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Imagine if your local church group collaborated with the FBI to beat and torture anyone they didn’t like—and called it patriotism. The Russian Community, the country’s largest extremist group, is thriving under Putin’s wartime regime as its members raid homes and terrorize their victims.

Russia has unleashed hundreds of Iskander-M ballistic missiles on Ukraine, less than half have been intercepted by air defense systems. Now, Ukrainian analysts at the Economic Security Council (ESCU) warn that Russia is still quietly importing the carbon fiber crucial to building them, sourced from China and the EU, with little hindrance.

To offset mounting losses and dodge another unpopular mobilization, Russia is luring foreign recruits with more than money — passports, residency, and promises of safe, technical jobs. But once contracts are signed, many are sent straight to the front. Deception, not duty, is the cornerstone of this recruitment strategy.

Russia’s global arms reputation is dramatically fading. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed vulnerabilities and critical flaws in its military equipment, forcing its traditional partners to move westward. 

The Baltic Sea, shared by several European nations and Russia, is governed by longstanding navigation agreements. But since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly breached these rules, using military aircraft to intimidate and flouting international norms with impunity.

Russia is expanding its presence in Latin America through hybrid tactics that blend military, cyber, and information operations.