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'VPN have adapted' — How these VPN services dodge Russia's censors
By Chiara Castro last updated
While the Kremlin's fight against VPN usage reached new heights, the tech seems to keep outsmarting the politics — for now, at least. And these are the best performing VPNs in Russia right now.

Apple removes AdGuard’s TrustTunnel from Russian App Store amid censorship push
By Mark Gill published
AdGuard's TrustTunnel app lacks built-in bypass features but was still targeted by regulators. Here's all we know.

Ukraine becomes the first country to scale long-distance remote-controlled interceptor drones
By Wayne Williams published
Ukraine demonstrates interceptor drones controlled from distant bunkers capable of destroying aerial targets far beyond traditional engagement ranges.

Russia’s plan to tax VPN traffic faces delays as operators cite technical hurdles
By Chiara Castro published
Operators are asking for the May 1 deadline to be postponed, but commentators talking to TechRadar argue that this may be a tactic for buying some time. Here's all we know.

Major Russian Android apps know who's using a VPN, digital rights group warns
By Chiara Castro published
Researchers at digital rights group RKS Global found that 30 out of the 30 most popular Russian Android apps can detect VPNs, with numbers likely to rise.

Russia's major internet services instructed on how to detect VPNs
By Chiara Castro published
The State Duma proposes to create a list of "white VPNs" permitted in Russia to minimize 'inconveniences' caused by the authorities' quest to 'reduce VPN usage.' Here's all we know.

Moscow chokes international internet bandwidth in latest attack on Russian VPN users
By Rene Millman published
Around 20 major telecom companies agree to halt the expansion of cross-border communication lines

Russia hits European thermal power plant in attempted ‘destructive’ cyberattack
By Benedict Collins published
A thermal power plant in Sweden was hit by an attempted 'destructive' cyber attack, and Russia has been blamed.
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