Simon Childs
Retired Colonel Says the War Will Get Worse for Russia on State TV
Mikhail Khodarenok, a Soviet-era colonel, told a panel show "the whole world is against us, even if we don’t want to admit it”.
McDonald’s Is Getting Out of Russia Because of the War in Ukraine
McDonalds first entered Russia's market after the collapse of the USSR and has 850 stores. Now it's all for sale as the company says staying in the country would go against its “values”.
Guess How Much Cops Spent Kicking 4 People Out of a Russian Oligarch’s Mansion
Grassroots activists organising aid for Ukraine told VICE World News they could have ordered 150 bulletproof vests with the amount it cost to police the protest.
‘A Circus Show’: Why Russian State TV Keeps Threatening to Nuke Everything
As the war in Ukraine has unfolded, Russian sta has been bombarding people with alarming statements that have shocked – but not surprised – media experts.
Russian State TV Keeps on Talking About Nuking the UK
And showing infographics of how Russian nuclear weapons could "sink" Britain "once and for all".
‘It Is What It Is’: Russian State TV in Normal Discussion About Nuclear War
“We’re all going to die someday,” said Margarita Simonyan, editor in chief of RT, while TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov added that at least “we will go to heaven.”
This Terrifying Alarm Clock App Wakes You Up With Warnings About the Apocalypse
“There is no proven defence against nuclear attack. All we can do is pray. Good morning.”
Russia Bizarrely Includes Sims 3 Among Evidence of 'Staged' Assassination Plot
“I genuinely believe this is a dumb FSB officer being told to get 3 SIMs," said Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins.
Ukrainian Soldiers Are Making a Last Stand in This Vast Steelworks
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are hiding underground in the vast steel plant in Mariupol. Russia is blockading it so tightly "that a fly can't get through" as a final battle looms.
Russia's Latest Propaganda Video: the TikTok Sea Shanty. With Fake Nurses.
The video sees dancers dressed as nurses forming a "Z" shape and singing a bland message of Russian patriotism as the war intensifies in the east of Ukraine.
A Fake BBC Video Is Trying To Claim Ukraine Bombed Itself
The video uses the broadcaster's logo to disseminate fake claims that Ukraine was behind the deadly attack on Kramatorsk station.
The Hilton Opened an ‘Anarchist’ Cocktail Bar in London. The Drinks Are £14.
The hotel chain changed the branding of its "Freedom Cafe" in East London, after a local anarchist group complained that it ripped them off.