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‘I want to hug an actual, living person’: How Meduza’s Russian readers are coping with wartime loneliness https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/18/i-want-to-hug-an-actual-living-person-how-meduza-s-russian-readers-are-coping-with-wartime-loneliness

Russia strikes village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing 10 https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/russia-strikes-village-in-ukraine-s-kharkiv-region-killing-10

Russia’s economy is growing faster than expected. It probably won’t last. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/18/russia-s-economy-is-growing-faster-than-expected-it-probably-won-t-last

Moscow pensioner who set her apartment on fire during an eviction has died. She had lost the home after falling victim to scammers. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/moscow-pensioner-who-set-her-apartment-on-fire-during-an-eviction-has-died-she-had-lost-the-home-after-falling-victim-to-scammers

Russia’s Central Election Commission removes anti-war Yabloko party from the ballot. The ballot now jumps from No. 1 (United Russia) to No. 3 (LDPR). https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/russia-s-central-election-commission-removes-anti-war-yabloko-party-from-the-ballot-the-ballot-now-jumps-from-no-1-united-russia-to-no-3-ldpr

Russian woman fined for joining group appeal over gasoline shortage https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/russian-woman-fined-for-joining-group-appeal-over-gasoline-shortage

‘Voluntary donations’ by Russian businesses to state budget hit a record sum since start of 2026 https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/voluntary-donations-by-russian-businesses-to-state-budget-hit-a-record-sum-since-start-of-2026

More than 600 Ukrainian drones target Moscow; Wildberries warehouse damaged https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/more-than-600-ukrainian-drones-target-moscow-wildberries-warehouse-damaged

Why Meduza’s map of the front line in Ukraine doesn’t look like DeepState’s or ISW’s, plus answers to dozens more questions from readers https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/18/why-meduza-s-map-of-the-front-line-in-ukraine-doesn-t-look-like-deepstate-s-or-isw-s-plus-answers-to-dozens-more-questions-from-readers

Three quiet weeks at the CPC terminal near Novorossiysk ended Sunday evening, when a drone found a Greek tanker freshly loaded with Russian oil https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/three-quiet-weeks-at-the-cpc-terminal-near-novorossiysk-ended-sunday-evening-when-a-drone-found-a-greek-tanker-freshly-loaded-with-russian-oil

Ye (Kanye West) is coming to St. Petersburg, Russia: the dates, the ticket prices, and the campaign to stop the shows https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/18/ye-kanye-west-is-coming-to-st-petersburg-russia-the-dates-the-ticket-prices-and-the-campaign-to-stop-the-shows

Russian defense conglomerate Rostec launches mass production of mobile power substations for outages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/russian-defense-conglomerate-rostec-launches-mass-production-of-mobile-power-substations-for-outages-caused-by-ukrainian-drone-strikes

Russia’s Transport Ministry denies changing how it handles trip data, saying a plan to share statistical information is limited to monitoring anonymized ticket-price data https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/russia-s-transport-ministry-denies-changing-how-it-handles-trip-data-saying-a-plan-to-share-statistical-information-is-limited-to-monitoring-anonymized-ticket-price-data

Russia deports the head of Moscow’s Azerbaijani diaspora, and Baku issues arrest warrants for three Russians https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/russia-deports-the-head-of-moscow-s-azerbaijani-diaspora-and-baku-issues-arrest-warrants-for-three-russians

A St. Petersburg clothing brand fired an employee who missed work after her grandfather’s death, then accused her of orchestrating a harassment campaign https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/a-st-petersburg-clothing-brand-fired-an-employee-who-missed-work-after-her-grandfather-s-death-then-accused-her-of-orchestrating-a-harassment-campaign

The Telegraph: Russia’s new drone bases on the Ukrainian and Belarusian borders put NATO territory within range https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/the-telegraph-russia-s-new-drone-bases-on-the-ukrainian-and-belarusian-borders-put-nato-territory-within-range

He stayed in Russia and kept saying the war in Ukraine must end. Now opposition politician Lev Shlosberg is going to prison for more than 11 years. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/he-stayed-in-russia-and-kept-saying-the-war-in-ukraine-must-end-now-opposition-politician-lev-shlosberg-is-going-to-prison-for-more-than-11-years

A Russian FSB officer who ran a ‘Kremlin-insider’ Telegram channel is sentenced to 11 years for extorting a tech company https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/a-russian-fsb-officer-who-ran-a-kremlin-insider-telegram-channel-is-sentenced-to-11-years-for-extorting-a-tech-company

Rapper Ye (you may know him as Kanye West) is set to play two concerts in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/rapper-ye-you-may-know-him-as-kanye-west-is-set-to-play-two-concerts-in-st-petersburg-russia-in-october

Russian pensioner fined for trying to shoot down drones with shotgun https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/russian-pensioner-fined-for-trying-to-shoot-down-drones-with-shotgun