICE: RUSSIA CRACKS DOWN ON POP STARS’ REVEALING COSTUMES Performers are coming under fire for performing in leotards and bodysuits seen as clashing with the state's vision of "traditional values." 3 Min read Editor's Pick surge in spending RUSSIAN SPENDING ON CEMETERY EXPANSION TRIPLES SINCE UKRAINE INVASION Official statistics have not shown a surge in deaths resulting from the war in Ukraine. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature 'NO ONE NEEDS YOUR ENGLISH SINGLE': ANTI-WAR RUSSIAN PERFORMERS GRAPPLE WITH STAYING RELEVANT IN EXILE Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task. 4 Min read Editor's Pick 'mouse' HOW A NOVEL ABOUT A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN MOSCOW SPOOKED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT In Ivan Filippov's dystopian vision of Moscow during a deadly zombie pandemic, no one — not even Putin himself — is safe. 3 Min read Editor's Pick Feature DETERMINED TO STAY: THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS ON THE KHARKIV FRONT Despite the risk of Russian forces returning, fleeing is no longer an option for many villagers. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature ON A TRAIN IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, FATIGUED SOLDIERS SEE NO END IN SIGHT TO WAR Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country’s war. 4 Min read Editor's Pick young force RUSSIA’S USE OF INEXPERIENCED CONSCRIPTS FOR KURSK DEFENSE RAISES QUESTIONS Reports of young men on their compulsory military service being drawn into combat have prompted their families to appeal to the authorities. 5 Min read Editor's Pick unprepared region ‘WHY DID OUR STATE ALLOW THIS?’: RUSSIANS IN BORDER REGION SLAM OFFICIALS’ INACTION AS UKRAINIAN FORCES ATTACK Local officials reported at least five people killed and 24 injured in the apparent attack by Ukraine's military. 3 Min read Editor's Pick 'slap in the face' PUTIN SEETHES AS UKRAINE’S SHOCK INCURSION CATCHES LEADERSHIP BY SURPRISE Putin “probably hasn't been seen like this since our [Russian army] was forced to retreat from Kherson in the fall of 2022,” an official said. 4 Min read Editor's Pick ‘TikTok battalions’ KADYROV’S TROOPS DRAW PRO-WAR BLOGGERS’ IRE FOR KURSK BORDER DEFENSE FAILURES Pro-war bloggers have accused Akhmat units of enabling the Ukrainian incursion by deserting their positions in border areas. 4 Min read Editor's Pick body politics FASHION POLICE: RUSSIA CRACKS DOWN ON POP STARS’ REVEALING COSTUMES Performers are coming under fire for performing in leotards and bodysuits seen as clashing with the state's vision of "traditional values." 3 Min read Editor's Pick surge in spending RUSSIAN SPENDING ON CEMETERY EXPANSION TRIPLES SINCE UKRAINE INVASION Official statistics have not shown a surge in deaths resulting from the war in Ukraine. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature 'NO ONE NEEDS YOUR ENGLISH SINGLE': ANTI-WAR RUSSIAN PERFORMERS GRAPPLE WITH STAYING RELEVANT IN EXILE Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task. 4 Min read Editor's Pick 'mouse' HOW A NOVEL ABOUT A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN MOSCOW SPOOKED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT In Ivan Filippov's dystopian vision of Moscow during a deadly zombie pandemic, no one — not even Putin himself — is safe. 3 Min read Editor's Pick Feature DETERMINED TO STAY: THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS ON THE KHARKIV FRONT Despite the risk of Russian forces returning, fleeing is no longer an option for many villagers. 4 Min read Editor's Pick Feature ON A TRAIN IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, FATIGUED SOLDIERS SEE NO END IN SIGHT TO WAR Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country’s war. 4 Min read -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us: PHOTOS AND VIDEOS kursk region IN PHOTOS: THE RUSSIAN BORDER TOWN OF SUDZHA UNDER UKRAINIAN CONTROL anniversary of a tragedy ON THIS DAY 24 YEARS AGO: RUSSIA'S KURSK SUBMARINE DISASTER navy day IN PHOTOS: RUSSIA STAGES SHOWCASE NAVAL PARADE 'festival of flowers' IN PHOTOS: ETHNIC KRYASHENS CELEBRATE PITRAU FOLK FESTIVAL IN TATARSTAN FEATURES anger and frustration ‘EVERYONE IS ON THEIR OWN’: IN BATTLEFIELD KURSK REGION, CIVILIANS FEEL FORGOTTEN BY THEIR OWN COUNTRY Kursk residents expressed frustration with what they see as government inaction and voiced fears about the war now at their doorstep. 4 Min read uneasy normalcy DETERMINED TO STAY: THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS ON THE KHARKIV FRONT Despite the risk of Russian forces returning, fleeing is no longer an option for many villagers. 4 Min read artistic challenge 'NO ONE NEEDS YOUR ENGLISH SINGLE': ANTI-WAR RUSSIAN PERFORMERS GRAPPLE WITH STAYING RELEVANT IN EXILE Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task. 4 Min read ‘No hard feelings’ REJECTING KREMLIN PROPAGANDA'S ‘RUSSOPHOBIA’ CLAIMS, RUSSIAN EXILES IN WARSAW HOPE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE Russian officials and propaganda speak of Poles being “ready to devote their lives to hating Russians.” Russians in Poland tell a different story. 