April 4, 2026

"The destruction of the internet is an attempt to take away the feeling that people are not alone." "Terrible news" with Kirill Martynov

Telegram has been almost completely blocked. IT specialists unwilling to participate in building a cyber gulag are threatened with being sent to the army, and authorities are discussing dividing Russians into "trustworthy" and "untrustworthy" (even Mizulina doesn't understand what this means). The head of the Ministry of Digital Development suddenly speaks out against fines for using VPNs, and Dmitry Peskov again knows nothing. Detentions at rallies for a free internet – despite the fact that very few people came out. 15 years for trying to visit a boyfriend in Ukraine, 16 years for a blind person for calling the war a war, a fine for an artist for "obvious disrespect for society." Will the "wartime laws" end after the war ends? Forecast from Senator Klishas. Four years since the atrocities in Bucha. Russia again claims "occupied territories" – experts doubt these "successes." Students continue to be sent to war: the official ceiling is 2% of all students. Ukraine is attacking Russian oil infrastructure – what will this lead to? Meanwhile, a department for combating crimes against (!) participants of the SMO is opening. Watch the main news of the week with comments from the editor-in-chief of "Novaya Gazeta Europe" Kirill Martynov.