https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%98%D0%97%D0%9E_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83
Захват заложников в СИЗО в Ростове-на-Дону исламскими террористами, действующими от лица «Исламского государства», произошёл утром 16 июня 2024 года. Для освобождения заложников спецназ провёл штурм СИЗО, в ходе

https://www.kavkazr.com/a/zalozhniki-v-sizo-rostova-i-sultanat-kadyrova-itogi-nedeli/33003753.html
Захват заложников в ростовском СИЗО, нарушения прав военных из регионов юга России, "султанат" Рамзана Кадырова - об этом и не только в 189-м выпуске подкаста Кавказ.Реалии. Слушайте подкаст там, где это удобно вам: YouTube

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/05/1078478546/citizens-of-rostov-on-don-could-be-caught-in-the-middle-of-a-russia-ukraine-war
In Rostov-on-Don, the largest Russian city near the border with Ukraine, some residents are bracing for a possible war. But many others are going on with their normal routines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izhevsk_school_shooting
Izhevsk school shooting. /  56.868528°N 53.205389°E  / 56.868528; 53.205389. On 26 September 2022, a mass shooting occurred at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, in west-central Russia. [4] Eighteen people were killed and 23 others were wounded before the gunman, identified as Artyom Kazantsev, committed suicide. [5] [6] [7]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/russian-ransomware-hacker-extorted-tens-of-millions-says-doj.html
A 20-year-old Russian hacker was part of a campaign that worked to extort tens of millions of dollars from more than 1,400 victims, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Ruslan Astamirov, a citizen

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1089072560/volunteer-hackers-form-it-army-to-help-ukraine-fight-russia
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the Click Here podcast, about an international effort involving hackers to fight Russia's invasion of Ukraine online.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/world/europe/ransomware-russia-bitcoin.html
At a summit meeting in June, President Biden pressed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to crack down on ransomware after a Russian gang, DarkSide, attacked a major gasoline pipeline on the

https://www.csoonline.com/article/515203/malware-cybercrime-alexey-ivanov-and-vasiliy-gorshkov-russian-hacker-roulette.html
Gorshkov would be found guilty of all four crimes, sentenced to three years in jail and ordered to pay $692,000 in restitution. He has since returned to Russia. Ivanov would eventually admit to

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hundreds-inmates-riot-russian-prison-reports-2021-10-15/
TASS news agency said the riot involving around 200 inmates was directed against the prison regime, while the Baza telegram channel, citing unnamed sources, said about 600 prisoners were involved.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariagraciasantillanalinares/2023/01/18/justice-department-shuts-down-700-million-russian-crypto-exchange/
The report found that Bitzlato had received $206 million from darknet markets, $224.50 million from scams, and at least $9 million from ransomware attackers. Corrected on January 25 to clarify in

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/world/europe/russia-terror-attack-torture.html
Saidakrami M. Rajabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shooting on Friday, is escorted by police and FSB officers in the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, on Sunday.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/29/russian-authorities-arrest-cybersecurity-giant-group-ibs-ceo-on-treason-charges/
Russian authorities have arrested and detained Ilya Sachkov, the co-founder and chief executive of Group-IB — one of the biggest cybersecurity companies in the country — on charges of treason.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/23/the-last-thing-russian-troops-do-before-attacking-strap-backpack-drone-jammers-to-their-vehicles/
The source sent along captures from Ukrainian drone videos depicting at least three destroyed Russian vehicles, each sporting antennae for wearable radio-jammers—or the backpack-mounted jammers

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-hackers-targeted-nato-eastern-european-militaries-google-2022-03-30/
Russian hackers have recently attempted to penetrate the networks of NATO and the militaries of some eastern European countries, Google's Threat Analysis Group said in a report published on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pro-russian-hackers-attack-institutional-websites-italy-police-2022-05-20/
ROME, May 20 (Reuters) - Pro-Russian hackers have attacked the websites of several Italian institutions and government ministries, the police said on Friday. At 0800 GMT it was still not possible

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/12/russia-to-block-instagram-over-death-to-invaders-posting-rule
Meta's Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services are all popular in Russia, with 7.5 million, 50.8 million and 67 million users last year respectively, according to researcher Insider Intelligence.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/02/28/ukraine-tech-army-civilians-hack-russian-websites/6975901001/
Russia has denied the allegations of data-wiping, Reuters reported. The combination of DDoS attacks and malware infections are hallmarks of Russia's strategy to pair cyber operations with real

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-02/russian-it-leader-s-treason-case-shows-cyber-impasse-with-u-s
A cybersecurity entrepreneur who pushed for tougher action against hackers is facing as much as 20 years in a Russian prison on treason charges, reflecting the challenges the U.S. faces in

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/world/europe/russia-ukraine-social-media-crackdown.html
The case of Olesya Krivtsova, a Russian student who ended up on the Kremlin's official terrorist list, has underscored the perils of using social media to criticize the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/21/facebook-of-russia-exec-rogozov-joins-telegrams-spin-off-blockchain-project/
Toncoin, the offspring of the blockchain project designed by messaging service Telegram, just brought in reinforcements from the mainstream tech world - specifically, from Russian internet giant VK.

https://corbettreport.substack.com/p/wtf-just-happened-in-russia-with
Are you looking for comments? How about a documentation list of every single article cited in this episode? They're at The Corbett Report website!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/05/world/europe/russia-journalist-safronov-treason.html
A Russian court on Monday sentenced a former journalist to 22 years in a high-security prison on two counts of treason, signaling a new level of repression against the free press in Russia and

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/7/netflix-blocks-services-in-russia-tiktok-limits-posts
Netflix and TikTok have suspended most of their services in Russia as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia's war in Ukraine.