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"Russian War Reporter's Mysterious Death After Exposing Avdiivka Losses"
world-news1 year ago

"Russian War Reporter's Mysterious Death After Exposing Avdiivka Losses"

Russian military blogger Andrei Morozov, known as "Murz," died by suicide shortly after revealing the scale of Moscow's troop losses in the fight for Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine. He claimed Russia lost 16,000 troops and 300 armored vehicles in the battle, and suggested Kremlin pressure led him to delete the post. His death adds to a series of mysterious deaths of prominent Russians since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Avdiivka, which fell to Russian forces in February, marked Moscow's biggest victory in months, despite conflicting reports on casualties.

"Russian Military Blogger Igor Girkin Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence for Extremism"
legalcrime2 years ago

"Russian Military Blogger Igor Girkin Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence for Extremism"

Igor Girkin, a former Russian military commander and prominent pro-war blogger, has been sentenced to four years in prison on extremism charges by a Moscow court. Girkin, also known as Strelkov, was convicted of inciting extremism and was also barred from accessing the internet. He had been increasingly critical of President Vladimir Putin's handling of the war on Ukraine and was linked to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. Girkin's arrest came amid growing opposition to Putin's leadership, and he is among the best-known of Russia's "milbloggers" who support the invasion but have become critical of the military's operations in Ukraine.

Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg cafe explosion.
crime2 years ago

Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg cafe explosion.

A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg. Nineteen others were hospitalized in the blast. Authorities opened a murder investigation, but it was not immediately clear if Tatarsky was the intended target of the blast. Tatarsky, who supported the war in Ukraine, had gained popularity since the start of what Russia calls its “special military operation” by providing analysis and commentary.