4 Min read better fortunes ON THE KHARKIV FRONT, UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS ARE GALVANIZED BY THWARTED RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE, WESTERN ARMS Despite weeks of intense combat, morale is returning — but the future remains uncertain. 5 Min read MOST READ * 1 Marinovka DRONE ATTACK SPARKS FIRE AT MILITARY SITE IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA * 2 criminal case RUSSIA CHARGES CNN JOURNALIST OVER REPORT FROM SUDZHA * 3 surging trade INDIA OVERTAKES CHINA AS RUSSIA’S TOP OIL IMPORTER IN JULY – REUTERS * 4 Port Kavkaz UKRAINIAN MISSILE STRIKE SETS RAILWAY FERRY ABLAZE IN KRASNODAR REGION * 5 safety measure KURSK REGION INSTALLS MAKESHIFT BOMB SHELTERS AT BUS STOPS AMID AIR ATTACKS More features -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIMATE opinion Zaur Shiriyev RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE IS AGGRAVATING THE CASPIAN SEA ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS Russia’s use of the Caspian Sea for military purposes and its reduction of water flow from the Volga are damaging the sea’s already fragile ecosystem... 5 Min read ‘strength is running out’ RAGING WILDFIRES DEVASTATE RUSSIA’S FAR EAST SAKHA REPUBLIC At least 2 million hectares of forest have been destroyed in Sakha this summer — and local residents are lamenting the authorities’ lax response. 3 Min read Insect Invasion MOSCOW REGION OFFICIALS WARN OF INVASIVE SPECIES DUE TO HOT WEATHER Scientists have warned climate change will lead to insects from warmer environments living further north and breeding more frequently. 1 Min read 32 Degrees IN PHOTOS: MUSCOVITES SWELTER IN RECORD-BREAKING HEAT Temperatures in Russia’s capital hit an all-time high of 32 degrees Celsius on Tuesday – Moscow’s hottest day in over 130 years. 1 Min read More climate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS surging trade INDIA OVERTAKES CHINA AS RUSSIA’S TOP OIL IMPORTER IN JULY – REUTERS Russian crude exports to India last month reached a record 2.07 million barrels per day compared with 1.76 million to China. 1 Min read trade ties RUSSIA-CHINA PARTNERSHIP ‘YIELDING RESULTS,’ PUTIN SAYS Moscow and Beijing have boosted trade to record highs as Russia faces heavy economic sanctions from the West. 2 Min read sanctions pressure KYRGYZ BANKS SUSPEND IN-APP MONEY TRANSFERS TO RUSSIA The move comes after the U.S. in June introduced new sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including restrictions on the Moscow Exchange. 1 Min read More business -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS AND LIFE weekend kitchen A ONE-PAN MEAL OF STURGEON AT THE DACHA The dacha holds a special place in Russian culture, especially the country kitchen and long evenings around the table. 6 Min read ‘A personal reckoning from the ruins of war' IN ‘GOODBYE TO RUSSIA,’ SARAH RAINSFORD CHRONICLES THE STIFLING OF A NATION The BBC’s Eastern Europe correspondent reflects on her 20 years covering Russia’s descent into brutality in her poignant new book. 5 Min read weekend kitchen DANGEROUS MUSHROOMS AND THE POWER OF VODKA For centuries there was no distinction made between morels and false morels in Russia. 5 Min read weekend kitchen KISSEL AND THE ANCIENT ART OF PUDDING How a kind of pudding saved a city from invaders, almost choked a man, and made Leo Tolstoy happy. 6 Min read More Arts and Life -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE NEW DIASPORA opinion RUSSIA’S REGIME IS SEEKING OUT NEW INTERNAL ENEMIES By tracking the hundreds of thousands of Russians who left the country after the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has presented its next target. 4 Min read artistic challenge 'NO ONE NEEDS YOUR ENGLISH SINGLE': ANTI-WAR RUSSIAN PERFORMERS GRAPPLE WITH STAYING RELEVANT IN EXILE Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task. 4 Min read legal aid RUSSIAN ANTI-WAR COMMITTEE FORMS TEAM OF 'CONSULS' TO FIGHT DEPORTATIONS The group of exiled opposition figures vowed to provide legal aid to "Russians with a visible anti-war stance" and who face the threat of deportation. 2 Min read ‘No hard feelings’ REJECTING KREMLIN PROPAGANDA'S ‘RUSSOPHOBIA’ CLAIMS, RUSSIAN EXILES IN WARSAW HOPE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE Russian officials and propaganda speak of Poles being “ready to devote their lives to hating Russians.” Russians in Poland tell a different story. 4 Min read More the new diaspora * The Moscow Times * About us * Privacy Policy * * Privacy Manager * * Podcasts * Videos * Galleries * Newsletters * Archive * Follow us * * Media Partners * * The Eurasian Climate Brief * * * Euractiv © The Moscow Times, all rights reserved.