The Real Russia. Today. Monday, July 11, 2022 Meduza – Meduza

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On May 27, 2021, the Moscow authorities showed up at the apartment where 19-year-old Libertarian Party member Vsevolod Osipov lived with his mother. After searching the premises, they arrested Osipov for blocking the roads at a January 31 rally in support of opposition politician Alexey Navalny. At the police station, one officer looked familiar to Osipov. He soon realized the man had infiltrated the Libertarian Party and protested alongside him in January as an undercover agent and that the man now wanted him to do the same thing.

Russias pro-government media regularly reports on the Russian militarys achievements in Ukraine but mentions of the specific commanders responsible are extremely rare. Judging by reports from Russias propaganda outlets, it would seem that the generals themselves spend all their time either receiving medals from Vladimir Putin or giving medals to their subordinates. That, Meduza has learned, is no accident: Putin is personally opposed to the idea of any top military leaders getting too much glory as a result of the war in Ukraine.

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