Kiev’s desperate attempt to achieve at least some form of PR victory has given way to complete failure – so what happens next? Six months after the start of Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Artemovsk [which Kiev calls Bakhmut], the operation completely collapsed and Russian troops were able to seize the initiative. Launching a series of attacks, Moscow’s forces recovered…

Savings in non-ruble accounts are at their lowest level in a decade, according to the central bank Non-ruble savings of Russian households have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade, according to the country’s central bank.

Tinkoff will reportedly only allow staff to be based in three foreign countries due to security concerns Tinkoff, one of Russia’s largest private banks, has banned its staff from working remotely from abroad, except for three countries, business daily RBK reported on Tuesday, citing a representative of the bank.